Five on Friday

1.

“The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.”

Ndukwe Dike Kalu (born 1975); American football player

2.  Even though it's still snowy and cold outside, we have potatoes growing in the greenhouse :)

3.  I had 3 different birthday cakes this year - how very blessed I am to have so many with whome to celebrate another year of living this wild and precious life!

4.  My tomatoes are growing like crazy!  The tallest one is 6" and I'm going to have to transplant them again very soon.  The sunny area in the big living room is filling up :)  Come on, spring!!

5.  Instagram and my phone camera are my new best friends!  I love having an easy to use device right there for all of life's moments.  

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Corners of My Yard

Spring is officially here and the evidence is -

dandelions thriving on the lawn!!  It's very dry and overnight everything has turned yellow!  I cut the grass yesterday but this morning their heads are all standing up again - ugh!!

Luckily there are also these pretty apple blossoms to enjoy!

From Our Garden

This is what you'll find in my kitchen sink this morning, fresh from the garden!



The swiss chard is ready to be used and I found this cool recipe online (via Ali Edwards') at Taste the Seasons that I hope to try soon. I've been intrigued to read more about local food and the green movement, especially the thoughts on how so much of our food comes from far, far away and the huge energy costs to our environment while shipping food worldwide. I like the idea of growing our own food and supporting local farmers. In Alberta, the hardest part of that seems to be getting fresh fruit. We are not blessed with a climate for peaches, cherries or blueberries so I guess I will have to buy those if we want to eat them. But vegetables are easier to grow so I'm trying to make good use of our garden this year.

While I was doing some weeding, I realized that there were a few turnips ready to use! It's good to get to them before the little bugs do! And my 2 pots of herbs are doing wonderfully - I picked parsley and basil this morning. And I found one pink raspberry on a bush this morning but it'll be a while until the berries are ready. Can't wait for that - hopefully Melinda will be home right in the thick of them - they are her favourite summer fruit.

And in case you are wondering if the silage project is finished - ah, no - we had a breakdown yesterday and Bob's busy welding this morning. Hopefully we'll be back in operation soon. I'll show you some of the not so happy pictures tomorrow.

Little Things

Just a few closeup images of nature today - little green bits of growing to soothe your soul!



Raindrops on strawberry leaves




Wild strawberry blossom




Something white, blooming in the ditch

Everything but the parsnips, spaghetti squash and pumpkins is up in my garden! Even the tiny carrots and dill are showing now. I hoed around the little seedlings and the potatoe plants that I could see today. I am determined to stay ahead of the weeds this year, which will be a challenge with the rains we keep getting.