More notes from spring, illustrated
Kristen asked for some pictures from The Farm, and I’m happy to oblige.
Boychen and I spent the morning moving more rocks, bringing some dead plants to the Mist (I don’t know the English word for this: it’s where my brother-in-law dumps the old straw after he mucks out the horses’ stalls), and wandering around the farm. We blew soap bubbles and ate our morning snack outside in the sun, sitting on the rock wall my husband sat on when he was a boy.
To bring the rocks around to the rock pile, we’ve traded in the wheelbarrow for something with a little more horsepower:
Now if we could use this, we’d be done in no time:
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About a week ago, I noticed that the moths had returned, beating against my kitchen window as I stood at the sink rinsing off the last of the dishes. Today I noticed that the butterflies, too, have returned.
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While Boychen took his afternoon nap, the Small Boy (who is no longer so small and who will need a new pseudonym soon) and I played hockey in the driveway.
Between periods, he planted sunflowers.
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And there was this:
and this (can you believe that sky?):
and this:
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Perfect.