Find!

Moe has an interest in permaculture and horticulture, and he likes manual labor. We worked out a mutually beneficial agreement, and he started working on our yard in August.

The first thing he did was to pull the weeds and replace all of the bare dirt and former weed haunts with cover crop. I was looking forward to having "hairy vetch" in my yard so that I would have the opportunity to say "hairy vetch" more often, but no such luck. The cover crop is clover, rye grass, and some kind of pea.

While pulling weeds, Moe made some interesting finds.

- Two dog toys: a small rubber tire and an orange plastic satellite, now dismembered.

- Oregon grape, lurking in the shadows of the fence behind the plum tree.

- A bucket, a few plastic plant pots, and two plastic drinking cups (watering can not included). You'll need to tilt your head -- the editor won't import the photo in the correct orientation.

- A lawn furniture set that was completely covered in weeds down by the stream.