spring is here

I've heard it said, spring is not canceled.  Even if everything else is!  We are fully in the hard work and beauty of spring here, with seedlings filling up the sunroom, weeds popping up everywhere, projects to be done, pollen blanketing all surfaces, and windows open anyway. 

We've already had several rounds out mowing, taking turns between "homeschool" and real work and all the housework.  It's a welcome break to ride along for a while, listening to music or podcasts or just the loud hum of the engine.  The nights are still getting chilly so we haven't planted out the garden yet, but plenty of early spring veggies are already growing.

We finally finished clearing out all of the hideous overgrown honeysuckle and vines around this magnolia and dogwood near the road.  When we started, the masses were about triple my height wide and double overhead.

Here are the very early starters in the garden that have already started to thrive: sugar snap peas, lettuce mix, broccoli starters, spinach still going from last fall, kale, and tiny sprouts for parsnips, beets, chard, and pak choi.  Soon we'll add peppers, more herbs, and tomatoes to the mix.

Every season brings new joys and new challenges.  We have so much to look forward to.