The 'lions are out in force and tomorrow many will be picked by friends for jam and wine. The, and the fruit trees that are blooming today, mean spring is really happening! But with the warm temperatures (it was 86F today) this old northland farmer and artist begins to sag. I kind of hold my …
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I did not get started on the trees yesterday as I had planned -- the "gang of three" tools that I use for the job refused to gather. I had a spading fork, a D-handle shovel but the mattock was nowhere to be found...until it was too late to be of use yesterday. LOL K …
Time for me to get into the mindset of no rain/time to water. AARGH! I have been enjoying using the division between rainy, or potentially rainy days as indoor work days and days with better weather as outdoor work days, but with a forecast that includes nothing more threatening than partially cloudy ( which is …
It took all the rest of the day (after the grocery resupply mission early this morning) but the young layers have been moved outside. I have a day or so to clean the tote and get set up in cast the broody hen is successful! Their new digs, tucked into a corner of the …
Two days in a row of trips to "the big city™ " ... I am not sure if it helped the flow or just make two more days of a tired and out of sorts human. K needed to have blood work done, so we went yesterday. I sat in the truck while he was …
Continue reading Much to do, much ado – balancing sun, rain, wind, projects and pandemic
Say good bye to the last bit of snow that greeted me this morning as I went out to do chores. Definitely enough grass for the sheep to go to pasture and since the rain did not start as scheduled, they had no reason the complain! Amazing. As I went off to the post office …
I have to make a note here to pay attention a few days after the next full moon (June 5) to see if it is the moon beginning to wane that may be having an effect on my motivation and energy today. Of course the Beltane tide is also coming to an end, we are …
Lots and lots of folks are interested in gardening this spring, so once again I want to share some of my thoughts, experiences and resources. I have the Master Gardener training given by the Extension Service here in Maine, but I also come from a family of farmers and gardeners and have been successfully putting …
One thing about Maine: the weather changes. Constantly. It was not that long ago that a nor'easter blew through, with rain, winds and a wet, heavy snowfall that conspired to bring down far too many trees, many of which also brought town power and other utility lines. Today is bright and sunny, but the temperature …
I completed my morning away mission with relatively little fuss today. It could have really gone sideways, as the DHHS office had moved. Fortunately I did remember having seen their sign out past the extension office and wondered about it some months ago, so finding was not an issue. However, timing was. I drove through …
