The first flowers of spring are not dandelions, but violets.

Violets add a wonderful freshness to salads

Violets have been blooming for about 3 weeks now. Not far behind was the Creeping Charlie.

Creeping Charlie came with settlers as an ingredient to beer where hops were unavailable. It is a type of mint.

Next to appear on my list of familiars were the pussytoes.

Pussytoes grow singly on hillsides but can carpet an open swale.

Just two days ago I espied the first bloodroot blossoms. They were not yet fully open.

It had been an odd spring, veering between snow and beautiful days. We have spent the past couple of days weeding and turning over the garden and getting ready for the arrival of chicks.

We have a lot of digging in our immediate future!

We did get the chickens out on pasture a few days after the ducks went out.

Longfeather is a good rooster, if somewhat aggressive at times.

The best part of spring is taking a moment to enjoy the sunshine!