Rediscovering/Uncovering the Garden

 Yesterday was spent delivering part of the garden from weeds -- John tilled and I hacked and pulled.
 But how could I hoick out these little Confederate violets, nestled so sweetly amidst the garlic chives?
 Maggie appreciates a newly tilled bed.  And I kept finding things to make lay down my implements of destruction and pick up my camera -- an early butterfly, enjoying the thrift (creeping phlox)...
 The chickens, having a WONDERFUL time. Alas, they will have to be confined to the chicken yard again once the garden's planted.  At one point, just above the chicken house a pair of turkey gobblers were strutting and displaying for one very bored turkey hen. Unfortunately, I was sitting and weeding and my camera was well out of reach --  I was afraid that if I stood up to fetch it, the turkeys would hurry away. So I just admired them and their blue faces.

 At last the box beds were weeded!  And I found that the clary sage I planted last year was thriving.  I have no idea what do do with it -- I'm just a sucker for any herbs. 
It seems like I recall it has something to do with clear sight... maybe visions. But the little plastic label in the ground mentions salads and stews. It's a rather fuzzy leaf that I don't think I'd like in salad. Any suggestions out there?    One last look -- all those cleared beds -- and a HUGE pile of weeds by the road! Feeling tired and sore but oh! how virtuous...