Farm Report

By request of Susie at Underpaid Kept Woman (you are getting a lot of air time on my site, young lady!): The weather in central Virginia is getting on my LAST nerve. It is almost May for pete's sake and it is still cold. I am in no mood to garden wearing a winter coat and boots with 2 pairs of socks. dogwood.jpg Dogwood in bloom It is a good thing that the gardens are not waiting for me! They are doing very well on their own. The most impressive to me is the sight of tiny little damsons hanging on the trees. I hope every single one ripens! I really want to experience all that is the damson. My strawberry jar is full of little green strawberries and a few that are turning a brilliant red. They are small but red. I know my 7 year old will enjoy eating them this evening. The herb pots have double in size this past week as well. There is also little butterbean sprouts pushing out of the ground in the kitchen garden proper. The tractor is in the shop. It seems something broke loose in the PTO case and broke a gear and bent the shaft. It had better be under warranty. That thing is only 6 weeks old! With the tractor out of service and all the rain we have had you can imagine the state of my grass. By next week I am sure it will be knee deep in places. Great we will look like some hillbilly family with the yards over grown. If we were to put a refrigerator or a broken down washing machine on the front porch we would fit the description of said hillbillies perfectly. Next week I will be taking my monthly photo of the front of the house. I like seeing the visible changes. A year in pictures is a great thing. The changes always amaze me.