3/15/24  Live in each season Be influenced by each. Be blown by the winds. Bathe in all the tides of Nature, in  her streams and oceans, Thoreau

Calm. cloudy, 34 degrees. Rain/snow showers this morning, occasional showers this afternoon.  A NE breeze with a high of 43. partly cloudy tonight, a gentle NNW breeze, a low of 30.  Cloudy tomorrow with showers, a WSW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 35.  Rain Sunday with a stiff SSW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 32.  Partly cloudy Monday with a stiff west breeze, a high of 47, a low of 28.  Partly cloudy Tuesday, the first day of spring, with a light NNW wind, a high of 39, a low of 23   Cloudy Wednesday with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 41, a low of 24.  Partly cloudy Thursday with a light WNW wind, a high of 36, a low of 21.  Partly cloudy Friday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 40, a low of 29.  Rain/snow Saturday the 23rd with a NE breese, a high of 41, a low of 26.  Snow to rain Sunday the 24th with a light north wind, a high of 37, a low of 27.  Rain/snow showers the week of the 26th,  After Monday highs will be in the upper forties, lows about 36.

    There was more sun than forecast yesterday. Sunshine seems rare this month even though temperatures have been above average.  After next week's seasonably cold weather temperatures warm up but still no sun.  The plants need sun but the greenhouse backroom and cold frames can be opened a week early.  Gilbert will be able to stop bringing his seedling in from his greenhouse every night.

    I had a good doctor's visit.  On the way home I stopped by Lynne and Tom's for a few minutes. Tom is doing a little better and enjoys a visiter for a little bit. He is frail and tires easily.  When I got home I took the ad for the town newsletter to the town hall and got dump tickets.  With spring cleaning and moving we have more trash than we can put in the dumpster.  Bekah planted a few more seeds, transplanted and water baby seedlings and Jay took down the outside Christmas tree and decorations.  It is time to start getting ready for the supplies coming the first week in April.

     Several blackbirds flew into the feeders. Including a red winged blackbird the had white where the red should be.  Some of his other feathers were white too.  From now on I only will put suet out in the suet feeders that  make the birds fly underneath to eat the suet.  The black birds can't do that.

    May God bless you on this day, Sally