Thursday, June 4, 2015

The Promise of Spring

            With the first day of spring comes the anticipation of new things.The flowers start to come alive again after a long sleep.The sun kisses them and they awaken to the promise of spring. People around here start getting spring fever, and begin planning and planting their gardens. All looking forward to the fresh food the summer months will bring. The birds start singing and getting 'twitterpated'. The farm animals start grazing on the small stalks of grass starting to shoot up, acting like they can't get enough. Children can play outside without turning into a popsicle. It brings with it a rainbow of colors, flowers,bugs, and lots of memories to be made. Spring is a wonderful season of life.  

                 My family and I are already enjoying this warmer weather. We have started to build a barn which we so desperately need. We've also started building a fence around our garden spot so we can put our pigs in to work the soil before we plant anything.We are anticipating the birth of our first goat kid born on our farm , we are so excited. we have a couple of calves due, and our rabbits are also due to have kits soon. Lots of work, but it feels great to be able to get outside.  
                We just got back from a trip to Ohio. When we left the ground was almost bare and there was not much grass. But when we got back the grass was 5'' high and all the trees had blooms. Its so pretty! I love spring. Its my favorite season this year. This week we are adding new livestock to our farm. As I write this we are on our way to get a female Tamsworth pig to add to our farmyard. Tomorrow we are getting two new doelings. I am so excited! We are building up our little farm so much, Im going to have to stop calling it our small, little hobby farm. Its turned into a big, full sustaining homestead. I look foward to seeing  what the coming month will bring. 
 ~ For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth  before all the nations. Isaiah 61:11 ~