Working bee in play area

A bit of a working bee around here this evening sorting some outside things for the Little Kids. We have finally got the sandpit cover sorted (fingers crossed). We can go a long time with no "cat problems", but have been hit (in the sandpit) more than once lately. The previous cover was of the throw-a-tarp-and-some-bricks-on-it variety. We have now gone up-scale a notch: the tarp now has hooks all round to hold it on. If the local moggie (and we know your name!!!) gets under THAT, she'll get a fright and wish she hadn't.

I also got Bern to attach a short elbow of downpipe to the back of the sandpit. The idea is to encourage the Little Kids in pouring sand - and it should work for balls too. If it works out we might extend that idea. I'll be on the scrounge for off cut lengths of downpipe for other gradient applications too, such as water, cars, etc.

The other wee job was tidying up the 'garden in a bath' by the back door. This has a nice miniature flax and a native grass ("spikey" plants), and now it has some lettuces and silverbeet transplanted into it. It's got space for some other little veges too. The Little Kids can help me water it, and we might pick and eat the produce. Then maybe they'll leave the strawberries alone!

(Photo above is from Google Images, and is probably quite misleading.)