Comings and Goings of April 2011

Note: Sorry, the formatting on this seems particularly cheeky today! It looks good when I write it and then when it is published it is all wonky. Welcome to the moist days of early spring when Mother Nature seems to be humming a soft, waking up kind of song, wiping the sleep from her eyes and looking around at all the possibilities. There is much to come and a few things on their way out for the year. . .

Comings:

• 16" of fresh snow


• April Fool's pranks


• more hay for our cows


• Killdeer in the gardens


• Robins in the fields


• Canada geese overhead and in the fields


• Woodcock calls at dusk "Bszzt. Bszzt."


• Wee plants from within wee seeds (still so amazing to me!)


• Mud (I know it is there, beneath all the snow)


• Germinating spinach, beetgreens and turnips in the unheated hoophouse


• Chicks










• William and Laura, 2011 interns (already) extraordinaires


• "Red," dog intern extraordinaire (she goes with Laura)


• Pussy willows

Goings:

• 16" of not so fresh snow


• Still enjoying the last of root cellared apple cider, kim chi, saurcraut, carrots, potatoes, etc.


• Maple sap gathering adventures

• Maple syrup boiling chess games

• Snowdrops

To these we say, "Goodbye for now!" and "See you next year!"

Have a lovely day, all. . . ~Polly