Apr 14 2010
Signs of Spring…
..are all over The Hill and countryside. The maple buds are discarding their little red jackets. The white blossoms of the choke cherry are stunningly present. The colt’s feet are popping up right where they were last year. The wild leeks are showing up right on time and so delicious when I sauteed them in a little olive oil and garlic to augment an evening meal. On my way back from the chalet to my house yesterday afternoon, I picked a few trout lilies in the path, added them to the asparagus at the last minute, and oh, yum!
The labyrinth meadow is a bold green carpet. The dandelion leaves are sprouting, preparing for the coming out of their stem and flower. We are going to be making dandelion wine at our spring weed walk in May. The woodpeckers and robins and chickadees are boisterously calling for mates. Benches were resurrected from their storage place under the chalet and put in their place around the labyrinth.
Before the week is over the snow plow will be taken off the truck and the snow blower will be off the tractor, both tucked away for their (hopefully) long summer’s nap. We’re taking our chances, I know, to remove them before the end of April, but I figure the odds are in our favor that snow has forgotten where we live for awhile. We can’t remember such a spring as this!
I want Jana to hurry up and get back up to The Hill so we can put out the chimes for Whimsical Meditation Corner. Last Sunday Jim took the chain saw and we walked the lower trail, cutting the fallen branches and replacing some of the logs lining the trail, so it’s all ready for the hiking! And I’d like to get a new trail down to the spring before the end of Spring. The mountain chalet has had its spring cleaning and I’ve washed most all the blankets and slip covers and curtains for the treehouse yurts. We’ll be cleaning the yurts next week, so they’ll be ready to open by May 1.
Come enjoy Spring with us.
Chris