leafette's Blog

North Wind
Jun 2, 2008 | 5:58 AM PST

The North wind is still very much blowing and the southern wind hasn't yet beaten it back up north.  Our last frost date is the third weekend in May but we got hard frost again this morning.  The transplants were on the front step so I need to go out and take a few pulses this morning!  sheesh  The geese were circling this morning so they are as confused as the rest of us!

I'm not the only one who is dragging their heels.  Many just can't seem to get going this year.  The trees are still not all leafed out.  The wind has a real bite to it and the ground itself is still quite cold.  Now the dandelions are not at all phased by the chilly days!

Oh, no!  I just remembered stopping to smell apple blossums yesterday.  Oh, oh!  Dh has begun an orchard on his side of the yard.  He is into the older tried and true varieties.  He only wanted about a half a dozen apples this first year and he may just get his wish!

My two call ducks are actually sitting on eggs.  Now the drake should have had his wings clipped but I thought he'd stay with the females.  Not!  I think he heard some young wild thing asking for assistance and he has 'flown the coop'!  I'm not sure I'll get a chance to explain to him all the dangers that are involved with hanging out in that drainage ditch area. 

Well, I best grab a warm jacket, mitts, toque and go see if I'm going to try one more time to have a sweet potato vine in the window box.  This will be strike three!