There is little rain this spring. The grass is slow to come but it's trying. The choke cherry bushes are struggling to leaf and hopefully this year there won't be a late frost to strangle the cherries. There were no cherries last year to harvest. So no jam.
The aspen trees are also not showing much leaf. We really are missing the moisture up here. It seems to be falling all around the valley but little in it. It's very dusty out there and the winds dry things up even more. We pray for rain.
I am starting to see some bees which is a good thing. They, too, have been scarce this spring. Every morning I awake to meadowlarks singing outside. It's a glorious sound. I imagine they also wish for rain. The gardens go in about now until early June. It's not too late for us at this altitude to have a late frost. Last year it was around the 18th of May there was a frost which spoiled some early corn crops up valley. I didn't start mine until May 31st last year and will probably wait until then this year.
At least the inside plants are thriving. The new ones below are marigolds to be transplanted to the garden in another month. They bring the bees and add beauty to the garden as well.
