Spring

After four days or cold weather alerts and snow storms causing cancellations across the province, today we had spring! It was a balmy 12degrees and Zoe and I jumped into spring mode.

We had noticed a lot of discarded items over the edge of one of our property lines and decided today would be a good day to clean some of it up. We worked in stunned silence as we uncovered what amounted to a car. There was a dodge hood in one spot, a windshield in another, a steering wheel, four tires, floor mats, a rear view mirror and a burned license plate. It made us more than a little curious about why a dismantled vehicle was hidden in amongst the trees. We unfortunately barely made a dent in clean up, there is so much refuse in the area we were in, I think it will take us through the real spring and into summer to get it cleaned up. We both found it rather distressing as we have so much wildlife in the area that has had to navigate around this garbage.

I also decided to tackle another section of overgrown roses. The section I chose had rose "stem" the size of a tree and covered an area the size of our living room! Needless to say, I didn't get very far in its removal either, but it felt so good to be able to do the work outside!

Finally, the feeling of spring got me online ordering my vegetable seeds! After some research and contemplation I decided to order from a company called Veseys. They originated in Prince Edward Island and I believe that means they sell varieties that are proven to grow well in the Atlantic Provinces. I also planned the layout of my vegetable garden and did a first draft of which plants will be planted together. I have even found a supplier for the wood for my raised beds as well as a supplier for the posts that will create the fence surrounding my garden. I know losing some of my vegetables to the local wildlife would cause me much stress, so I have decided to remove the stress and fence the garden.

As a last note, to my friend Greg, the winds were strong today helping your mother fly home.