Shoveling dirt in the hot sun, I fought …

After the big party, the raised boxes are filled  and ready for planting. Waiting for the band and the pizza.

My daughter even brought my grandson by to help but I
think he ate more dirt than he shoveled.

Well the party went off without a hitch. All the raised garden boxes filled without a hitch in a little more than two hours. I really am feeling better with all this exercise. There's something about rocking out with Lady Gaga while doing hard physical labor. "We could write a bad romance …" Finished just in time for beer, pizza and the basketball playoff game.

And as expected, I got to do most of the shoveling by myself. Except for a little help from my grandson, although I think he ate more dirt that he shoveled. Still was a treat to see him and the big smile he had for me.

Took a break fro a ride, his first on a
four-wheeler. He liked it.

Going to check the overnight ground temperature out there and if it's more than 55 degrees and the air temp doesn't drop below 40 it might be time to plant a few of the ones I've been hardening the past couple of days. So far one night in  a row where the low was higher than 40.

I have potatoes that could go and maybe some onions and beans. Tomato plants are big enough now that I can put one in the upside down planter and hang it too, but indoors.

All told a satisfying day. And I do have to hold back a little and not get all excited about taking plants outside quite yet. We could still have a snow. So it goes.

How an introvert throws a party