Tuesday, March 15, 2011

the passing of time

I'm getting old. There are certain little rituals that remind me of that. Like pulling the tithe envelope out of the box, and tossing the unused weeks of the previous month away. That screams to me how quickly time is passing. And yesterday, it was the pre-spring annual pruning of the grapevines. Didn't I just do this a few weeks ago?
before  



after 
 
the vine

the branches
and the pruning tears

But not all of spring's arrival is weepy!  Here's one of my favorite parts that arrived today:
the Easter Eggers (Americana/Auracana mixed)...ALL hens! (as opposed to the "straight run" boxes I bought at the chicken auction, where at least 6 of 10 in one box turned out to be roosters!!)

1 comment:

Lydia said...

Kimberly said she will be right over to hold those chicks:) And LOVE the pictures of the vine and the branches and how sometimes pruning can bring tears. Good stuff, analogies.

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