This is truly the most glorious time of the year for farms, even a small one like ours. Fresh green grass in the hay fields, blooms on the fruit trees and ornamentals, the garden plants beginning to grow, perennials have made their reappearance and even multiplied, even the animals demeanor is uplifted. This particular Spring season took it’s sweet time arriving, but here she is in all her glory –
The beginnings of a Kale crop, below…
Dragon Tongue Bean plants in abundance, hooray!
These beans are a very tasty string bean, and
very attractive too, yellow and purple striped.
My son’s patch out in one of the fields –
Pumpkins and melons
These zinnia seeds were planted in a long double row
on the edge of my vegetable garden this morning after horse and chicken feeding –
we’ve got rain on the horizon.
A gift from Hilary 💓
The only tulip that bloomed this year, out of at least 50 originals.
Damned voles and grubs.
This is the look I get from the girls if I take too long
opening their coopyard door…
So they can do this…. Bug hunting
My glorious, most treasured ancient pear tree…
half hollow, with lost limbs in the recent
ice storm – Still Standing.
The behind-the-porch-lantern Purple finch babies…
Two days later –
Now – an empty nest.
Speaking of Empty Nests….
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there –
Being a mother is truly my most treasured role in life.
I feel blessed every single day to have
my two children, both of whom I am so very proud of
for so many reasons.
AND…
for my mom, who is truly my best friend in life.
Who Woulda Thunk it… back in the days of
my mouthy teen aged self.
AND… for my aunt, who gave me a huge opportunity
to move to and reside in this part of the world
where I was eventually able to make my dreams come true.
And.. for my sister, who not only raised her own daughter
to be a smart and fearless young woman –
New Uconn Graduate! Hooray S!
… but raised someone else’s three children as well.
And.. for my mother in law –
a genuine, generous person to all.
AND.. for my children’s significant others, also a blessing,
a second set of children. I’m grateful to feel that too.
And.. how could I leave these guys out?
They complete my world, for sure.
