Snow...

 

 It snowed for two days solid (the only real snow we've had this winter)...

 



 

 

...then today we woke up to clear skies and it  was t-shirt weather....

 

...well kind of t-shirt weather...

 

 

...as pretty as it is, snow this time the year is just a pain in the      %#*...

 

 

...these are the raised beds I was ready to plant a few days ago...

 

 

 

...and the snow is up the Nellie's chest...

 

 

 

...so it's going to be a bit yet before I start the garden...

 

 

... just as well, that'll give me enough time to repair the poly tunnel green house that was damaged...





Waiting for spring continued...

 

 

 

We have been truly blessed and our weather has been rather mild this winter.

 

  I was planning to experiment in the veggie plot; I read this article about burying household compost this month and then planting peas on top..  The theory is that the decomposing compost will heat the soil and give you a head start on early spring crops. 

 

 

 

And then we woke up to this today....

 

 

...and it hasn't stopped snowing all day.  It actually turned out to be a lovely lazy Sunday day.  We took the dogs for a long walk...

 

 

 

 

....the horses didn't venture out of their shelters all day....

 

 

 

 

...and we build a fire and stayed indoors and had a nice leisurely Sunday afternoon...still waiting for spring.



 

Waiting for Spring

 

Yesterday I wandered around the garden and was delighted to find signs of spring.  I saw my first robin of the year and the iris and day Lilly plants were sprouting....

 

 

 

 

...the animals were enjoying some mild weather....

 

 

 

....then today we woke up to freezing weather.  Minus 3 daytime high, the water in the barn froze...

 

...Titus lay in front of the kitchen fireplace all day....

 

 

....so tonight I snuggled down in front of the fire pouring over my new seed catalogues planning for spring...