2013 planting is done. I put in four varieties of peppers, five varieties of tomatoes, two varieties of basil, rosemary, sage, parsley, peas, beans, spinach, lettuce variety, 18 strawberry plants, some flower varieties, onion sets, broccoli and swiss chard.
Hopefully there will be rain this summer to keep them live and healthy.
Hj and I dug up the garden yesterday. The chives are coming up nicely, but the parsley winterkilled, so more will have to be put in.
The four supervisors kept their eyes on us to make sure we were doing a good job.
Planting will begin in a couple of days.
I was below the escarpment today and there were four turkey vultures a few feet from me. My camera has only a 3x telescope but I thought I would share with you anyway.
I have never seen so many of these birds in one location. It is wonderful to see them bouncing back post DDT. The increase in the large bird population is proof positive that making decisions based on the environment is the right thing to do.
I got a couple of wonderful tumblers from my favourite potter – Nick Prouse of Prouse Pottery and Soap Company. Thank you Nick! He and his spouse will be having the grand opening of their business on May 4, on Ottawa Street, in Hamilton, Ontario.
I was also gifted some beautiful spring pussy willows from my friend Guillaume when I set up at the market.
I am not normally a big fan of stuff, but with art and nature I make an exception. When I put these two beautiful things together I thought they looked so pretty that I want to share them with you. Friends, art and nature, what is not to like?
Thanks guys!
The ice storm had some very nice effect on the THO forest. Have a peek.
I knew the storm was coming so I spent a couple of nights with my cousin Tracey. The house is strong, so I was not worried about it caving in on me, but I was here in Ontario for ice storm 98 and saw the effect that ice can have. I was concerned that I could be trapped by falling trees.
When the ice stopped falling and I found out from my community that the roads were sufficiently clear, I drove out. It was interesting out there! Like having bags of ice dumped on your head. Slowly dropping ice-cubes, actually.
Today, I worked my first day at the market. It was miserably cold! The nicest parts of the day were my friends Guillaume, and Geoff popping in to see me. Sadly I missed my oldest boyfriend Kevin and his fiancee Tim. I gave up at 1:30 because I was frozen to the ground.
Here is proof that I was there! (Photo credit: Prof. Geoff Smith)
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