The Gentle Demands of Spring

All my blogging creativity is currently on hold.  Not just because all the lovely things I have on the way are literally on hold somewhere in far away factories or post offices, and not only because I had to warm the bench this month while I was recovering from a cold, but also because spring is now almost here and there are so many things demanding my attention here on the farm.  The road to successful farming is a long one, best taken at a steady pace while mainly focusing on the steps directly in front of you.  

I once had a professor say that of all the professions in the world, he admired farmers the most because it was the only profession in the world that based its entire success (or failure) on the incontrollable element of weather.  Growing up on a farm I can tell you just how much stress that places on the farmers and their families.  So why do it?  Well, first of all someone has to, but I think the main reason is the purity of the work.  The simplicity and the truth one finds in being a steward over the earth and the miracles of watching things grow.

This spring we've started our seedlings indoors for an early spring garden, but we've also decided to incubate some chicken eggs to hopefully hatch in time for the beautiful weather.  We've raised chicks before, but never hatched them ourselves, so this is a new experience for all of us.  We've decided to leave the majority of the work to our teenagers in an attempt to bolster their knowledge of farming and self-sufficiency before they leave our nest.  Not surprisingly they are resisting us, but I'm confident we'll win out in the end.

So, things might be a little sparse here on the blog for a while.  Not to worry, I'm just tending to the gentle demands of spring on the farm: planting seeds, petting baby bunnies, turning eggs under a light to keep them from getting too toasty, and praying for good weather.  I'll see you soon.

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