My apologies for not posting in a few days. We’ve been very busy here with spring, friends, and the every day things that go along with an absent Daddy (in the field again).

On Friday, the children and I started some seeds in improvised pots (gallon milk jugs, apple juice bottles, and miscellaneous other containers destined for the trash and recycling bins). The weather has been mild and wet, so I’m just keeping them outside on the deck.

On Monday the littles and I spent all day helping our friend get ready for a baby due next month. We’re all very excited to have a new baby “in the family.” My kids already think of her daughter as their little sister. We ended up staying all day, and got to admire her beautiful seedings and garden. She’s got a major jump on me. I don’t know how she gets so much done with a one year old and a tummy. You can see her tray of seedlings on the table above.

Yesterday I went out to check on our seedlings, and discovered, to my utter amazement, that most of them had already sprouted — in only four days! Here are our sunflower sprouts, which we’ll plant all along our fence.

And here they are today!