Today is Jeanine’s birthday. Despite receiving many wonderful gifts, she was most please when we opened her composting bin for the first time in three years. You may be able to see that the bottom third is now a rich loam. Her birthday wish was to install a raised garden for Maya and we completed the project using the newly created soil. I often refer to Jeanine as a granola girl. Now I am considering changing that to Earth mother. Had I married anyone else, today’s photo would have been of a cake and candles. As soon as the composting bin was opened she told me to run and get my camera. This is why I love Jeanine. Who else could get this excited about dirt.