Productive Spring Day

It was a beautiful day so I got the tomato plants out today in their water walls. In about a month when we are past all threats of frost I will take them down and about 6 weeks from then I will have ripe tomatoes. I can't wait.
Also while I was doing the water walls the mailman pulled up and delivered my new rose bushes. I got them set out too. If they do good some photos to follow this summer. A very productive spring day.

Worm Moon

I got a good photo of the full Worm Moon this morning. At least that is one of the names given to the last full moon of winter as described below from Old Farmer's Almanac.
"Full Worm Moon – March As the temperature begins to warm and the ground begins to thaw, earthworm casts appear, heralding the return of the robins. The more northern tribes knew this Moon as the Full Crow Moon, when the cawing of crows signaled the end of winter; or the Full Crust Moon, because the snow cover becomes crusted from thawing by day and freezing at night. The Full Sap Moon, marking the time of tapping maple trees, is another variation. To the settlers, it was also known as the Lenten Moon, and was considered to be the last full Moon of winter."
Whatever you call it, I'm glad the next full moon will have to peek through the new leaves of spring.

Earth Hour 27 March 2010

Turnoff your lights 8:30-9:30 PM pn 27 March to support Earth Hour and action to combat climate change.

Winter Lingers

The Sara Page is pushing coal up the swollen, muddy Ohio on a gloomy, cool day in late March. I guess there are still vestiges of winter lingering to include the dormant trees along the riverbank.

Spring is Here!

I know daffodils are not supposed to be cut flowers, but I just can't resist bringing a few indoors. It gets me ready for the forsythia and lilac that is soon to be.

Vernal Equinox

Irish Green

Even the pitcher pump on the whisky barrel was running green on St Patrick's day.

Birdhouses

Every year I put out over 3 dozen birdhouses. This is the first batch of 30 some that I made from Folgers coffee containers for bluebirds. I take them down, clean them out and repaint them in the fall. I still have the Martin House and about a dozen birdhouse gourds to put out. The doves and cardinals are nesting in the cedar and spruce trees.

Happy Pi Day [3.14.2010]!

Here is Pi to much more precision than I would ever need.

Mrs Squirrel

Another sure sign of spring - Mrs Squirrel is getting her nest ready for the first litter of the year. I have named her "Sandy". I can keep an eye on her nest out the kitchen window until the leaves come out.

Spring Up

Great Day in March

It was a beautiful, warm day the crocus were blooming and the daffodils are just starting to bloom. I got out the old kite and did one of my annual bucket list things and got it way up high. I then walked back to the pond and checked on the mallards. So far they are doing OK, but I figure a coyote or feral cat will get the eggs or ducklings before they are grown.

Mallards Nesting

Yesterday when I was walking my granddog we flushed these mallards that were nesting back on the pond. I also spotted a couple of small sassafras trees that I wanted to move. So today when I was going back there on the tractor to get the trees, I took the camera and caught these guys before they took off.

February Snow Moon - 3 Days Full

The weather has been so dreary that I haven't been able to get a photo of the February Snow Moon. Even though the weather this morning was forecasted as cloudy and possible snow flurries, I caught a break and captured the Snow Moon in it's 3 day old best.

Lion or Lamb?

I don't know how to characterize the beginning of March. It didn't come in like a very ferocious lion nor was it what I would consider a mild, meek lamb. It seemed like a continuation of the grungy February weather we have been having. One thing is for sure the groundhog did not see his shadow on the beginning of March, so we can rule out any of his predictions.
I guess, as usual we will take what comes and be happy. We are definitely closer to warmer weather than we were.