The sun is shining this morning on a big, big canvas — my garden plot. Jim the garden tiller made his annual visit to our house last evening. He unloaded his John Deere and a half-hour later, the manure was turned in, the clumps were crumbled and the smell of earth filled the air.

I took a moment to think of the possibilities. Then, like an artist eager to start applying paint, I could hardly wait to get planting.

That’s my mission for today. In my paint set are onions, leeks, peas, carrots, beets, potatoes and a variety of lettuce and spinach. I went through my box of seeds last night, and have 20 kinds of lettuce to choose from. Huh. I wonder why I bought that many. One or two from here and a few from there added up, it seems. Either that, or the lettuce fairy really likes stopping by the house.

It won’t be long before I can add tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans and herbs to my edible painting, either. Normally, I’d think about planting those warm-loving seeds and seedlings in about a week. I’ll wait a little longer this spring, just to be sure they aren’t going to sit out and shiver. But I can’t wait too long. Company is coming and the “seed room” needs to be back to the guest room in two weeks.

What veggies are you planting? Or have you already planted them?

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