I am not an oak.

He's back and behaving. Okay so I am not an oak, but I am perhaps a strong weed. He has agreed to counseling.

It is beautiful in Atlanta and will climb to 80 degrees today. I am running, not walking to the $100 store (home depot for those that aren't from this world) and will be standing in line with all the other "dreamers of beautiful yards". I am even going to try some tomato plants. Now this is a huge thing for someone that has not walked out in the backyard since last fall. I really think it would be nice to have one area designated for cutting flowers and then one for a row or two of veggies. I have such a huge yard - all I need is a green thumb...or perhaps a yellowish blue.

Here's my backyard now:







Here's what I want it to look like:







Okay okay, my backyard does not look like a desert, but it will look like a beautiful place to hang when I am done. Note to self: get the batteries out of my toy, charge them and take an actual picture of the backyard.