when dirt makes you happy

Working in the yard. Too filthy for a proper photo.

Today I burned two huge boxes of old bills and papers. I had such a hot fire that I had to back five feet away and poke at it with a long stick, and there were so many ashes that the pan overflowed in a powdery mess. It looks like the fire pit threw up.

I spent the rest of the day moving more perennials around, raking walnut shells, cleaning the garage, and hauling out the trash. And getting very, very skanky.

It was a great day.