2/13/26  Soft hands and an empty pantry won't serve you when the world gets hard.  Learn to do things.

Clear and 13 degrees.  Sunshine today, a stiff NW breeze, high 32.  Clear tonight, low -3.  The warm spell forecast a week ago has gotten much shorter.  Don't put your sap buckets out yet.  Mostly cloudy Saturday, a west breeze, high 35, low 9.  Partly cloudy Sunday, a brisk NNW breeze, high 33, low 9.  Cloudy Monday, a SSW breeze, high 37, low 26.  Snow showers Monday night.  Snow showers Tuesday morning, a SW breeze, high 40. low 27.  Partly cloudy Wednesday, a stiff NW breeze, high 36, low 14.  Partly cloudy Thursday, a NNW breeze, high 34, low 5.  1-3 inches of snow next Friday, a north breeze, high 29, low 16. Partly cloudy next Saturday, a brisk NW breeze, high 32, low 16.  Sunshine next Sunday, a brisk NW breeze, high 36, low 11.  Clouds the first three days the week of the 23, snow at the end of the week.  How much changes every day.  Brisk NW breezes all week with highs around  30.  Lows around 11 until Friday.  Friday's low 16.

    Even though I have lights making the hens days longer, the naturally longer days are triggering the hens to lay more.  The pullets are laying nearly 100% and the old hens have all their new feathers and are starting to lay again. Warmer temperatures may be helping.  No ice in their water buckets.  Deviled eggs for an after school snack today!  A few times this winter there were no eggs in the "eggs and milk for sale" refrigerator.  Now there are enough to keep it full. There are two refrigerators in the house entryway. one for grass fed hamburger, one for milk and eggs.  Self-service.  Customers just walk in, choose what they want and put payment in the money jar.

    Lots of green showing in the germination trays.  Giving the tiny seedlings TLC is now on Bekah's to do list every day. Filling the bird feeders after the birds go to roost is on my list every day..  I forgot last night so I was out there just before daylight.  I could fill the feeders during the day, there are times the birds all seem to take a break.  But they often take their break right there in the kitchen garden, hiding in the bushes or Christmas tree.  Yesterday several doves were lined up, dozing in the sun.  I don't like to disturb them.

    May your day be blessed, Sally