Planting Bulbs

It was cold and windy today. I spent the afternoon planting crocus bulbs. I haven’t been able to plant bulbs in the past because the ground on the farm is so hard. Now I’ve found a great new bulb auger. You just put it in your electric drill as you would a drill bit. Using an outdoor extension cord, I took it out and drilled a dozen holes in no time with no effort. It’s from Better Gardening Tools. Tomorrow I will plant daffodil bulbs. 

Cycles

One of the things I like about farm life is the security of seasonal cycles. It’s harvesttime again. The corn pours like a river of gold from the harvester into hoppers which are taken to a local grain elevator to sell. Some is stores in the silos to sell later in the spring when prices are higher. Winter, spring and sumer will come and go with their own rituals, but then harvest will be here again. How dull life would be if their were no seasons and cycles. I’m sure this applies to life, but you can decide how.