We have had some beautiful, warm spring days this week and have been able to spend a lot of time outdoors. It's nice to be able to get some laundry on the line every day now...
Chloe sometimes slips outside to roll in the dirt on a huge rock in the sun....
Anna was out and about looking for more signs of spring. Here is our seckle pear tree leafing out, but in sad shape structurally after surviving a sheep attack in the fall. They broke through the fence and not only did they eat ALL the pears, but they also stripped most of the branches off and ate them, too. We should get a few pears this year (see the blossoms?), but we'll have to replace the tree at some point since it doesn't have a strong scaffolding of branches.
Here is Anna's favorite type of daffodil...
Anna was also in the woods looking to see if our Lady Slippers have sprouted. We were concerned that they might not have survived because we didn't have much snow-cover this winter, but she found some, including two sprouts right next to each other, so they must be multiplying! Yeah!
She also found some fuzzy fiddle-heads...
The earlier spring sunrises have also been nice - early light means it's easy to get up early to bake bread for breakfast. Here is Anna brushing some sugar syrup on the hot raisin and orange peel buns.... There is nothing like warm buns fresh from the oven with a cup of tea for breakfast!
Living in Western Mass, we're probably behind everyone else's spring (except maybe Peter, out in Colorado). What are your signs of spring these days?
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