Here are some happenings around the farm:

1) The spring garden is in and the bedding plants are started. We have lettuce, spinach, kale, Swiss chard, turnips, carrots, peas, and kohlrabi up outside; and tomatoes, lemongrass, and peppers up inside.

2) Our sons cat, Cassius Clay (aka Cash) has moved into our barn and all the animals are adjusting. You gotta love 24 year-olds working on their masters programs...

3) The hens and guineas have intensified their egg-laying efforts and we are getting lots of eggs. Guinea eggs are SO CUTE!

4) Trailer, my English Shepherd, and I attended a herding clinic this past weekend with Bruce Nelson and we now have an inkling of what we are doing. Trailer showed a lot of driving instinct, but that may be due to the fact that he wanted to be close to me. I discovered that it was impossible to get him to gather if I was looking at him - all he would do was look back at me. But when I looked at the sheep and focused my attention on them, he would fetch them to me. I was also amazed at how easily he called off. All it took was an "ack" when he got too excited, and he would stop and look at me. Crazy, biddable dog!

Peace and warm spring days!