This and that on the farm..............

It's been a busy week here.......many spring projects underway and some we've finished and crossed off the list. We've had temps in the 40's with a wind everyday. It still feels cold. Maybe 50 tomorrow :) The chickens have been scratching and moving the dead leaves around and have uncovered one of my bleeding hearts. I was very happy to see new growth - it's just peeking up through the dirt but I really could see it!

This is my flower garden I see from my kitchen window. I have slowly watched the snow melt away from the bird bath. It will still be awhile before I see any bulbs peeking their way up through, but it will melt away, eventually :)

Our little Diamond is still the only wee one on the farm so far. She doesn't mind! She gets all the attention and is thriving on it. She got her first taste of being outside today.
She is growing like a weed. Like a typical little one, she tasted everything she could get into her mouth. It didn't take her long to figure out that the goat yard was one big playpen for her :)

Moving at warp speed~

She sure enjoyed checking everything out - kept her Mama busy :)

One sure sign of spring, our ducks are laying again.......This is the first dozen. We are getting two per day so far. I believe we have 5 females and 5 males. Hopefully all the females will start laying. The duck eggs were a big seller at the Farmer's market.
Last but not least, I'll be away for a few days, leaving the rest of the family in charge. My delightful husband has been planning a weekend get-a-way for the two of us to celebrate our 18th Wedding Anniversary for some time. I had absolutely no idea! My boys have been in on the planning and they are very proud of themselves for not spilling the beans (I'm proud of them too :) I have absolutely no idea where we are going - only I'm going with my husband and wherever we end up, it will be wonderful. I'll let you all know on the next blog post!

~Have a warm, sunny weekend ~