Every day it looks better and better.
A few birds are building nests in it.
Everyone in town is calling this unusual weather the "Vermont Summer."
It was so hot today I drove my side kick Mavis to get an ice cream cone at the ice cream stand that opened 6 weeks early because of pressure from townsfolks who have been demanding fresh ice cream since last week.
After enjoying a tower sized ice cream cone we drove over to water the herd in their new field.
I found them in various locations sunning themselves, napping in the shade and trying to rub their thick coats off on the big maple trees.
I came home and planted some lettuce and more sunflowers. I am frothing at the bit to rototill the garden and start planting the entire thing. I am using alot of self control!
There are birds everywhere building nests and collecting materials from the fields.
All the grain stores are taking orders for chicks.
I looked at the lists today while picking up several blocks of mineral salt for the cows.
There were 4 breeds I would like to get, but I already have 4 fast growing chicks flying around my bathroom.....
Have you picked up your chicks yet? What kind did you get?
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No chicks until May 2nd here. And no planting until mid April. Monday and Tuesday nights are forecast to be 27F and 28F here. It's cooled down a lot since mid day yesterday. I won't even be opening the cold frame during the day, I don't think, as it's to be barely 50.
ReplyDeleteToday is the Smith College Bulb Sale, from the Bulb Show that ran this month. I hope to get a lot of cheap bulbs to fill in the holes in my beds. They've been forced, but if I can get them into the ground w/o much trauma, they may be able to recover. I'll be using Espoma's BulbTone as it's worked miracles for me in the past.