I love April. It seems every day I go out and find new things to marvel at, from ducklings that seem to double in size overnight, to new plums starting to form on the plum tree, to lilacs filling the air with their heady scent. There are future harvests everywhere!
Chickens born March 22nd, Ducks born March 29th. Now all together in a “brooder” room for another couple of weeks.
The lambs are growing up. Drew is off his bottle. They like lilacs too. Especially if they are close enough to eat.
This is a Crandall current. One of my family names is Crandall. I loved it for the smell before I knew it was called Crandall. The flowers smell like cloves.
Apple Blossoms
Petal fall.
Baby apples!
Walnut flowers come in separate male and female on the same tree. These are the males.
These are the females. ready to catch the pollen.
Baby plum.
Baby pear.
We now have 5 different types of hops. This is Cascade. It’s going to take over the world.
Dogwood. First year I visited Walla Walla, they were blooming on Mother’s day, which was very very late. This year we’re probably about a week earlier than normal.
Bleeding Hearts. One of my favorites, if for no other reason than they do well in partial shade.
Grapes.
Raspberries.
The greenhouse is getting full.
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the greenhouse, transplanting and planting. The dogs spend a lot of time doing this. I don’t think they spent much time outside before they came to the farm.
Miles Away Farm Blog © 2016, where April is flying by, and we’re trying to savor ever minute of it before its gone.
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April 21, 2016 at 9:05 pm
Ann Moore
Jennifer: Thanks for your beautiful descriptions of the sights and smells of spring. The thing that I most miss in the Spring here in California are the lilacs! Having grown up in Montana it was always my favorite spring flower… beautiful heady scent which made you take in deep breaths to take in as much of it as possible!
And thanks for the wonderful lotions and especially the Hand Rescue Salve Camella brought to me for Christmas. Best stuff ever for both hands and feet. I’ll be re-ordering it for sure!! Ann Moore
April 22, 2016 at 8:55 am
Mike Francis
We are extraordinarily blessed at Miles Away Farm. Coming home from my day job to the sights and sounds and smells of Spring is a balm for the rash of bureaucracy I spend too much time in. Thank goodness for my hardworking wife and her willingness to share some of the joy we experience with the world!
April 22, 2016 at 10:06 am
MilesAwayFarm
Love you baby. So much better when we share it together.