If one lives as a pessimist, you could look at the fine weather outside this weekend and say, "yes, but this may be the last spring that the earth welcomes us and does not shake us off like so many fleas because we've hurt her with global warming and pollution." That may be true, but on this first beautiful weekend of the year, anyone that thinks like that should keep their damn mouth shut and let the rest of us enjoy life for a few days.
I am four days past the anniversary of moving into this suburban farm. And just yesterday, I passed the one year anniversary of building the chicken coop. This was not the anniversary by date. This is more like one of those Incan passing-of-time anniversaries where the third moon after the solstice sort of anniversaries. I built the chicken coop on the day of the 2009 Philly Craft Beer Fest. The 2010 version of this wonderful community outing took place yesterday and it is by the passing of that yearly landmark that I say the coop is one year old. It was celebrated by moving the ladies out of the greenhouse (which is mine again) and into the great outdoors. It was also celebrated by attending the Craft Beer Fest.
Long story short regarding the Beer Fest, I bought an AmeriKilt. I am wearing it right now. I highly recommend that every man buys one.
Also, the first tomato seeds are started in the greenhouse. They were a very thoughtful gift from a friend that recently traveled to Ithaca, NY. I couldn't stop at simply starting some seeds, so the garden has been tilled for the first time this year. All of the straw, compost, and chicken poo has been rolled in a bit. Maybe four more rounds of this and we'll be ready to plant!
Until next time.
