Our Earth Day

Well we planted our little tree in honor of Earth Day and I moved the Cilantro.  And I planted some flowers too.

I felt earthy as I went barefoot most of the day.  I did not eat any granola and totally forgot to turn on my groovy music while working(you can read Sunday's blog post if you want to know what I am talking about).  I saw plenty of green and without my make-up on I felt FREE!!!!  I let the warm sun kiss my shoulders and ever so lightly burn my nose.  It was a GREAT Earth Day!!!!!

Side note-I do NOT wear make-up everyday!

It was amazing weather, a little warm, but a perfect day to be outdoors!!

Now on with what we did!  Once I took the cilantro out to plant in a raised bed I had an empty pot.  So I planted Zinnia.

These are the easiest flowers I have ever planted from seed!!  Seriously if you have never tried planting flowers by seed give these a try! 

I love having them around all summer!

Here is the cilantro's new home!  Much more room to grow. The carrots and lettuce in this bed are not doing so hot.  So this was the perfect spot.

GROW baby GROW....I have a craving for salsa!!!!

And the tree!

This little Red Oak was ready to grow out on it's own. 

Here is a run down of the planting.  Dig up rock.  And dig up more rock.  And dig up boulders too!
Once you are done digging up all the rock begin planting your tree.

Once your tree is in the ground start adding the soil back in.  And add more until it is covered.

Next it is time to water!  We felt especially GREEN and earthy by using rain water from our rain barrels Brant designed and built.

And here is our Earth Day 2012 planted tree!!!

And another shot of the yard from the patio.  You can barely see the little tree in the picture, unless you click on it, but it is there....way over at the end of the garden beds to the left a little bit.

As I look out my bathroom window I see the new tree.  It will give me years of pleasure and lots of JOY to watch it grow. 

Hope you all had a chance to plant something yesterday.  You can make today your Earth Day if you missed your chance.  Because really every day is Earth Day if you are a lover of God's Creation!

Happy Monday!!!