A Howling Maelstrom of Silliness
Yes, that's what it was like outside today. The temps were nice. There was sunshine. I now have a headache from being in the wind - and I made sure I wasn't in it all that long. However, even if you work in a high tunnel, the wind has an impact on your day. It is really LOUD in that building when the wind is going.
Some quick news shorts about the farm:
the disk harrow finally has been made to work. As a result, we were able to disk nearly every one of our plots in a few hours. Some will need further work - but this is a huge difference from the time required to do initial tillage in the past.
the entire length of the old hog building that came down about 7 years ago is now cleaned up. 2/3rds of it now has cold frames along the foundation.
Not only have we had to mow some of our pasture areas, we couldn't catch the grass because it was TOO LONG. April 5? REALLY?
It's going to freeze tonight...again.... Not unheard of. But, the poor fruit trees are going to lose their flowers. We knew this was coming.
Mice in the seed trays. This is bad. They dig up the seed and eat it OR they mow off the seedlings. Sticky traps? Yep. One down. ? to go.
Picked for the Spring CSA today (Monday). Picked greens for Hansen's Picked lettuce for Waverly Child Care. Eggs cleaned. Yep - ready for Tuesday deliveries.
R worked on organizing the office for several hours today. Why does it still look like the howling maelstrom of silliness hit it? Wait, I think I see two pairs of cat eyes. Hm. Of course, it could also be that he's not finished with the job.