Greenpoint Gardening

Falling behind again ;)

A week and a half ago, we had our first class (of three) on top of a warehouse in Brooklyn. A gardening class, at that.

Seems like a dubious place to dig, but it was amazing. The view alone could grow perfect vegetables ;) We typically don't do classes these days, so many of them fall into the morning time-slot (and the Little Man doesn't do mornings;) but P decided getting up early was worth it for some sky high harvesting.

The kids broke up compost, checked out seedlings, harvested spinach, planted peas and then brought their own baby basil plants home. P grew completely attached to a kale stalk, nibbling on it and handing out its tiny flowers as gifts for the remainder of the day.

Which included a long afternoon of running at a nearby playground. Being five and having long hair is really paying off for P. I need to do a gender bender post, so I'll leave most of my thoughts on the subject for that, but suffice it to say, five year old girls can be persnickety about playing with boys. With his blond bob and blue eyes, most everyone mistakes him for a little lady these days. Including the preschool set. This means the mini-chics have no chance to kick him to the curb until they have already fallen for him. And since P loves the way girls interact (all that chatter! The laughter!) he's happy to stay silent and follow their lead. This afternoon was unusually special, since a few of his favorite girls were in the class, making his play inclusion fabulously flaw-free.

When the tag games finally split up, we scooted south through a couple of neighborhoods and over a bridge. We couldn't stand to waste any time underground, what with Spring doing such a glorious dance that day and all :) As Phoenix explained his kale seed plans to E that evening, I was slightly surprised to see that his cheeks weren't the only things that had absorbed a little more than I'd realized; he had the whole "life of a seed" seriously pinned. Taking him one step closer to his grand gardening dreams ;)