Spring has sprung

Or "What a difference a week makes."

Puddle

Last Tuesday was the first day of spring, but on Wednesday morning it was -5 F on our porch, and there was three plus feet of snow lying around. But all week it has been in the 40s and 50s, and one night it didn't even freeze. So we have lost a huge amount of snowpack, there are actually bare spots up in the field, and the greenhouse is starting to fill up.

Tomato seedlings almost ready to be planted out

All this also means that we are in full-on mud season, which turns out to be somewhat challenging with two young children who have cabin/spring fever. They want to go outside each day, but usually end up completely covered in mud from even the shortest outings. Today Waverly's boots got sucked off her feet by the mud when she and Maryellen were going to plant more peas, and she literally went a few steps in just her socks before flagging the problem for our attention. Henry, on the other hand, attempts to go over to the sandbox everytime we step out the door, but the sandbox is still covered by drifted snow. Soon! Although spring has already come to most of the northern hemisphere, it will soon come to us!