Weather

fdsYesterday there were DARK storm clouds and today it poured rain all day...just a few days ago on Easter, it was sunny and gorgeous. I love the fluffy clouds we get here. I so love it here!

Haven't done a thing in the garden, still working on the inside. Didn't do any weeding in the front nor backyard this week, yeeps. We'll do some this weekend and hopefully mow...the front lawn is growing so much it looks like we fertilized it!

Doing a lot of reading about chickens...this week's absolute favorite:
http://www.amazon.com/Must-Love-Chickens-Chicken-ebook/dp/B00BVOY8IO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365234589&sr=8-1&keywords=must+love+chickens
"Must Love Chickens-21 Chicken Owners Share Their Tips & Stories" by Erin Kelly
I've learned SO much!

And enjoying:
http://www.richsoil.com/raising-chickens.jsp

Soooo eager to build a raised bed soon...maybe on Sunday!

God's Palette Squires Lake, WA

Squires Lake near Bellingham May 2012

God's Palette Easter Plum Tree Front

Front yard plum tree on this sunny Easter afternoon!

Plum Blossoming

What a gorgeous day, almost 70°F! The warm weather made the tight buds on the rhodies POP! We have a pretty plum in the front, pretty because it has been pruned into a lovely vase shape recently. What fun I'll have seeing what exactly is planted in the front yard. The bed under the plum is begging for something terrific...like a hundred daffodil bulbs or three hydrangeas!

God's Palette North Pasture Horse

My daughter in the back north pasture with the neighbor's horse.

God's Palette Water Spigot

My sweet little nephew visited and totally enjoyed watching the water run out of the faucet at the well house.

Family Worm Bin

We used the plans for a worm bin here:
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/compost/Easywormbin.htm

This video was very inspiring as I was planning our worm bin:
http://youtu.be/2SuBT7SukdI

If you don't know anything about vermicomposting, you might be surprised to know that worms will eat your kitchen scraps and turn them into beautiful fertile soil and liquid fertilizer! It doesn't make sense to have a garden but no worm bin...the worms absolutely provide a wonderful benefit...you toss your kitchen scraps into the bin and get out compost tea and compost! For under $45, we got one pound of worms and a couple Rubbermaid bins for the project.