Down Time And Waiting For Spring

It's that time of year when for once there is nothing to do in The Patch. A rare occasion indeed! A month or two of rest is a welcome treat. And contrary to tradition, I decided to not start onion sets on Christmas day this year which means that the seed starting table and grow light have yet to make an appearance from the basement.

Post holiday chores this year included a complete turn-over and replacement of seed stock as well as sending the chickens off to slaughter. Their lay rate was dropping off and one of them managed to develop a taste for eggs. This is bad news for such a small flock because once they start eating eggs it is almost impossible to get them to stop. We were down to only three girls as it was and only one or two eggs a day just wasn't cutting it. Better to get them out now before the depths of winter.

This provided an excellent opportunity to clean the tractor and get it up on the patio for winter.

Now all we need is some spring-time weather!