It's Alive!

Our yard has thoroughly enjoyed the warm sunny weather we've been having... In a matter of days, it went from looking like its dormant, former winter self, to a lush summery wonderland of life and colour!















Also loving it, is our vegetable garden, which we got a very late start on this year. But if you're going to get a late start, following that start with a couple weeks of unusually warm, sunny weather is a great way to play catchup!







I took all those pictures 3 days ago, and by this morning, all the sprouts have more than doubled in size. And with the sun already shining this morning, they should have another great week of growth!!

As a nice surprise bonus, we got a voluntary wild strawberry patch in one corner of our yard. It's flourishing, and looks set to fill in what was an otherwise unused area - a VERY welcome guest!!



Speaking of volunteers, while mowing the lawn the other day, I noticed in another totally underutilized area of the yard, we have not one, but FOUR tomato plants growing all on their own. They're about as far from last year's tomato crop as they could possibly be, so I'm guessing the chickens helped spread some seeds... Come to think of it, they probably helped with our strawberry surprise too!



You may have heard that we gave our chickens away back in December, after a month of total neglect as we were practically living at the hospital's NICU. Well, I miss the eggs, and watching the girls play in the yard, so we are now constructing a new and improved Hen House, that should get its first occupants this coming weekend!