3/29/23 “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”   - Theodore Roosevelt

Fair, calm, 25 degrees.  Sun and clouds today with a light WNW breeze, a high of 47.  Clouds tonight with 1-3 inches of snow.  A strong south breeze with a low of 28.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with strong WNW winds, a high of 32, a low of 22.  Cloudy Friday with a brisk WNW breeze, a high of 44.  Rain, some snow may mix in, Friday night with a SSE breeze, a low of 32.  A half inch of rain Saturday and Saturday evening with a strong SSE breeze Saturday becoming a WNW wind Saturday night.  Saturday's high 51, the low 29.  A NW wind Palm Sunday with sunshine, a high of 35, a low of 22.  Cloudy Monday with a strong SW breeze, a high of 45, a low of 37.  Partly cloudy Tuesday with a NW breeze, a high of 50, a low of 32.  Rain Wednesday with a brisk east breeze, a high of 49. a low of 38.  Showers next Thursday with a strong WNW breeze, a high 50, a low of 35. Partly cloudy Good Friday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 33.  Partly cloudy Saturday, the 8th with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 33. Cloudy on Easter with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 49, a low of 33.  Some clouds, perhaps some showers the next three days with brisk NW breeze, highs about 50, lows about 35.

     Yesterday was a quiet day.  The Amish didn't come to work on the baker so Jay and Bekah were able to get some things done in the greenhouse.  Enough snow has melted to allow Jay to clean up half the soil display area and put down pallets.  He is counting on Saturday's rain to melt the rest of the snow.  They had to run water again.  It looks like they won't be able to leave the hoses out until next Monday.

     There are lots of blackbirds around but not the flocks of hundreds that I'm seeing in the corn fields.  We seem to be down to two pairs of cardinals.  Two grosbeaks are still here. Nuthatches, titmouse, chickadees,finches,woodpeckers and of course the  little brown birds make up the rest of the birds at the feeders.  So far the blackbirds have ignored the suet.

     I've no idea what today will bring but I'm sure it will be pleasant and busy.  My God be with you, Sally