A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
~Steve Martin
The skies are blue and the sun is shining and everything feels like spring! Except, of course, the snow…but it’s melting under those hot rays and the steady drip, drip of icicles tells me it won’t be long now. Spring has been kind enough to hint at an appearance and it’s filled me with a whole new longing to get digging!
After turning up more plastic cups and cardboard tubes for planting, I set about sowing a few seeds sent to me by Twitter friends. As much as I love the task of tucking seeds into the soil, it’s just more enjoyable with the sun shining through the window on my face as I work. A foreshadowing of the wonderful season to come! Before too long I’ll be outside plunking in peas and fava beans and preparing the barrels for seed potatoes. The spring air will be heavy with the scent of the waking soil and I’ll be wishing I’d spent some time getting into shape before picking up the hoe.
For now though I’ll happily sow indoors. Planting seeds of friendship and dreaming of bird song, bumblebees and apple blossoms. I know too well that in this changing month of March we may well flirt with one (or more!) snowy days, but spring is on the way. I’m holding fast! It won’t be long now and until then I’ll enjoy sowing indoors and be thankful for sunny daze I have.
I’m not sure I remember sunshine…it’s raining here…again. Oh well, spring will be here soon, and I still have some indoor sowing to do too! Good luck with your tomatoes!
I know too well the gray will return, but today I’ll celebrate just a peek of what will soon be here to stay! Thanks!
How exciting! Im so happy you were able to get some seeds started! Let me know how those tomato’s turn out. I will be growing them too. I have never tried them. Is it easy to grow Strawberries from seed. I don’t usually grow them. In my area there are strawberry stands on every country corner. Its been easier for me to just by a flat here and there. This is my first post on your Awesome blog! I’m so glad I meet ya on Twitter! I look forward to sharing and reading your garden adventures!
Jenn
@4bratz2luv
Sunny daze wishes for New York from Michigan!
Loads of love,
Jan
@TWOwomenANDaHOE
Hi Jenn!! Sowing seeds is an “event” for me, LOL! All of the promise in that tiny little package that gets tucked into DIRT to bear treasure! AMAZING!!I haven’t started strawberries from seed before. I’ve always grown them from bundles of bare roots bought at the garden shop. When the seeds were offered to me I couldn’t pass up trying them. I’ll let you know how they do! THANKS for reading!!!
Now you have me singing..”You are my sunshine…” Love it!