Holes

Have you ever read the book Holes by Louis Sachar?  It's such a clever book full of unexpected twists and turns.  I loved it so much that I read it in Spanish too.  But, I digress.

Lately I've been digging a lot of holes in the backyard.  I've been waiting to do this for YEARS!  It all started when I taught 3rd grade in National City, California.  Friends, parents and students helped me dig a garden in the grass in front of my classroom - with permission of course.  

My students and I learned lots of things about gardening and composting and recycling.  I immediately became obsessed with recycling, but had to wait a looooong time to have my own yard where I could garden and bury biodegradable stuff.

This is a pile of some of the many 'treasures' that the builders buried in the backyard instead of hauling them away.

Making fruit salad with pineapple and watermelon always creates a huge amount of compost.

I'm pretty sure that the earthworms loved this meal!