flowers

This is a picture I took over the weekend. I'm using it now in a 1600x1200 size for my desktop wallpaper. It is a little busy--I have trouble seeing my desktop icons now.


Click on the picture if you want to see it bigger.

This is what I was doing today. I took a day of vacation and went to a landfill in the next county over and picked up some mulch. They charge $18 for a 3 cubic yard scoop and my truck holds a little over 2 yards so after the backhoe dumped the mulch, there was a huge pile all over and around my truck.

It took forever to get my tarp secured since I was stumbling over the left over mulch that was all around the truck. By the time I was finished I looked like a piece of bark--it was all over my clothes and skin! Of course by the time I got home and shoveled all the mulch into a pile just off of my driveway, I looked even worse. Nothing like mixing sweat and bark dust to make you look funny. :-)

Comments

Liz said…
I saw on tv today a company that comes with a big truck and sprays mulch out of a giant hose.
6:49 PM
Michelle said…
You need a zoom Dave, i'm struggling to see your genitals :o)
7:07 PM
Utopia said…
So where's the picture of you?! Covered in sweat and bark, similar to an ENT in Lord of the Rings!
7:07 PM
utenzi said…
Ouch! Who told you that a zoom was needed to see my genitals, Michelle? LOL That's really cruel!
8:31 PM
Olyal said…
Your garden will e so healthy now with all that mulch!!!

And the flower pic is gorgeous!!!
8:47 PM
Anonymous said…
Mmmm... Barky! :) Sounds absolutely delightful! Well, okay, all that work certainly doesn't, but, the end result will be worth it, Dave!

Here's wishing you a spectacular Easter sans chocolate overdoses...

Michele actually sent me, but ya know I wouldn't miss coming by anyhow!
9:44 PM
srp said…
That's a lot of mulch. You should have included a picture of you posing as a stick or tree branch. It will look nice (the yard) when it's done, but then it never IS done is it.

Michele sent me.
9:47 PM
Anonymous said…
Oh wow.. I could not get this page to open forever..
I thought it was blogger acting up..
Over from the other michele's
9:51 PM
Gidget Bones said…
Thanks for watching Gidge's place while I am on vacation! Please remember to feed the fish!
10:16 PM
Thumper said…
Oh wow...those flowers are beautiful! The truck's kinda pretty, too ;)

Here via Michele's this time...
11:18 PM
WendyWings said…
Here from Micheles. Pretty flowers, no spring gardening for us it is autumn now :)
12:21 AM
Anonymous said…
Hey those flowers are gorgeous. Too soon for flowers here in the Rocky Mtns....but I do need a bunch of mulch/bark....can you spare a truckload? ;)
Here via Michele. And yes, my hair turned out fine and I found great shoe bargains!
12:25 AM
marlynn said…
Hm...sweat and bark dust. Sounds like a lovely combo :) Thanks for visiting earlier!
1:00 AM
Redneck Mommy said…
Nothing like a little manual labour to get the blood pumping! I love the flower pic. Have a great weekend. Michele sent me.
1:20 AM
barbie2be said…
that picture is lovely!

thanks for dropping by my place tonight. :)
1:25 AM
Ben said…
Pitty the fooo who has to unload all of that bark, what a job. It's gonna look good, that's for sure.

TGIF.

Michele sent me.
1:31 AM
jsdaughter said…
what a beautiful picture! I really enjoyed your blog and will be back to visit again..
here via Michele...
3:39 AM
Shelly said…
Wow, those flower beds are gorgeous! That's how I wish my front flower bed looked.
10:41 AM
Lois Lane said…
Where's the picture of you covered in bark? Now that would be a great desktop photo. LOL!
Happy Easter!
Lois Lane
11:47 AM
Anonymous said…
I'm not up to mulch this weekend by comparison. ;-)

I do remember the spreading though. We did sand infill, topsoil, landscaping stones, a dumptruck load of peagravel. My back goes out to you.
12:32 PM
Ramona said…
Beautiful flowers!
And I like your Header picture, too!
Here via Michele's
1:35 PM
Viamarie said…
Love flowers very much.

Happy Easter!
12:50 AM
Dawn said…
I tried to take the day off of work today but no such luck....I was only going to start on the spring cleaning.

Michele sent me
12:52 AM
kenju said…
Love the pansies!

Michele sent me this time.
12:52 AM
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