Making Progress

The mornings are starting out a little warmer as we close in on May.  From record lows in the low 20s on Monday to 38 this morning and predicted lows in the mid 40s for next week, the trend is up.  Planted 100 strawberry plants last night.  It is always amazing to see the bedraggled plants coming out of the packaging and thinking they will never grow, but lo and behold within a couple of weeks they sprout and start the cycle.  Dreams of shortcake and whipped cream in 14 months.  Barring the usual problems like weeds, late frosts, disease, etc.  Gardening and farming are continuing denials of disaster and expressions of faith in the regenerative powers of the earth.