Signs of Spring at Seven Oaks

Spring. This weekend we push the clocks ahead. In another week, the official start of spring is here. It’s nearly time to plant the lettuce, radishes, spinach and greens. I’ve got sweet peas for flowers and green peas for meals to plant too. But before I start working today, I wanted to note the surest signs of spring of all…

The signs of spring at Seven Oaks:

• Every day when you walk by the neighbor’s herd of cattle, there’s another newborn calf peeking around his mama’s side.
• The buds on the Redbud trees are starting to swell.
• A dozen robins are pecking the grass in the backyard.
• Lady bugs are once again flying around the outside of the house.
• The female bluebirds are taking turns inspecting the nesting box in the vegetable garden.
• Instead of your neighbor’s hunting dogs roaming the property, it’s your neighbor’s pet Akitas that keep running around.
• The sound of gunfire (from everyone hunting in the woods) stops, replaced by the sounds of tractors, farm equipment, and chain saws.
• Crocus, daffodils, and tulips peeking up from the ground.
• My bottle of Benadryl is open and rapidly emptying as our allergies flare up again.
• New bird song you can’t identify greets you each morning…sure sign of migrating birds.

Here’s to spring!