I worked on the garden this weekend, but didn't get as far as I'd hoped. I did get the gate up, tilled the garden, added compost and started removing weeds. Then I found a tree that had fallen over the fence and it became chainsaw time. I also took the liberty of sawing off a giant limb hanging over from the neighbors yard. I doubt they'll notice.

I'm also working on the inside garden and getting the planting station cleaned up. After weeding and mulching beds and pathways I started working on the compost barrels you see near the fence. I had to call my friend Brett for composting advice. They look and smell much better at this point.

I took some time off to go to the Austin Kite Festival. They've been doing this every year since 1929 so I went for the first time this weekend. Here's a skull kite caught in a tree.

Thousands of kites were in the air. They got tangled quite often.

Space kite.