Our tree's are blossoming and the bees, ladybugs, and butterflies are in full feast mode. We've restarted our morning walks of the garden and are enjoying the fragrance of the plum trees. It is lovely to see it all transform from dull bare bark to beautiful blossoms. The pure joy on Art's face every morning reminds me why we pick the homestead life over a concrete jungle every day, all day. And the vast amount of eggs (20-24) everyday doesn't hurt.
Just take a look at our lovely flowers popping. I wish I could give you a scratch and sniff version.
We've also had a successful harvest of our lion's mane mushrooms.
Art has been busy grafting trees and prepping the salad beds for the kale, collard greens, spring greens and arugula. And our new onions are popping. We've started seedlings for cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers as well.
A little pops of color are happening in the orchard. Our pomegranate trees will get new irrigation lines later this spring. One of our many tasks to maintain the orchard and care for our 800 trees. The pigs have had full reign over the winter but will be shut out once we lay the new lines.
We've been patiently waiting for the trees around us to go green but it's getting closer everyday.
We've been busy documenting the song singing birds around the homestead over the last month. The number of species was quite larger than we ever expected. Below are few of our favorites we captured.
We've also added a new audiobook to our publishing house Homestead Albania Print over at KimMalaj.com. It is the second book in the Ember in Time Series. Art and I narrated this title and we have two left to record and produce this year, Protectors of Time and Guide Time Inside.
We have a bit of rain in the forecast for the next ten days so we have to wait to plant our potatoes and additional veggies. Stay tuned for a very busy and productive spring.