“Log the will of the elms’ bud and state the stride of the Maple’s return. For the oscillations of the tiny bee have returned, the rays of the daffodil have shown, and the flight of the bluebird has ascended its heavenly abode to gather among men once again.” -Jeremy Myers

Yes, spring is coming! It is the time of year that drives mortal men to become poets and lovers of nature.  It’s a time that gives hope to dead winter limbs and buds new foliage to its life. But this time of year also brings hard work; the toil of the soil and all things loyal…sorry just had to do that rhyme.

I did not post at all in February due to the amount of “irons in the fire” I had and even now, I set at home early in the morning doing my best to drum up creativity in the face of 5:00am staring at me with one eye shut!

Though most of what has been going on in our home has been unrelated to farm work, we have started our seeds in the similar fashion as we have done before and are about to prepare the soil for tillage. On the farm front there is little change with regard to our plans for selling but we plan to continue as usual with planting and harvest, projects and fun, until we are dealt a decision.

I have begun to repair a few things with the property as well as continue with ongoing projects. One example of such work is the rockwork around the house. Originally, when I laid the rock, I made a walkway around to the side of the house with the rock, thus forming a pie shaped area for landscaping. It came to my attention that no one used that walk way and it actually served to be a dangerous walking area because of its unevenness. So I broke all the rock up around the walkway and was recently able to finish up the retrofit of the front porch.

I have been very side tracked this year by Blacksmithing and it has caused a lot of discord with my cleanup efforts for placing the house on the market and my blacksmithing efforts. As I blacksmith, the property sets unrepaired and unfinished, yet as I repair, that uneasy feeling that says “get out there and beat on some metal” starts wafting over me! It is a balance act of which I have yet to discover the finesse.

QUESTION FOR MY READERS:

I have generally posted one post - at least - each month for the last 5 to 6 years and have tried various ideas for writing. It never occurred to me to ask you what you want to read. So what do you want to read? Do you like the “Status Updates” of the farm life here in which I tell what we did or are about to do? Do you like the “Poetry” posts? Do you like the “Series” posts where I pick a topic and write over a few months on my take? Do you like the “Lamenting ” posts of which I have tried to steer clear from in recent years due to the fact I wanted to be more professional in my writing.

Due to the randomness of the comments, I never know what you all are interested in.  You’re not limited to these categories but these are the categories I thought of at this time of morning.

So please give me your feedback, I am interested.