Last night, on my way home, I saw a coyote*. It was about knee-mid-thigh high, light brown. Its tail was down and so was its head. It was sauntering across the street, taking its time. It didn’t run when I came up in my car or when I slowed down.

I went down to Old Hill to walk The Pooch. It was bitter cold this morning, although the sun was shining bright and warm. In the frozen mud I saw all kinds of deer and turkey tracks. I also some decided canine-esque tracks. At first I thought they were from mushing dogs, but then I realized there were in places mushers don’t take their dogs so I assume they were coyote also (too big to be fox).

Ah, life!

*Coyote is pronounced “ki-ote” here, not “ki-o-tee”

It’s snowing again.

Where is spring?

Seeds from the seed exchange came in today. The seeds I have to plant are:

Basil: Sweet
Bean: Pole, Romano
Borage
Carrot
Catnip
Chamomile: German
Corn: Rainbow
Cucumber: Delikatesse
Cucumber: West Indian Gherkin
Cucumber: some sort of pickling kind
Dill
Forget Me Nots
Gladiolas (two different colors)
Lace in Mist
Love-in-a-puff
Morning Glories
Onion: Ringmaster
Oregano
Pea: shell
Pepper: Hot Red Cayenne, Long Red
Pepper: Bell California Wonder
Pepper: Bell mix
Pepper: I don’t know (I wrote on the slip pepper of some sort)
Pepper: Red Bell
Pumpkins
Sage: Garden (from Michelle’s garden)
Spinach: Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach
Spinach: New Zealand
Squash
Squash: Dark Green Zucchini
Sweet William
Sunflower: Unknown
Sunflower: Teddy bear
Sunflower: Evening Sun
Sunflower: Grey Stripe
Garden Thyme
Tomato: Black Cherry
Tomato: Brandywine Yellow
Tomato: Napoli
Tomato: Peacevine Cherry
Turnip: Purple Top, White Globe
Wildflower blend (2)
Wormwood
Something Milly gave me that I can’t remember what it is. I know it’s a flower though.
Something else Peppy gave me, but she doesn’t know what it is.

And still more seeds will be coming in from High Mowing Seeds. Think I went overboard?

(Yea. I did.)

Mud season has started here in Central New Hampshire. It’s been warm and cloudy for the last few days, melting the 2+ feet of snow we’ve had. We’re supposed to get more snow this weekend. I’m hoping it won’t be a lot and will melt fairly quickly.

The seeds are in, as stated below, although more are expected from High Mowing Seeds out of Vermont. I got my Fedco Seed catalog in today, but it’s too late to order from them so I’ll have to wait until next year. Gives me plenty of time to pick out what I want!

The seeds order from Victory Seeds came in the other day.

Bell Pepper California Wonder
Hot Pepper Cayenne Long Red
Carrot Gold King
Catnip
German Chamomile
Corn Rainbow Indian Corn
Cucumber West Indian Gherkin
Cucumber Delikatesse
Dill Bouquet
Love in a Puff Balloon Vine *
Onion Ringmaster
Oregano
Pole Bean Romano Italian Flat
Pumpkin Conneticut Field
Squash Cocozelle
Squash Dark Green Zucchini
Sunflower Evening Star *
Sunflower Giant Grey Stripe
Spinach New Zealand
Sweet Basil
Garden Thyme
Tomato Napoli
Tomato Brandywine Yellow
Tomato Abraham Lincoln
Tomato Black Cherry
Turnip Purple Top White Globe
Wormwood

*Not from Victory Seeds.

More seeds should be coming in from Peppylady sometime soon. She reported the seeds from the seed exchange came to her earlier this week. I can’t wait to see my surprises.

Speaking of surprises, I have no idea what wormwood is and why I ordered it. Anyone?

I’m on Spring Break right now so later in the week I’ll be going over my books to see what needs to be sprouted and what doesn’t. Hopefully we’ll get more of a harvest than we did last year. Of course that means all this snow has to melt.

Mud Season Cometh!

We’re getting a blizzard. Almost 2 feet is expected to fall. We already had about a foot on the ground from a storm a week or two ago.

I took Jaxsun out for a run around the yard and the snow was up to my knees and his chest. He jumped around and enjoyed playing in it until he got tired. By the time this storm ends, the snow should be above my knee.

The air has been cold but the sun warm the last few days, but still temps hover around freezing. Tomorrow and Sunday we’re supposed to warm up to the 50s. It’ll be a muddy, snowy mess.

Ah! Early spring!