March Days

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."

- Charles Dickens

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"Each leaf, each blade of grass vies for attention.
Even weeds carry tiny blossoms to astonish us."

- Marianne Poloskey
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Yes, my cat loves attention.

I thought my sister looked lovely today. This shawl she's wearing she just finished crocheting. She didn't use a pattern, which amazes me! But I guess I'm the same way when it comes to not using a recipe when cooking (hehe). So we're even!...yet, so different :)

~Pear blossoms


My dad pruned both the peach and pear trees, so this summer I'll be diligent to thin the fruit the correct way so we'll get a good harvest!


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Weeding
This is our "Monkey grass" (or do we only call it that in the south? ) Well, we had to uproot quite a bit so that the grass will grow in it's place!
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I had to hold this branch still while the honeybee pollinated the bloom. The bee pollen on its back legs is amazing isn't it? ...well, ok it's not that great, but I'm just excited that there are bees around, so that I'll have a better vegetable yield in the upcoming garden, lol!


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My Mother and I moved about 6 roses into new areas, planted over a dozen new ones, and I've also moved many other plants (from last year) into the front. It's been alot of work, but we're motivated by the agreeable weather :)

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Remember my red onions?
Well, it seems like the more rain we get, the faster they grow!
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Did I ever show you our cotton? Well, this is about how much we had blow in on the road this year (last year was double the size) Even though it isn't cleaned, I can still use it as decoration or bring it to Living history events...
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I decided to make "newspaper pots" for my plants. That way, I can just put the pot straight in the ground w/ out disturbing the roots.
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You just cut 5 in. strips of newspaper (no color ads though) use a soda can or cylinder container to wrap the paper around. Fold the bottom and use glue/tape etc. to hold the fold together.
Slip the formed pot off, and fill w/ moistened soil and seedlings.

Tomato seedlings

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Mom's english peas

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Peach blossoms. They've finally opened!

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Oh. I am *so* excited.

My father went in on a bulk order and purchased 20 blueberry bushes! They're about 3' tall, so I'm guessing they are 2-3 years old. Anyway, we dug a row of deep holes for the plants, but then it started to rain. and thunder. and lightening filled the sky. SO....

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We had a problem.

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If the holes fill with water, it will take days for that GA clay to absorb it all, and you know me, I couldn't, shouldn't, wouldn't wait that long to get those *wonderful* plants in the ground. So we all ran outside in the pouring (I'm talking buckets) rain, and scrambled around for things to cover the holes. I laugh in amazement that we were dragging 8 ft. pieces of tin, large boards, plastic bags, anything to cover the holes in record time.
After it was all done, we went inside to rest. Well the next day, I checked on the holes, and what do you know, they were all filled with water. And I mean to the brim. why me?

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When dad came home, he was determined to get those plants in, so he scooped out all the water out of the holes, dug them deeper, and mixed in peat moss.

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In Conclusion (lol) the bushes are finally in, the sunshine is out.

And I'm never digging a hole before a storm again! :)
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After the rain...

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The fields are now clear, anticipating Spring's planting
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'And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.' 2 Samuel 23:4
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"Like the appearance of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day, so was the appearance of the brightness all around it. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD."
Ezekiel 1:28