puttering around the back yard

it's a holiday but no one is here yet so i have been meandering about the back yard doing some chores in a desultory fashion...i turned the compost bin and filled it again...it was a bit more moist than it should be so i added dry matter but no water...closed up to cook some more...hopefully the aeration and dry matter will set things right...the red pontiacs are ready to plant..so i planted a dozen in a sunny spot near the jerusalem artichoke bed...we'll see how long it stays sunny there...after that i went back into the trees to have another look at what i hope is shang...there are about a dozen prospects out there and my hopes are that it will be the "divine root"...we'll see about that too...i hear children at the door...more later.