Spring is in full swing on the farm. Not only did 75 peeps arrive in the mail today, but we also had 50 local kindergarteners spend 3 hours at the farm with us. It was a beautiful sunny morning, and the kids got to enjoy the finest spring has to offer on the farm: freshly opened apricot blossoms, toads and bullfrogs loudly announcing the thrills of spring at the pond, the very first dragonfly of the season, peeps and strutting turkeys by the barn, as well as a 6 day-old bottle lamb, visits to the compost pile and even a brave garter snake. The kids even got to pretend they were honeybees and got a first hand experience at "haulin' pollen" in the orchard.
I did get quite a bit of seeding and weeding done in the afternoon. Peas, spinach and lettuce are up under their protective reemay cover (protection from free-range poultry!), and onions and garlic were weeded. The big pear tree in front of the house will be at full bloom this weekend. It sure is a beautiful, lush time of year.
