The trees have a blush of green, but the pastures are lush with new green grass. Warm sun invites my goats to spend lazy days basking. They aren’t the only ones wanting to enjoy the weather.
Blooming Trees
Many trees, like oaks, hickories, elms, ashes, walnuts, willows and more, don’t bother with insects. They use the wind to carry pollen and fertilize their flowers. They produce clouds of the yellow stuff that coats everything around on these warm lazy days.
The floods toppled a sycamore so it lies across the creek. It’s still rooted so it wants to leaf out. I took note as sycamores bloom up, far up above my head and I wanted pictures of the flowers. This tree is producing its flowers at eye level.
Good-Bye Winter
The air is warm much of the time. Temperatures are in the springtime range. My tomato seedlings are eager to get out into the garden.
Milking time is done with impatient goats. No sooner am I done, than the herd is ready to barge out the gate for the day. Then the goats stand looking around. Should they go north into the pasture? Maybe across the creek and south has better grass. Then again, across the creek and up the hill is nice.
One thing is sure, the herd is back down near the creek around noon. That’s when they enjoy the lazy days lying around in the sun until they are too hot, then the shade to cool off. All the time they are chewing their cuds filled with spring’s bounty.
No Lazy Days Here
Insects are buzzing from flower to flower. Now is their time of plenty.
Lone star ticks are out and eager for a meal. For the next several months these things will make life miserable for the goats and me.
And spring chores are on a long list. I may feel like enjoying these lazy days, but I won’t. Well, maybe for a little while.
