Throughout the winter we've waited patiently for the warm sun to return.
It has finally made an appearance as can be seen by the abundance of flowering bulbs in the flower and herb gardens. Even a few shrubs appear to have made it through the winter unscathed!
The temperature is above freezing today so we've opened the cold frames up. Lets take a look inside!
These spinach and lettuce plants have survived the winter and will be eaten soon. Even a few herbs have made it through!
We took the windows out of the barn for the chickens and they were delighted to get outside for some fresh air and the chance of catching a bug!
With all these good things happening, there is a lot a lot of work to be done. The winter winds have blown over our "Tomato Tower of Power", the compost needs to be turned over, and the vegetable garden will need to have the fall compost dug in.
We had very little snow this winter and as a result the crows have decimated our lawn searching for grubs. This may take more than just a little grass seed.
There are plenty of tree limbs that have fallen and will need to be picked up and moved to a burn pile.
The flower gardens still have a little snow on them, but the early spring weeds are beckoning already!
Even our dog Candy wants us to work, so she can play. She can cool off on a patch of snow, but, a bath is in the works for her after getting muddy!
So, we have a lot of work to do to get up and running for planting season, but we're ready....are you?