Our Rhubarb is growing fast while Robert cleans the asparagus patch

We put some compost on the rapidly growing rhubarb even with the weather chilly and windy.  Our rhubarb is incredibly vigorous and gives far more than we can use.  Can’t wait to make rhubarb bread, it is the best!

I started to clean up the asparagus patch which got quite weedy last season after producing its first pickable crop.  It will give more this year and will grace our guests plates soon.

Oh we are just delighted with the Wood Room since we redecorated! Painting this room with a cathedral ceiling was a challenge but well worth it. Now the walls are “butter cream” with some new sconces, headboard and metal wall art of a flowering bush. New “wine” color carpeting finishes off the fresh new feel. With spring coming I look forward to having the windows open to the delicious breezes coming in from the woods. We’re anxious for you to come and experience our new room!

A few brave crocus are opening, showing Spring is arriving even when snow is still around.  This picture was taken today, looking down  from a couple of feet.  Some buds are coming up through a couple of inches of crusty snow.

Other signs of Spring are the arrival of eastern phoebes, bluebirds, song sparrows and sandhill cranes.  They join the year-round residents like cedar waxwings, cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, goldfinches and others.  The new arrivals are welcome and renew our spirits even though the ground is not thawed and we can’t get out and garden.

Can’t wait to see the first sprouts from our two prairies even though we’ve been warned that they won’t look like much the first year as prairie plants develop slowly from seed.  Got to believe the promise!

Happy Spring!