Just warm enough to get out in the garden but not blazing sun to make it uncomfortable. Flat grey skies with minor hints of cloud thickness moving. Didn't think to take a picture of the sky so here's one from my desk chair.
Notice the brown sticks of weeds against the wall? That was all green mallow bushes a month ago. Oh and not seen is the pepper tree bush that is growing again from the stump on the right. The fence line tree saplings are back as well which is okay by me. They're renters and therefore don't have time or money to take care of the yard. That shade cloth has been blown up onto the roof and back down again a few times in the last few weeks due to wind storms that have come through. They keep it down for privacy I suppose.
It doesn't show well but this is a visual testament to mulching. Totally dry and dusty on top, down about a half inch. But dig down the two inches to the soil and it is still perfectly moist. I did water lightly so the compost didn't lose too much life but yeah... mulch saves soil.
Before and after cutting another lettuce. You can still see the stump of the first one at the back. After some thought, I did dig out the stump because I don't need anymore lettuce at this rate. And yes, the compost was dry under the lettuce still even after I watered. 
This head had a little hitchhiker on it. Not sure what kind of larvae it was but I tossed it over in the compost along with a few other loose leaves. Another good size head for two people harvested with 5 more to go. Barely enough room in the fridge right now with everything else.
The bougainvillea is coming back, It would be nice if they just left it alone and let it grow as a bush like the other one across from it to the left. The guy that usually does the gardening is flipping an apartment, sanding and stuff like that. I noticed some interesting tracks in the mud from the pot I planted yesterday (which I think I'm going to add some soil to and replant some more seeds as that is way too low. I looked at the bottom of the pot but didn't see anything but it is likely a small slug from the soil. I can hope that it is an earthworm though.
The Jacaranda is in bloom outside my window and the bees are making the rounds in all the flowers. Someone in the garden group asked if anyone had recommendations for perennial flowers that didn't attract bees much. I never got back to see how many others chimed in but my two cents was 'any flower will attract bees.' I have encountered that question before and I have to put on my professional tone and not be too sarcastic or condescending.
Four years difference almost to the day.
The jade has almost doubled in size, those big logs are still there and the lemon bush has also grown but the angle is slightly different. I love the idea of progress like this and if not for the lizards, those logs would be out of there as well. I do like the difference though from last years spring because everything was booming! Cilantro, lettuces, had potatoes growing and radishes... it was amazing! Hope to have equal success this year.
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