Some time in the garden with Scout

Scout in the garden, originally uploaded by Salad Days Forever.

For me, Summer is all about spending as much time outside as possible. This afternoon, after enjoying a day outdoors in my garden with my cat Scout following a few steps behind, I thought it might be a good opportunity to take a few pictures for the Learning 2.0 discovery exercises about Flickr. The photo above is Scout resting in the shade near my green onions. (Don't be fooled by her innocent face. She's sitting on the Romaine lettuce.)

I practice an organic method of space-intensive gardening called "square foot gardening" (literally, the garden is divided into square feet for planting). It's a method developed by Mel Bartholomew in the 1970's, and he's written several books, many of which are good helpers to me. I'm able to have a pretty productive garden in just a 4' x 8' plot, and there's practically no weeding necessary.

I don't know many people who practice square foot gardening, so it was a surprise (and delight) to type in the phrase into Flickr and see so many pictures of beautiful square foot gardens. You can see my garden on Flickr, or you can search for the tag "square foot gardening" and see others.

I've discovered a whole new resource for my hobby, and I'm thrilled!