07 March 2012

It Felt Like Spring

Today the smell of freshly mowed grass was in the air and

sunlight shone through the windows of our home.


Today I saw baby chicks and turkeys (itty bitty fluffy cuteness) at a farm store we stopped by,

but they didn't have my favorite breed

(and I didn't have my camera with me to take a photo of their fluffy cuteness).


Today a friend and I planted Italian parsley, Bright Lights Swiss chard and Merlot lettuce

outside in one of our wine barrels.


I hope it doesn't get too cold tonight.


Today I bought new garden gloves--

not pink, but a purple with flowers.


Today I noticed summer bulbs are now for sale...

I am particularly fond of Stargazer and Casablanca lilies;


oh--and lily of the valley bulbs.

Today felt like spring...

I hope tomorrow will too.


Lenten Blessings,

Aimee


Note:

we are currently using container gardening for many of our edibles. Some things growing in wine barrel halves are: culinary lavender (several kinds), strawberries, a raspberry, various herbs and some veggies. I really, really like this method; it has worked well up to now for us.



Photos:

sorry I am feeling rather lazy tonight, so all these photos are from previous years:)

4 comments:

Momzoo said...

Warm spring weather makes me itchy to get in the garden. We still have a few more weeks before it is safe to plant the cold weather veggies and the hot weather stuff can't go in until mid-May...but it am still itching to get out there and get going!! :)

aimee said...

Maybe you will get an early spring (hoping)...I know how much you love gardening:)
Blessings, Aimee
PS: Forced forsythia branches inside again this year as per your wonderful post! TY for teaching me how to bring lemony sunshine into my house:)

BrittArnhild said...

Yesterday was cold and rainy here, but today the sun is back and snow is melting. Still way to early to plant anything outdoors, though your post inspires me :-)

Lental blessings and Happy spring.

aimee said...

I am SO happy that you have some sun today--it always lifts the spirit to see blue skies and sunshine (or at least it does that for me)! Today is beautiful also, but I understand this weekend will bring back the rain showers...I just have to keep telling myself that is what keeps our area so green.
Lenten Blessings to you + yours,
Aimee

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