Bunny Watch: Day 2

     Yes, that is snow in the above picture, but thankfully it wasn’t taken today!  Bunny Watch 2016 continues here in CT, with all of us waiting in rapt anticipation.  If you haven’t been following, it’s the week that we’d expect Buttercup to give birth to her first litter IF we were sure she was pregnant.  With spring weather finally arriving in the Northeast, I’ve had plenty of time in the yard to keep an eye on her.  However, I’m not certain that her slight weight-gain isn’t just the result of her voracious appetite, and/or my imagination.  I’m extra anxious though, because this could be her second failed breeding attempt, and I’d hate to see those excellent genes not passed on.  For now, we hope and wait.

     I set aside some time yesterday for serious garden preparation.  I started by getting the compost pile I started last summer spread out over the whole garden and tilled in.  Seeing something was missing, I cleaned out the makings of a whole new compost pile from under the rabbit hutches.  Later on, we sat down and finally finished picking out this year’s crops.  We order most of our seeds from Johnny’s Selected Seeds, who make it VERY difficult to choose just a few things from their excellent selection.  I went to place the last-minute order in, and somehow got a $5-off coupon!

     I’m aiming to begin planting snap & snow peas, kale, and other early season crops starting tomorrow.  This week we’ll also be starting seed trays with last-year’s leftover seeds and others that we bought locally.  Of course, with the yard tilled and prepped for planting, weeding season is upon us.  Such is the price we pay.


     Last, but certainly not least, BEHOLD: Wormzilla!  Not the 8th wonder of the world, but definitely the largest earth worm I’ve ever seen.