Garden construction, phase 2

Still working on the garden project. As you can see, there are no plants in sight, no young, eager tomatoes spreading their stems or beans winding their way up the fence. It couldn't be that easy. No, it's all about keeping those critters out to start with, and apparently, that's a tall order up here. So, between entertaining Jasmine, running the skilsaw and stretching wire fencing, we're not ready to boast about any growth yet.

And next week is June 1st. Sigh. On the other hand, we've had unseasonably cold weather here this spring. People are still covering their plants at night from time to time, so maybe no one will be growing tomatoes this year.
Entertaining Jasmine is almost as much work as building a garden, at least when done in tandem with any kind of project. We had as many of her toys out as we did tools, and truth be told, all she really wants is another human being to play with. Toys are only interesting when shared with others. I understand the attraction of having more than one child--at least, when they decide to get along with one another. But in all fairness, she tries really, really hard to let us get some work done. She tries even harder to help. There's nothing like having a child sitting in your lap when you're trying to work with power tools.