There's a garden in there somewhere

It is rather nice to be able to start the school year with at least one short week. It is Waitangi Day here in New Zealand. Some go off sailing, others stay home and garden.
I did the latter.
Chris has bought a mulcher so we fired that up today. It is amazing how much bulk can be reduced! It is also amazing how much more interested in gardening he is when there is a power tool involved.
Zach is off to the first of his soccer training events today. Zach and Hannah seem to be happy enough to be back at school. Katarina is starting to think about packing up for her shift to Dunedin, it will roll around fairly soon.