4/24/23 Planting trees is a gesture into the future, it is a hand held out to other generations.

Clouds and fog, gentle east breeze, 41 degrees.  Rain today with a stiff ESE breeze, a high of 47.  Steady light rain this evening, showers overnight. An ESE breeze, a low of 40.  Showers  tomorrow with a n ESE breeze, a high of 46, a low of 39.  Clouds on Wednesday with a SE breeze, a high of 57, a low of 36.  Possible PM showers Thursday with a west breeze, a high of 60, a low of 37.  Sunshine Friday with a north breeze, a high of 65, a low of 38. Cloudy Saturday with a brisk east breeze, a high of 62, a low of 38.  Partly cloudy Sunday with a strong ESE breeze, a high of 58, a low of 39.  Showers next Monday and Tuesday with highs about 54, lows of 41.  An east wind Monday, a brisk ENE breeze Tuesday.  Possible morning showers Wednesday, the 3rd, with a NE breeze, a high of 59, a low of 42.  Some clouds the rest of the week and weekend with brisk NW breezes, highs in the mid sixties, lows in the mid forties.

    A pleasant day yesterday.  We enjoyed the weather knowing that  unsettled, damp and chilly weather is in the forecast.  Church was followed by a family dinner.  Jay and Bekah loaded an inclosed trailer with hay for delivery today.  The need for heaters in the outside greenhouses and cold frames was borderline last night.  Bekah decided not to turn them on.  They will have to be on low the next several nights to keep the temperatures up to fifty.  I read that migrating birds are returning a week to ten days earlier than the average date..  This chilly April may make them wish they'd waited a bit. 

    They also planted our cucumbers in pots.  We can start our plants early because Jay plants them in black plastic and covers them with remay.    The plants are protected from the wind and cucumber beetles.  The remay tunnel stays  about four degrees warmer than the outside temperature.  The plastic warms up the soil for the roots.

    This afternoon Jay will pick up the potatoes.  The soil is warm enough to plant them.  When they get planted depends on when the tractor tire is repaired and how much rain we get.  Nursery deliveries are supposed to start coming this week.

    May God bless you on this day, Sally