Continuing to “improve the campsite”, ergo:
Two small peach trees, both gifts from Okayama city – the first for getting married, the second for welcoming Ichiro – growing well at Tsuchida Cottage.


Just think, we could get another tree just for having another baby #Idea (get a choice of 6 tree varieties).
Two pots of flowers, planted, sprouting, hanging in baskets on the small bamboo fence in front of the barn studio.


Moved 2 compost bins from the backyard to join the 2 others in the side yard, plus put some of the almost-finished-ish compost under a decommissioned truck tarp.

Note the flagstone rocks previously moved & stacked on a palette.
It’s all quite magnificent. {I’d hope to do more with garden this year but having a really hard time getting energy to do anything but folding laundry. Maybe I’ll try to put new strings on my ukulele (and keep collecting stories like Frederick).}