Sunday, April 22, 2007

Compost cross-section.






















Ahhhh... Spring is finally here, and with it a fresh crop of compost! As I was taking apart my backyard pile yesterday in order to reach the "black gold" on the bottom, I was intrigued by this side view. I kind of like the way the (unbroken!) egg shell adds a sort of sculptural interest to the middle layer...

I don't know... maybe winter was just 'way too long this year, and I am finally losing it. :)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Watch out for that unbroken eggshell; I had one in my [two-bin California-style] compost once, and when it finally reached the point at which its structural integrity became compromised (think audible 'pop'), I was unfortunately standing about four feet away from it, and some of it got on me. Ugh. Nasty.

-t-