Last night we had a storm just miss us to the South — there was a strong wind from the Northeast but we only got about 2″ of snow. Today was quite nice, up in the 40s and mostly sunny by the afternoon, and most of the snow melted. These daffodils merely scoffed.
If you can observe the sunlight and shadows around today, you’ll see what’s going to be shaded on about 9/15 — the approximate date of the first frost around here. If something or a patch of ground gets a lot of sun today, it will most likely get a lot of sun for the entire growing season. If something gets less than full sun today, and whatever you plant there needs full sun as most annual vegetables do, it’s growth will be restricted, especially towards the end of the growing season. The warming of the hemisphere lags the return of the sun, so there’s always going to be much more sun available at the beginning of the growing season than at the end of the growing season.
Both boys helped me cut up and load a small wheelbarrow full of wood today. Yippee!
Used the pruning saw, which worked quite well on this small, green elm and apple.
DW today planted, mostly in newspaper pots:
D’s sunflower seeds (unknown)
Oat grass for the cats (Olds)
Zinnia Lilliput (Livingston Seed Co.)
Basil Genovese (Livingston Seed Co.)
Thyme (Livingston Seed Co.)
Sage (Livingston Seed Co.)
Parsley (Livingston Seed Co.)
Zinnia State Fair Mix (Livingston Seed Co.)
Cosmos Bright Lights (Livingston Seed Co.)
Cosmos Sensation Picatee (Livingston Seed Co.)
Chives (Livingston Seed Co.)
Dill Bouquet (Livingston Seed Co.)
Cilantro (Livingston Seed Co.)
Ground Cherry (Jungs)
Marigold Crackerjack Mix (Livingston Seed Co.)
Rosemary (Livingston Seed Co.)
The whole family went over to the good neighbor’s farm across the street this evening. We fed the chickens, collected eggs, and fed the horses apples and DW and both boys took turns riding one of the them.
It was nice, but the best thing about it was seeing D running around there, confident of himself, completely comfortable with the animals, showing me how to do things, making sure the gates were latched behind us. I got a very different sense of him than I normally get at home.
Ending and Beginning 