First Planting & Waiting

Soil temperatures are just shy of 50 degrees.  However, during most evenings we are having a light freeze along the North Shore as the first seasonal weather of the year has dominated the atmosphere.  The growing season has not quite begun.  Tomatoes and zucchini are slowly sprouting indoors.  Outside spring garlic, onion and lettuce are buried one inch and germinating with every degree increase.

 Preparing a bed for planting 

As we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of "little sprout" our friend Hazel generously gave us a painting of the Spirit Tree to add some more color to our babies first glimpses of life.  

Thick green bands of northern lights drape across the clear spring sky; a nocturnal input of solar energy.  A positive sign for the adventure ahead...