Signs of Spring!

Whoo Hoo, what a beautiful day we had today!!!

This post is mostly about signs of spring so I will start with that - stay with me though, I have some pretty cool wood splitting pictures coming up too.

First - sign of spring... pre-season baseball!!! (and check out that 45 degree temp reading!!!

The view from the milking stand still has a lot of snow in it but it's gone down quite a bit.

The driveway is dirt (and mud) again.

 The garden is emerging.

And baby lettuces are under the lights in the basement.  

Peanut is setting - she only has four eggs under there.  That is my fault, she kept laying eggs and it was too early so I would take them and we ate them.  When we decided it was probably OK for her to start setting, I stopped taking them and she started setting just a few days later!  I should have kept some of her eggs instead of eating them but I guess I thought she would lay until she had a good clutch.   Not so. 

Last month's post had big doe bellies in it - well, here they are again, but bigger.  Vinca gets around fine but her steps are ponderous and she definitely isn't frolicking around!

In other goat news, Tamarack has hurt his ankle and isn't bearing much weight on it - at first we just wrapped it but it seemed to need more support so we have him splinted now. 

A Spot update:  The antibiotic shot only lasted two weeks. She went back for another one which also lasted two weeks.  Now we are trying twice a week pills.  They go down much easier that I thought they would and she loves the follow-up treat. I guess I would say that she is doing OK for now.  In the photo she is on her grooming table (aka the washing machine) - the daily brushing  has improved her coat tremendously.  

I went out to the woodworking area to help with splitting today.  The woods are always beautiful; though winter might seem stark I really enjoy looking through the trees.  Every step presents a new image of light and shadow. 

It was pretty muddy - make that VERY muddy out where the guys were working!

Now for the wood splitting. The splitter we use has a blade that cuts both ways and is impressively powerful.  The guys have the system down and it's really efficient, even more so if there is a third person there to run the back and forth handle.  That was me today.  I could not believe the huge chunk of oak they put on.  The first photo is from the side where I was, then I went around to the other side for a better look at the process.  

After the first split, that smaller piece took eight more splits to finish, then they were on to the bigger part.

Can I just say how amazing Rollie is?  He had a bit of a health scare last week and was in the hospital for a several nights - you sure cannot tell by how hard he was working today!
 
Well, I think that is enough for tonight.   Thank you for stopping by the blog - until next time, be well friends.