Green Hill Farm

Thursday, April 7 - SUNSHINE 60+ DEGREES! Do we dare believe that winter might really be over? Took all the plants back to the greenhouse, healthy and looking good. Cucumbers and squash will get planted next week. Herbs are beginning to have an aroma; lettuce is getting tall; onions will be ready next week. Best of all, the air actually smells like spring!
Tom is spreading gravel (3+ tons in this load) into the holes in the driveway. A couple more loads and we should be good. He and Charlie rolled the lawn yesterday after picking up all the pine branches and winter junk. It really looks good and has just a tinge of green.
The pileated woodpeckers are beginning to come around 9 am daily. We are hoping they will keep coming during the summer but are afraid there will be too much traffic around here for them.
The horses are losing their winter coats and look pretty shabby. Casey and Belle will need haircuts soon. The geese know it's spring and have paired off leaving a couple of loners who really don't know what to do. Asian beetles and boxelder bugs are awake and moving. (Yuk!)
Cleaned the desk and file cabinets. Why do we keep all the junk we keep? Look out closets, you're next.