The Globe Thistles were the biggest seedlings, so I began with them:
Then the tiny Chives. Alas, I had to quit at that point, determined to finish planting the other seedlings as soon as weather permitted:
The fantail pigeons began nesting in earnest after I gave them some hay for their nests:
And one new baby was hatched and seemed to be doing well:
The farm was filled with aroma of lilacs and apple blossoms until one day when a skunk got killed in the road. I left it overnight for the coyotes, but when they didn't want it I picked it up by the tail and tossed it into the brush by the side of the road:
Mowing the lawn beneath the apple trees was like passing through a tunnel of flowers:
And the brand new lilac seemed happy with its new home:
The little rose which was supposed to climb up the old farm sign frame, however, needed more sun. So I got out the chainsaw and lopped off many limbs from apple, pear and cherry trees. Then I hauled them to the brush pile in the woods:
The two Flowering Crabs and the wild seeded Golden Delicious apple tree put on a glorious display:
Here are the red Flowering Crab and the apple tree blossoms:
The Prairie Rose Flowering Crab was taking its time to flower but had an extreme abundance of buds. I knew it would be spectacular when they began to open:
