Digging Deep

The first week of warm, sunny weather in the springtime is always a treat. It makes teachers and students alike want to linger outside during recess, and it is a little sad to have to go back inside again. I tend to feel like the last hour of the day goes by so very slowly, and when I finally get home, I quickly change and gather up a few tools from the shed so I can work on the garden.

My first garden task each year is to turn the soil, breaking up the earth that has settled and packed over the...