Why journaling is fun, looking back to compare.....

Sorry---- but we've been busy and haven't had the time nor the energy to blog * heavy sigh*. Don't take it wrong, it's not complaining as we are enjoying every minute we spend outdoors and the lack of energy makes for a good nights sleep *wink*. Another cold front has moved in and today is grey and the wind is bitter. I'm still scratching my head over this global warming movement because.... yesterday I dug out my garden notebook to get a plot map drawn out of placement of our crops for the 2009 season. In this notebook I keep notes from season to season, nothing official or even done on a daily basis, just when I have the time. In looking back at our 2008 plot map and read notes made throughout the season, it was interesting to see that I made note of our unusually high temps. in late Spring( April) and Early summer( May and beginning of June), well into the high 70's and low to mid 80's, with not much rainfall noted. So far this season we've, to my knowledge, not been higher than 72 F( one or two days). Rather this season, so far has only been into the mid to low 60's and high 50's F. and lots of rainfall noted *sigh*( although this does afford us one more opportunity to have the wood stove fired up , to say we need a fire in May sound so crazy). Now I'm no rocket scientist but it sure doesn't support Global Warming does it? Of course those who support this movement, have this covered as well, first the Northern states will have a cool down period, before the heat wave hits! This is how I feel personally, the Lord is in control and I trust in whatever He puts in place and have the assurance that He will comfort and protect us. Today we're going to work on cleaning the house, washing sheets, transplanting our seedlings to their final pots (before they head out to the garden), baking zucchini bread( in the wood stove, YEAH!), get a pot of chili simmering on the stove and a batch of cornbread baking, yep that's supper. Nothing much to exciting here, we're kind of at a wait and see point. The only clean up left is our herb gardens and we're holding off a bit longer so as not to loose any precious herbs to frost. The potatoes are planted, garlic is all up and looking great, walking onions are in dire need of thinning and we simply wait for the ground to warm up and dry out enough to warrant planting our cabbage, lettuce, kale, spinach, radishes,parsnips, beets and possibly carrots. There is tilling left, to set our rows for flood irrigation, and of course planting the remainder of the crops, the end of May beginning of June. We have walls of water for the tomatoes and peppers, so it may be safe to get them in the garden in mid May, again we wait to see what the weather holds for us. I do feel blessed to be on the waiting end of things, as last season, my back caused delays and we got behind and very overwhelmed! I even recall telling Mike and Cortney I didn't think I was going to garden any more*Gasp!* Praise the Lord, my back is holding up well. Yes it's been sore but nothing a good back massage from Mike hasn't fixed. Two chores that do affect my back are tilling and weed whacking, but I've done both and recovered well,God is good! It's time to head to the barns and let the girls out to pasture, muck stalls and head back indoors to our cozy wood stove. Many blessing to each of you today, Kelle