Spring has finally arrived and the acreage is a beautiful mess. Beautiful because the grass is starting to green and the buds on some of the trees (the maples) are opening, and a mess because of all the tree branches (the willows) that are scattered across our property. Last spring we had family gather out here to help pick up that previous mess and we are hoping for the same help this spring.

There are the usual ton of rabbits currently hopping around the place, and I have to admit the youngsters are amusing to watch play fight with each other. Two will touch noses, seem to agree on what is about to happen next, then both jump straight up in the air at the same time. When they land together the play fight is on, with much jumping and chasing each other, which can last for awhile until they get spooked by something and run off.

We experienced both an early March blizzard and a day before spring blizzard this year. They were normal as far as blizzards go around here. I will just quote from a few weather reports following the two events: “intense low pressure system, wind gusts of up to 68 mph, whiteout conditions, travel nearly impossible, interstates and highways closed, blowing and drifting snow, drifts of 10 feet or more, more that 100 cars stuck in ditches and drifts, jackknifed semis, plows stuck, power outages, flights canceled, pea to quarter sized hail, thundersnow.”

It just makes spring all the more sweet.