It is hard to believe Easter has passed and we are onto the glorious month of April. The flowers have bloomed, the trees are budding and it is finally starting to green up out there. We’ve had a few days of tempting Summer weather to leave us eager for what’s up ahead, and it is just so exciting to see new things going on!
It is officially six more days to lambing. I don’t know why I keep counting down with bated breath! It is something you look forward to and anticipate for five long months… and then it is going to be here before we know it. I’m sure the ewes know it, and as a customer said today, “You sure don’t want to be pregnant for longer than you have to!” I’m sure that’s how the girls are feeling these days. If you can imagine waddling sheep with swollen ankles, that will give you a pretty good picture of what they’re looking like these days. Once lambing comes, it will be a crazy couple of months around here. There’s never enough towels go around, hot water to go around and definately not enough sleep to go around. But that is just lambing season! And I am glad we do it in the later Spring so at least the lambs and I don’t have to go about freezing out there in the wee bitty months of winter.
That’s why I am trying to get a leap on the planting season, because I figure it’s going to be a bit of time before I get to more digging in the dirt. So, I have planted 200 broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage transplants, lettuce, spinach, chard, beets, onions, radishes and peas, and in the greenhouse- 1,000 transplants of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash and herbs. And I have another 1500 or so to get to. I’m looking for volunteers?!!??!
It is so envigorating to see growing things though. You must get out and see it whether it is peeping through a crack in the sidewalk, gracing a spacious forest preserve or just in your own backyard. Don’t let another day go by with out getting eye level with those growing things and savoring the rich smell of wet soil, humid rain and freshness springing forth. Spring dwells here.
The shop is awkwardly transitioning from the Easter stuff to Summer. I believe. It is the next season, right? Somedays have me tricked. I’ve dyed a great batch of wool for summer- vivid magenta, sparkling royal, bouncing yellow and royal purple. I’ve got more to continue with, so that should be fun! I love letting the things outside mingle with my ideas in my head to bring forth beautiful colors and textures. It always delights me to see what you all are going to create.
Friends of Esther- calling all helpers to a Thursday work day. Any takers? Would you like to hang out and help roll, clean, price or encourage here at the shop? It’s lots of fun! Let me know.
Love to have you in….Spring has sprung!
-Natasha
Hi Natasha,
Oh my gosh! I just saw the picture of my bunny rabbit.
Thank you, I am thrilled to see him .
I wish I had seen this sooner, I would have come out on Thursday. I’m definately going to become a real friend
next time I stop in.
More things to show you.
Cathy