Spring's Bursting Energy

Whenever it is time for daylight's savings time to begin (Spring) or end (Fall), Farmer Jeff and I are so ready for it that it is anticlimactic. I don't have a problem going to bed earlier or getting up. What I do have trouble with is when I fly long distances and then come back after a short time away...and my internal clock is totally turned upside down, like now.


That being said, there is so much energy just bursting out around us. The trees are blooming, the flowers are blooming, the wasps are looking for new places to nest, the weeds are growing like, well, weeds and my allergies are driving me crazy! The cold I thought I picked up traveling I now think is hayfever. GREAT!!! A cold will end...with all the rains we have had, I don't think the allergy season will end any time soon!(this is a picture of pollen...prettier than it feels!)













My former accupuncturist used to say that Spring was a tricky season. Why? Because we would all be waking up from our long winter nap to ...bursting energy! She cautioned me that I would not have the energy reserves to pursue all that I wanted ...that I should be sure that rested enough.

Maybe that and the jet lag are why I just can't keep up with this dang bursting energy! I am ready to take a nap at the drop of a hat!


On the other hand, I came home to a lovely Chinese Langshan hen, now named Ling Ling that lays beautiful eggs, and Laverne and Shirley, our pair of Plymouth Barred Rocks, have just started laying eggs! We actually got 14 eggs today...a record!!! Our stud of a rooster, Napoleon Dynamite, continues to thrill our girls and takes the most beautiful pictures.

We have received over 60 inches of rain in the last year...yes, a record of sorts. We have had rain something like 40 out of 50 days...or something close. Thankfully, we have had 3 days of beautiful weather and the grass dried out enough for Farmer Jeff to mow it! Hooray!