Spring

Well, it's the last day of April and it's snowing. You'd think I'd be upset about it, given the painfully long winter we've had. But, I feel better about it snowing the day before May than did in March because I know it won't last. We really are in spring. It doesn't hurt, either, that the last three weeks have been simply glorious and that I've had lots of time to work in the garden and get my hands in the beautiful brown earth.



The weekend couldn't have been better, actually. Shawn got to work on the chicken coop with his dad and we also got the gardens tilled. Yes, gardens. Due to the powerful growth of our pumpkins last year and the limited space for the amount of corn we want to grow, we have an entire garden dedicated to pumpkins and corn. That's not entirely true--I took half a row to start an asparagus bed and the other half of that row will be for baby Christmas trees to be transplanted in a couple years. In the main garden I got some onions and garlic planted and took some left over spinach, lettuce, beet and carrot seeds from last year to see what happens. Might be too early, but it's worth a shot! A biking partner told me she picked some spinach from her garden last week!



Although I feel a little inept in the landscaping department, I also started working on my flower beds. We had some brick left over from our chimney, so I thought it might work out okay as a garden border. It turned out pretty nice, albeit slightly crooked.

The end of it will be a small herb garden--the chives are already established, but I plan to plant oregano, thyme, dill and lavendar. Oh and coriander, too. While cilantro and I don't get along too well, coriander is quite useful. I have basil started, too, but I prefer to keep that inside in pots. I have fresh basil going throughout the entire winter and it is so easy to grow.



So, knowing that we have the entire summer still ahead of us, I can deal with a few more snow flurries. It is almost nice to have the excuse for a nice cup of tea, and well, apple turnovers to go along don't hurt either!