5/15/26  Have we have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do?

Clouds, 51 degrees.   Cloudy today with a slight chance of a shower,a NE breeze, high 61.  Some clouds tonight, low 48. Partly cloudy tomorrow, high 75, low 57. a strong SW breeze. Mostly sunny Sunday, a strong WNW breeze, high 73, low 43. Partly cloudy Monday, a brisk west breeze, high 70, low 50.  PM thundershowers Tuesday, a stiff SW breeze, high 86, low 61.  PM thundershowers Wednesday, a stiff SW breeze, high 81, low 51.  Partly cloudy next Thursday through the weekend.  Stiff NW breezes Thursday and Friday, highs 61 and 64, lows 42.  WSW breezes on the weekend, highs 69, lows 44 and 49.  Partly cloudy Monday the 25th and Tuesday 26th with possible morning showers , highs 69 and 74, lows 51.  Partly cloudy the next three days with brisk WNW breezes, higa 75, lows in the low 50's.

    Since I now share the egg refrigerator with milk and yogurt there isn't room for all the eggs. This winter I stored them under the hoosier cupboard.  When it warmed up this spring I put them in the garage.  Tuesday night a critter found them.  The eggs the critter ate had an opening in the top and the egg sucked out, nice and neat.  The eggs it knocked on the cement  floor to get the ones he ate were a mess to clean up. Bekah has seen a possum a few times so that is who is getting the blame.  There won't be any more eggs, room has been made in the refrigerator.

    Potatoes are cut up.  The cut edge is drying over, they are getting little sprouts, the weather forecast says there are some good days for planting.  Kaleb planted the red rhubarb for me.  I dug the dandelions I missed last fall out of my strawberries. As soon as I see a dandelion going to seed I'm putting remay over my raised beds.  Last summer the wind dropped dandelion seeds in them and I think everyone germinated.

    Little League and T ball have started,  Jordn and Chairia coach, son Mike coaches and umpires.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 5/14/26  Let us never stop giving our appreciation and praise to our Creator.

Misting, 46 degrees.  Cloudy today with a strong SE breeze, high  63.  Showers this evening, overnight clouds, low 48.  AM showers, some afternoon sun, a NE breeze, high 63. low 46. Sunshine Saturday, A strong west breeze, high 75, low 55. Partly cloudy Sunday, a WNW wind, high 76, low 44. Partly cloudy Monday. a west breeze, high 67, low 47. Partly cloudy Tuesday, a stiff SW breeze, high 86, low 60.  Thunderstorms Wednesday, a west breeze, high 75, low 49. Partly cloudy nxt Thursday and Friday, a Brisk NW breeze, highs 64, lows 44.  Cloudy next weekend, showers Sunday, brisk WNW breezes, highs 66, lows 46.   Partly cloudy on the 25th and 26th, NW breezes, highs 67, lows 49.  Cloudy Wednesday the 25th, possible showers and Thursday the 28th,WSW breezes, highs 68, lows 51.

   It isn't very pleasant for outside work but it is calm.  There is too much to do to let the mist stop us.  We're looking forward to this weekend.  The warm temperatures will probably bring out blackflies but  the swallows are hungry.

   I made butter yesterday, it is already turning yellow because Mabel is on grass.  There is plenty of grass, she stayed out in the pasture for the first time last night.

   I bought some Canadian red rhubarb roots,  The variety is hard to find and expensive. It is all red and sweeter but not as robust as the common rhubarb. It will be planted a long way from our hardy, dependable old fashioned Victoria rhubarb.  I'm hoping it will put out seed stalks next year.

   May your day be blessed, Sally

 5/13/26“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility."  Wendall Berry

Some sun, 41 degrees.  Low here on the hill, 33.  Air quality today is poor.  Cloudy with periods of light rain this afternoon ending overnight.  A stiff SSW breeze, high 57, low 43.  Cloudy tomorrow, a strong SE breeze, high 62, low 47.  Showers Friday, brisk NE breeze, high 60, low 44.  Sunshine Saturday, some clouds Sunday, light west winds, highs 75, low 53 and 46.   Partly cloudy Monday, a WNW breeze, high 71, low 49. Partly cloudy Tuesday, a strong SW breeze, high 81, low 55.  Thunderstorms next Wednesday, a NW breeze, high 68, low 47.  Partly cloudy next Thursday and Friday, highs in the mid sixties, lows 45. Brisk NW breezes. Partly cloudy next weekend, West breezes, highs 67, lows about 48.  Some showers the next three days,brisk NW breezes Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th.  A brisk SW breeze Wednesday.  highs in the mid to upper sixties, lows about 50.

     I tried to find out why the air was unhealthy.  Only reason I could find was stagnant air.  I double checked the high of 82 for the 19th, it is in several forecasts.

     We have sold many hanging baskets but we still have a nice selection.  Lots of wave petunias but the classic purple is almost sold out.  Between the perennials Bekah has grown and the Prides Corner delivery  there is  an excellent selection of perennials. Lots of shrubs too including several different hydrangeas

     There have been 10-20 evening grosbeaks at the feeders every day.  This morning there were two.  The rest must have gone north.  The female hummingbirds have arrived.  Not as many as last year.

     Suddenly it is time to do everything!  Today is make butter day but I plan to get in garden time.  Jay is still planting onions between customers.  The rows all have a soaker hose and mulch.  Onions love water and hate weeds.  May your day be blessed, Sally

 5/12/26  A home surrounded by flowers and nature becomes more than a place to live. It becomes a sanctuary for the soul.

  Sunshine, 35 degrees.  Some afternoon clouds, high 56, a strong NE breeze.  Mostly clear tonight, low 35.  Late afternoon/overnight showers tomorrow, a strong SW breeze, high 60, low 45.  Possible morning showers Thursday, mostly cloudy, a strong SE breeze, high 63. low 47. Showers Friday, a brisk NE breeze, high 58, low 45.  Partly cloudy this weekend and Monday. A stiff SW breeze Saturday, high 73, low 52. A light WNW wind Sunday, high 75, low 49.  A west breeze Monday, high 71, low 50. PM showers next Tuesday, a strong SW breeze, high 75, low 57.  Mostly cloudy next Wednesday, a NW breeze, high 67, low 45.  Possible morning showers next Thursday, a SE breeze, high 61, low 45.  Partly cloudy next Friday, a brisk SW breeze, high 65, low 47.  Possible PM showers Saturday the 23rd, overnight and Sunday morning.  Brisk SW breezes both days, some sun, highs about 69, lows 49. Partly cloudy Monday the 25th, a stiff SW breeze, high 70, low 60.  Showers Tuesday the 26th, a Brisk SW breeze, high 69, low 50.
      The loop is later than usual this morning.  Maegan usually brings the bus home but it needed to stay at the bus garage today.  Jay and Bekah were both busy with customers so I picked her up.  The greenhouse opens at nine but people know Jay and Bekah live by the greenhouse.
       It was dry enough to plant rotatil yesterday.  They planted onions.  They plant a lot of onions, they'll be planting more today.  They planted the sweet Walla Walla onions yesterday.  Today they'll plant the red storage onions.  0ur soil is warm enough for onions and potatoes.  This has not been a warm spring.  Many saw a frost last night and may see one again tonight.   There are no more thirties in the two week forecast.  I'll be watching the temperatures at the end of the month when we have a full moon.
      May your day be blessed, Sally 


Quick Reference: Minimum Soil Temperatures

Most vegetable seeds require a minimum soil temperature of 36° to 60°F (2° to 16°C) to germinate. Below that, seeds may sit, rot, or sprout very slowly.

36° to 45°F (2° to 7°C): spinach, lettuce, peas
45° to 55°F (7° to 13°C): beets, carrots, cabbage
55° to 65°F (13° to 18°C): beans, corn, squash
65° to 75°F (18° to 24°C): tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, melons

 5/11/26  You're already blessed.  Focus on that.

Sunshine, 44 degrees, a light south breeze.  Partly cloudy this morning, more clouds this afternoon, high 61.  A brisk NW breeze, some clearing tonight, low 38.  Partly cloudy tomorrow, a strong NW breeze, high 57, low 35.  Partly cloudy Wednesday morning, PM showers.  A SW breeze, high 60, low 44.  Rain Thursday, showers Friday, easterly breezes, highs about 58, lows about 48. Perhaps a shower Saturday morning, partly cloudy, a NW breeze, high 69, low 50.  Partly cloudy next Sunday and Monday, Brisk NW breezes, highs 73, lows 51.  Partly cloudy next Tuesday, perhaps an afternoon shower, a SW breeze, high 72, low 49. Partly cloudy next Wednesday, a brisk NW breeze, high 68, low 48.  Partly cloudy next Thursday, perhaps an afternoon shower, a SW breeze, high 64, low 47.  Clouds Friday the 22ed, a brisk SW breeze, high 67, low 50.  Partly cloudy Saturday the 23rd, a SW breeze, high 72, low 51.  Showers Sunday the 24th, a west breeze, high 79, low 50.  Partly cloudy Monday the 25th, a brisk west breeze, high 72, low 52.

   A very busy weekend for the greenhouse, a lot fewer plants to water.  We have two pairs of orioles coming , mostly for the grape jelly.  We haven't seen the indigo bunting again.  We only have a few hummingbirds.

  Lots of phone time with family living far away.  Close by family all stopped by to visit.  Mike thought about taking me out to lunch after church.  Instead he bought pizza for everyone.  The kids loved it and the busy mothers loved that Mike fed their kids lunch!

   Onions and potatoes will be the focus this week.  Usually they are planted by now.  We were happy to see the rains but the storms have put us behind.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 5/9/26  Kindness, every little bit helps.

 37 was our low, some places got frost.  My waves will go out today but I will put remay over them for five  nights.  And part of the day if there is a NW breeze.  A mix of clouds and sun today, more clouds this afternoon.  A brisk SSW breeze today, high 63.  Occasional light rain tonight, low 44.  Showers tomorrow, a stiff south breeze, high 60, low 42.  Cloudy Monday, a stiff NW breeze, high 61, low 39.  Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday.  A strong NNW breeze Tuesday, high 58, low 36.  A brisk west breeze Wednesday, high 62, low 43.  Showers Thursday, a brisk ESE breeze, high 61, low 46.  Showers Friday, a stiff NE breeze, high 58, low 46.  Showers next Saturday, a NW breeze, high 63, low 49. Partly cloudy next Sunday and Monday, stiff west breezes, highs 71, lows 50.  Some morning showers Tuesday the 19th, a stiff WSW breeze, high 70, low 49.  Partly cloudy Wednesday the 20th a stiff NW breeze, high 65, low 47. Possible morning showers Thursday, the 21, a stiff west breeze, high 66, low 49.  Partly cloudy Friday the 22ed, a brisk NW breeze, high 68, low 48.  Possible morning showers Saturday the 23rd, a west breeze, high 65, low 48.

    A good day yesterday.  Fun but very busy between a steady line of customers and unloading the truck. So many beautiful plants, many of them have already left.  The oriole visited the feeders.    A few more hummingbirds came, no females yet.  The rose-breasted grosbeak came back.  He sat on the edge of the feeder and ate instead of just lying in it and eating.  By afternoon we couldn't tell which one had been weak in the morning.

    Tomorrow is Mother's Day.  Jay and Bekah will be open all day, not just in the afternoon after church.  They are expecting today to be very busy, they'll have extra help.  Bekah is out building fence around the orchard.  Mabel ate all the rye cover crop in the garden.  .  Yesterday Mabel got into the horse barn.  The wind must have sucked the door open and then closed it because the door was closed.  She got into the baby chick feed.  There wasn't much, just what wouldn't fit in the feeders.  I was going after feed Monday.  Now I'm going this morning.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 5/8/26'  TRADE WORRY FOR PRAYER, PEACE BEGINS THERE.'

Sunshine, 37 degrees.  Clouds this afternoon, high 57,a brisk WNW breeze.  Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow.  Tonight's low 35.  A strong SW breeze tomorrow, high 62, low 44.  Showers Sunday and Monday. A stiff south breeze Sunday, high 63, low 44. A NW breeze Monday, high 56, low 40.  Partly cloudy Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  A strong NW breeze Tuesday, high 56, low 39.  A brisk NW breeze Wednesday, high 62, low 40. A south breeze Thursday, high 63, low 44.  Perhaps some morning showers next Friday, a NE breeze, high 64, low 46.  Partly cloudy next weekend, brisk NW breezes, highs 67, lows about 48.  Mostly cloudy Monday, the 18th, high 67, low 47.  Partly cloudy the rest of the week, westerly breezes, highs about 66, lows about 46.

    I had a very nice birthday yesterday.  Everytime I'd go to do something I usually do, Bekah had already done it.  So I got to do some extra things on my list and look at all the birthday wishes on FB. Several family members stopped by to visit and wish me happy birthday plus phone calls.  Maigin made a lovely supper .  Everyone sang Happy Birthday, Alexander blew out my candles for me.

    Today the Prides Corner order comes.  We are always excited for it to come.  The plants come ready to sell and they are always beautiful.  It is such a large order that our sales area is full.  And the hummingbirds are happy.  I'm hoping to put some bows of waves on top of the septic tank today.  I'll cover them with remay nights.  The hummingbirds love them.  And I want them to have something to eat besides sugar water.

  One of my feeders is a platform feeder.  This morning at daylight a rose breasted grosbeak was laying in the feeder eating.  He laid there eating for a long time.  Then flew to a branch and sat there soaking up the morning sun.  We think he just got here and was very hungry and worn out.  He's gone now.  The oriole came to eat some grape jelly why Andrew and Gayle were watching the birds.

   May your day be blessed, Sally