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| Freshly scratched earth. Moved all the "weeds" to the hen yard. |
I did it for you. We've had a spot of sun today. I grabbed it and ran outside to scratch in the earth, move a few mislocated plants into the hen yard for the girls to eat, and tend the chicken house.
Not bragging here over the good fortune of our good weather. I've been reading your posts of the increasing intensity of yearning for spring, for dirt, for seeds and sprouts, for the warmth of the sun. And I know that many of you are sitting out your umpteenth snow storm while your hands clench the seed catalog and a hot drink.
That's why I rushed outside. It was the most important of Things I get to do today: to use the little window of dry sun to honor all your longings. Is it not easier to bear a thing if you know the situation is not universal, if you know that someone, somewhere is holding the light, the hope, the vision so that you can yourself break through once more into your bliss? The snow will melt. The sun will shine. The earth will warm. Seeds will sprout. All is well. I did this for you.
Weather moves from west to east. I'm waiting.....
ReplyDeleteWell, Krueger gave you an excellent example of the benefits of waiting. Just hope spring comes sooner in your year than the bird did in his life. Keep waiting. . . .
DeleteHey Andy-I waited to long! I am really loving the good weather. Spent a couple hours with my camera for a future tapestry series. The weather allowed me to be try and organize my yard work that sort of got laid to the side the end of October when things went a little crazy around here for several months. Spencer put the new tulip bulbs in the cupboard because he thought they would freeze and I could plant them in the spring when it was safe. Opened the cub board today and found the tulip bulbs starting to grow in their sack. Do you think it's too late? SO do I plant them or put them in the freezer? ideas?
ReplyDeleteJust get those babies in the ground, yesterday, or tomorrow. Plant them nice and deep. They'll do fine. What color are they? I love tulips!
DeleteWell, I'm having a boring winter here in Tennessee. I am ready for spring.
ReplyDeleteA-a-a-aahh, Sweetie, I bet you are. But boring? We don't know the meaning of that word in our household. Don't you have a room to paint, another dozen plants to photograph, as class room of students to teach? Or is the only element able to relieve your ennui sweet, sweet SPRING?! May it come quickly!!
DeleteThe tulips are mixed colours and mixed shapes. There are 75 of them. Poor things!
ReplyDeleteAre they in the dirt now? It's time. That's a bunch of bulbs to plant. Do you have one of those bulb-hole punchers? Or shall I send down my yard man?
DeleteThey are in the ground. Planted in 4 or 5 areas! Now I am onto planting herbs for cooking that are coming up out of the ground-chives in 3 different flavours.
ReplyDeleteHope you get to take a hot bath to relieve your yard muscles. Oh My! Chives are my favorites. I still have clary sage for you with the pretty little fleur-de-lis flowers. If you need thyme or oregano, I have plants to share.
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