salt of the earth

We did the yard today, had a little garden party to tear up the grass in the back and replace it with places to plant tomatoes. Sasha took several turns with the rototiller, as did the rest of us, and now we have a whole lot of garden space. We built a little area that, in theory, will be rabbit proof (we know how well that worked for the Aussies). The birds came before we were even finished tilling to eat the worms and such that had been brought to the surface - I think we need to eat a few more Robins, just to remind them who the predators are. Then it was time to drive the rototiller back to the rental agency (actually, to our friend Sujith's apartment, which is next door to it). Fitting a rototiller in a Yaris is something everyone should try once before they die. That's just my opinion (and maybe the opinion of the guys at Ace Hardware, who helped me load it).