M other Nature has been offering us dirt lovers some real challenges this year. Two 
weeks ago, it was sunny and beautiful so this happy gardener worked in the garden, developing new beds and starting all kinds of plants for future transplanting. Today, it’s snowing….a lot! As I type this, I look out over my garden and see 2 inches of snow on top of the newly planted peas. The wren houses, built by a friend and put up last week, look like little ski chalets and the seedlings, now ready for transplanting, fill my back bedroom. I know, I probably “jumped the gun” by starting them so early but the weather felt so promising. One day, it was downright HOT in the sun. Now, the wind is blowing the snow everywhere and it looks like Nebraska during the depression….yeesh!
Living in the Olympic rain shadow, we have very mild weather for most of the year and I really don’t have much right to complain. The weatherman says this is our last week of cool temperatures before we go into spring. On clear days, the eagles do their courtship dance above me and the daffodils seem ready to burst into bloom as soon as the sun comes out again. I don’t think there are many places as beautiful as these islands in the spring so….I’ll be patient. In the meantime, where are my snow boots??
Hey, cool tips. Perhaps I’ll buy a bottle of beer to that person from that forum who told me to visit your blog