May 29
2013
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Every single year I am amazed at how quickly the world wakes up when the snow finally leaves. Our lawn, sadly, doesn't seem so keen on it this year but we've already got dandelions blooming so at least there is something colourful going on and I'm pretty sure I saw some patches of clover coming up and that will help the lawn. There are a few other volunteers around the yard, some will get to stay, others, like the dandelions, will be removed. The raspberries will probably be kept, at least until I get a domestic variety. There are a few birch trees coming up that we're thinking of keeping too. Their leaves are such a wonderful shade of green. I think it says "spring" to me more than any other colour coming out right now. Every few days, when Maisie and I get back from walking with Abby, I check the crabapple to see how it's doing. The buds have been swelling gradually and now they are starting to really open up. Lots of them too. In a few weeks our tree should be covered in pink blossoms.
I was a little late ordering my seeds this year so they are still in the mail. I spent part of Sunday afternoon getting the garden ready for them. Dead plants were pulled up and added to the compost pile, soil was turned and weeds were pulled out. My garden boxes are usually pretty good for weeds but one of them had a bunch of fireweed coming up so I dug down a ways to get out as much of the root as possible. The rhubarb is looking great and even bigger than last year. I think I'll look up some new recipes for rhubarb this year. It looks like there will be plenty. I had to cut back a bunch of willow branches that were growing over one of my garden boxes. It seemed a pity to just toss them so I made some decorations for my boxes and there are plenty of pieces left over for making some trellises for my peas and beans.