WELCOME SPRING!! You’ve been asleep too long!!
Penni relaxing in the warm 58 degree sunshine!
Old Man Winter is keeping his finger on the temperature controls a bit longer…we are still waking up to temps in the twenties…28 degrees at 7:00 this morning. The afternoon temps are getting into the high 50’s so we are totally warming up!! Driving around the lower elevations in town, and out to Salem, trees are in various stages of bloom. Daffodils are blooming like crazy in some places, but up on our hill…we are just now seeing the first brave Bulbasaurs (couldn’t resist that…my son grew up as a big Pokemon fan.)
Our first Daffodil blossoms
Our young fruit trees that were planted this past fall, are just now starting to swell…sooooooonnnnn to be blossoming!!!
The Pear trees show the most spring-like activity.
The Chestnut trees are trying hard to be part of the big spring show!
“I’m Here,” shout the Cherry trees!!
It’s great to know that these young trees survived the harsh cold, and unusual large snowfall that hit us in January. These beauties are shouting their presence and eagerly waiting to spring forth into the 2014 growing season. The roadblock in front of them are the freezing temperatures we are still experiencing in the early mornings. There is still “frost on the pumpkins” and cars, and rooftops, and ground. We may still be three weeks out before that ends, meaning, sadly, our garden has to wait awhile longer. Although the Giant Sequoias experienced a little frost burn on their tips, the branches are still green and pliable…WHEW!!! That is good news. On the 300 Douglas Fir saplings…we may have lost half of them due to the big snows. It may not be as bad as it appears, but on numerous saplings, needles come off in our hands…not a good sign. In normal conditions, we would loose many of these trees, one reason why you typically plant so many, but this winter was definitely NOT normal!
Definite signs of spring on the farm…starting with our most welcomed tenant, GLORIA!!
GLORIA!!! Our little wild duck that migrates back to the pond every spring!!
The first dandelions of the season! My flock is very happy!!
We’ve hung the wasp traps to capture as many queens as we can when they emerge from hiding!
I know it’s spring and not summer ’cause the Barn Swallows have not made their nests yet in the barn.
One side of the wood paddock has been burned through the winter.
The ultimate of ULTIMATES!! The frosting on the cake! The sure sign that spring has sprung…..
Welcome to the farm…to havadanehill….WELCOME THE MUPPETS!! First one hatched, Kermit…March 21, 2014…
Welcome little Kermit!!!
…three more hatched on March 22nd…Miss Piggy, Statler, and Waldorf (after the two old guys who sit in the Muppets Theater Balcony)…
Chardonnay (Mama Hen), Kermit, Miss Piggy, Statler, and Waldorf!!
……I could feel three more eggs were cracked under Mama hen yesterday…she hasn’t shown me the new little ones yet today, so I’m not sure how many more have hatched…but I will update soon! She had 10 eggs under her before hatching started!
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Such excitement to see the new chicks!! Mercy, they are fluffadorable. Still in the lower 30’s w/ light frost in the am’s here as well..grrrr. Itchy fingers! Daffies everywhere in Eugene and along I-5 to Porland; I always wonder who the heck planted them. So cheery on the beautiful drive, I thank the Mystery Planters. Adore this blog, hi to Miss Penni!
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Who DID plant all those daffodils?? Maybe the Tulip Festival folks..hahaha. Thanks for your kind words Ellen, I have fun writing this little blog. When I moved to Oregon somebody told me I would need a hobby for all the rainy days and nights…I guess this is it…but it’s a beautiful day out today so I guess it’s more than a rainy day hobby. 🙂
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