Blog #4: Diggin

Over the past two to three weeks my house has been a disaster as we are putting in a new wall and fence around our house.  It has been quite stressful seeing as the animals do not have room to run around and lot of their pent-up energy has been redirected to either barking or fighting. But fortunately, we have been able to add on to the yard.  On the side of my house I have always wanted to put in a Hawaiian gardenwith native hawaiian plants that I can use for hula or just grow for fun.  Luckily, I have been able to start this garden without the constant interruption of doggy trampling and digging.  While I was digging a hole for my Ki, Ti leaf, I realized that I was once again using physics. As I pushed the shovel into the ground at unknown angle, the ground was pushing back on me, but my force was greater.  I used my wight as a force and in the ground resisted with it's force. Along the way, the shovel experienced some friction with the ground as the dirt resisted the change in direction, which slowed down the acceleration of my push.  But like I said, in the end I forced the shovel through the ground and made myself a nice hole to plant my Ki in. It was a quite successful day.