If only it smelled as good as it looks

I did the zealous spring gardening trip yesterday.  There is just something about having your lawn green up and the bulbs pop their heads out of the ground that makes you ridiculously excited to go spend money on your yard.  The problem is that usually I do this big trip and a bundle of plants sit in my yard just begging to be planted- for weeks.

After spending so much money on the yard last year, I am really motivated to clean up my back patio and garden so it looks specatcular.  I pulled out the leaf blower and blew away the last remnants of the leaves (again. . . .why does the wind keep blowing those blankity-blank things into the areas I've already cleaned up).  Unfortunately, blowing away the leaves also seems to take a layer of mulch with it.  Anyway, while at the store, I bought 4 bags of topsoil.  As I opened the first bag, an overwhelming farm-stench waifed its way on out of the bag.  I was concerned, but thought it probably wouldn't be too bad once it was out in the flowerbeds.

I was wrong.  Now I have beautifully soiled and groomed flower beds surrounding my back patio, which incidentally is adjacent to my back door-the entrance most people use.   But the smell is not good.  My neighbor told me the smell should dissapate after a week or two.

In the meantime, if you're walking past my house, you'll need some noseplugs.