Early Spring 2011

Finally!

It seems like it's been a long time coming

but I think spring is finally physically here.

It has certainly been a long

winter here in our part of Kansas

and I know we're not the only ones

to feel that way.

Yesterday afternoon and again this morning

I took a few photo's around the farm.

I'm afraid there's only a few areas

that look good right now as we have SO

many projects on the go so please excuse

all the extra fences and dirt piles. 

Hopefully we'll get most of them done 

as soon as we're done the 

bathroom project.

Sigh.

The Day Lilies are growing nicely

The birds are building nests in the

Lilac grove

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed

that we don't get the 30 degree

temps that they're predicting 

for tonight.

Sure don't want these tender

Lilac blossoms to freeze!

The south pasture (left) is just starting to turn

green and you can see the Lilac grove

on the right just starting to bud out.

This year I'm planting grass in the middle

of the lane. Last year we had to dig

a trench for the water line so

lost that lovely little grassy lane

onto the farm

The neighbors winter wheat

looks beautiful and green

It was time to change out the winter

mailbox scene for the

spring

Heading back down our lane from 

the road. 

I was hoping to paint the house before the

Lilacs bloom but I'm not sure we'll have 

time. I'm not giving up hope yet though ;)

Straight ahead is where that 40'X180'

building came down.

Before then you couldn't see all the

way out into the back fields.

Mr Fixit and his brother just got finished 

burying the concrete foundation walls

so now that dirt has to be spread out

evenly. The concrete pad you see there

was going to be buried until I had the

wonderful ;) idea to put in a pond.

Now the plan is to build a little shed

out there complete with covered porch

and rocking chairs and a pergola

with Wisteria or grapes on it 

that will eventually look out over a farm pond.

I like my idea better don't you!

The grass we planted after trenching and

putting in the water lines is doing better

than the original grass.

These pictures were taken this morning.

If the building was still there you'd never see 

the cows with their calves.

These babies are just a few days old.

Just another reason I'm so glad

we moved to the country.

I hope you have a WONDERFUL day!

Maura :)