As classes of all sorts get scheduled, rescheduled and postponed due to weather, and with the short days with less light, I often find January and February to be a forced pause. Years like this convince me that I should get good at reading rain gauges and keeping track of the temperature. It seems like we've had an usual amount of snow. That should be good for our snow pack and seasonal runoff to fill creeks, lakes, basins, but we'll see what the spring brings. In the meantime, I have been trying to tick off indoor chores and projects, and working on garden things. We have started a handful of seedlings: basil, foxgloves, verbascum, lavender, rosemary, onions and something new to us, naranjilla . We have varying levels of success. The naranjilla did take a long time to germinate; I think we used 11 seeds, and we currently have five seedlings, some a couple weeks older than others! We're still 12-14 weeks out from planting and I really had my hands full last year -
OMG - I remember going there years ago, Karen! My step-father was born in Mead and lived there for just a short time. My mom and I drove out to see the house once, and stopped at the farm while we were there! The corn is absolutely gorgeous - and Mr. Shagnasty - well, he is sure to scare any ghosts away!
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What a beautiful photo! I love the colors :)
ReplyDeleteI have been needle felting Indian Corn today! Slow process.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, now you're making me all Indian Corn Wanty. That's one gorgeous picture!!!
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