A brisk, cold wind is blowing this morning.
Trees are swaying
The sun shining.
Ducks are going "quack, quack" in the fields.
Green green grass is growing.
The temperature will climb to the 70s today.
Annie's coming home for the weekend tonight.
We've told Foster he will be happy.
My friend and editor Helen came through her heart procedure with flying colors this week.
It's a good-looking and happy Thursday here at the Lovestead.
The sprucing up I've been doing during the week is starting to show.
Last week the old board fence along Pasture No. 1 looked pretty pathetic, especially with a board missing.
Since then, a new board has gone up and the paint brush has been busy, as has the lawnmower and the weed eater.
The place looks pretty impressive now.
Tomorrow it will serve as the spot where the horses have their feet trimmed, and Miss Lily gets a new pair of front shoes.
BTW: Lily (above) turned 20 this year. She's shedding and starting to look her usual pretty self.
Maybe she'll get ridden this weekend.
My green-house lettuce is starting to take shape. Soon, I can pluck a few leaves for hamburger sandwiches. Also, baby cucumbers are popping up through the soil.
My tomatoes are not that impressive yet. I'm hoping the warm weather will give them a boost.
The weather forecasters say we won't have nightly freezes, at least for a while, so I might try putting some more seeds in the soil in the next few days.
All in all, the spring beauty is starting to keep us in awe pretty much all around the place.
By tomorrow or the next day we'll be experiencing the "radiance" of little leaves popping out and taking our breath away as they are highlighted by the sunshine.
I do, however, have some sad Lovestead news to report. A few days ago, when I went down to the far pasture to see how Mama Turkey was doing with her eggs, I came upon a horrific sight.
A predator had struck during the night.
A couple of eggs were smashed and the area around the eggs was strewn with feathers and body parts.
Sad ending but also an indication of the workings of nature.
I met Tom and Beth from Seattle while on a flight to Los Angeles. Beth was a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines, while Tom was a contractor.
I told them they ought to come to Sandpoint and stay at the Lovestead. So, they did--for two days.
We had a blast showing them around, and they seemed to enjoy themselves camping out behind the barn.
Truk rode by one day on his bicycle. As a temporary resident in the neighborhood, he stopped for a roadside visit.
Not long after that, he offered to prune several of our trees.
He eventually moved back to California.
Our trees benefitted greatly from Truk's skills.
We hope he's doing well.
Frankie was quite proud to show off her earrings one day while doing her superintendent duties at the county fair.
Then, she was happy to pose for a photo with these fair volunteers.
Below: we all enjoyed treats at Trinity Restaurant, when former student Keith, now a Clemson University English professor, came to interview some locals, including Debbie, for a story he was writing.
From the Sandpoint Junior High Cedar Chips newspaper, circa 1960.
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