Critical Compost

My mini hoops were drying out quickly, and I didn't have confidance that (separately) they had the critical mass needed to keep working properly, so I combined them as one larger hoop and gained a lot of room for more materials.

Before (close up with squirrel)

After (far left corner)

Also, the pile of autumn leaves I had been using throughout the winter is reaching it's end.(Peak-leaf, if you will) I mentioned this to Megan and we talked through my reluctance to use our abundant newspaper/junk-mail due to the possibility of it becoming a solid, soggy, mat that prevents air circulation when wet. I'm going to use shredded newspaper mixed with other things and see how it goes.