Springter Arrives!

The entire month of March has been full of sunshine and then lots of rain, and even some winter! As I walk in the early morning, watching the sun come up on the horizon is always a joy, especially now with the sun coming up earlier each day! It is such a promise from the Lord that each day the sun comes up - whether we see it or not, it still is there. I'm glad for the blue sky days when we can see the sun! 

An early morning walk along the gravel road

Mind awakened, breathing in the frosted air,

Warmth of the sunbeams through the blue sky showed

I heard a robin singing while the pine trees whispered,

Yes, this is my exercise for both body and soul. 

I give thanks for these eggs in the skillet! In a time of egg shortages, my chickens have faithfully laid their eggs all winter long.  

A dear friend who buys eggs from me saves all her scraps for my chickens. They are so appreciative! 

On my way to work one morning, I saw these elk grazing in a neighbor's yard. 

They are losing their winter fur and look a little shabby. I hadn't seen them in a while, so it was good to see them enjoying the day! 

Bandit, our little rascal, is really growing! Next month marks a year that he's been with us. He is such a lovable character! He was likely born in March, but we don't know his exact birthday. It's safe to say he probably just celebrated his first birthday! 

Rhubarb is coming up in the garden! 

We enjoy evening walks on our acreage, and it's exciting to see the new growth. We did get a good amount of moisture this year, while not much snow, but it was enough to encourage all these saplings to take a growth spurt! 

I saved potatoes from my crop last year, and they have all sprouted and are ready to be planted. I will start them in fabric pots in my greenhouse until the weather warms up a bit more when I will move them outside. 

I've been doing a lot of planting in these fabric pots.  This was something I tried last year, and I'm going to be using them again this year.  We got a great potato harvest with these bags.  Harvest is so much easier when you just dump the dirt out of the bag instead of having to dig! 

With the weather being so nice, my husband and I went for a drive. It was a little early to be out on some of the back roads, and my truck got a mud bath!

Well, it wasn't anything a good car wash couldn't fix, and it was fun to get out and see some countryside. 

I didn't stay up to see the entire moon eclipse but did get this photo. The eclipse happened around 1 a.m. our time, and I had to work the next morning. But it was fun to see everyone's pictures!  Did you get to see it? 

This rainbow over my garden brought me such joy! I was working in the greenhouse when it began to rain while the sun was shining. I stepped out to see this incredible rainbow. What a promise! Thank you, Lord! 

We have had a wonderful "Springter" season so far, with plenty of moisture and sunshine. We certainly can't complain when so many others have had such awful things happen with the weather. Our hearts and prayers go out to those who have suffered so much! 

I recently made another video, I'd like to share it with you today - I made the video before I took the picture of the rainbow over my garden, or I would've included it in the video! I think you'll enjoy the song and the spring pictures.  Many blessings to all of you! Happy Springter!