Spring growth

Spring is definitely here and it's amazing how having daylight when I get home for work does so much for my motivation. Finishing up, cleaning up and starting and wanting to begin so many new things, I think Mr. PieKnits is becoming a bit concerned with the manicness.

One of the things I finally got to picking back up is the Buckle Tank. Yes you will notice I'm only now getting back to the place I was there after ripping the nearly completed top due to gauge issues. Been awhile since I've had a straight St st project to just tote around everywhere though and it's nice.

I've also been playing in the dirt.

After talking about wanting one for ages I finally have my herb garden! The spot really worked out great as it's right outside the back door from the kitchen and all tiled from the patio so easy to just step out and snip what I need while cooking. There are two kinds of chives, oregano, cilantro, flat leaf parsley, a "curry plant" (though not the kind of curry leaves we usually cook with but I was intrigued), 2 basils and hiding are a rosemary and lavender.

Lime-mint and spearmint plants live in the pot as I've learned how quickly they can take over an open garden. Also not very well pictured is the other patio garden. In the back yard I have the wee beginnings of a wild flower and vegetable garden.

Coming from the mid-west the amount of clay in the Texas soil still amazes me. While digging I grabbed a solid chunk of it and decided to test out just how clay-like it really is.

Yep, just like art class. I've decided to embrace the clay - I now have a new garden dweller, meet Frank.