Between winter, I am watching the snow fall in big gorgeous flakes, hopefully for the last time this season. And Spring, despite the snow, morning bird song greeted me today. "Thank you birds, " Miriam repeated yesterday, for reminding us that spring is just around the corner. Winter was a welcomed deep rest for us. After the stress of moving, then the holidays, we were grateful to settle into the dark days. Especially with the newness of our home and lots of new toys that the holidays brought. We played, created endless art projects, baked and read. Although we didn't spend a lot of time on our farm yard, we relished it's winter beauty. Almost to the day of the winter solistice the trees were laid bare, revealing a beauty hidden by leaves. The apple and pear trees braches are particularly wild, with shoots everywhere, reminding us that we will need to learn about their pruning soon. We learned which plants die back to the ground, while others kept a stalk of green or brown. A few bushes, evergreen, were clipped and brought indoors for Christmas. Before the blanket of snow came (which has been present since January,) I was thrilled to see the grass I planted sprouting. I was late getting it in, and happy it took root. We cleared a section of plantings and filled a rain garden hole last fall with the hopes of having a small area that is NOT farmed that we can all play in. One of my hopes was room to build a snow man, and as you can see from the photos, this magic came true.
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