Yellow buds swell on the spicebushes. Crocus and daffodils bloom in the formal gardens. The bees are busy visiting the tree blossoms for their pollen and nectar. Their population has exploded! We saw a pair of tiny red squirrels chasing each other last week in addition to the more common fox squirrels. A bluebird couple checks out the nesting boxes. Insects invade our house and bustle about on their own business. Many wildflowers spring from the earth. The bloodroot is blooming!
With all the warmth and business of the season, our family has much work to do: starting seeds, stripping the backing off shingles for the Lord to put up on the roof, planning gardens, planting brand new pear trees, playing in the mud if you are a Squirrelboy, climbing trees if you are a Faerygirl, building playhouses, trying to raise queens for the bees, turning the earth, digging weeds, making spring tonic from those weeds, and edging the gardens.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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