Ah! Spring in the great Northwest!
Over the past two weeks, we've had heavy rain, light rain, showers, light snow, hail, a wind storm, and lots of grey, grey clouds, but interspersed here and there has been peeks of a shining orb in the sky. I think it might be called the SUN!
On its appearance last week, we went to the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The animals were in full spring season. We saw some very amorous ducks. We also saw both of the Arctic foxes, the brown coastal and the white inland - very cool. We've never seen them both at the same time before. We also saw several members of the zoo's wolf pack and the big brown bears were very active in their outdoor enclosure. (I forgot the camera - BAD moma.)
Today was absolutely gorgeous. It hit the 60's. We broke out the shorts. The blinding light of all those white legs equaled that of the sun! We did some much needed gardening. (I swear those weeds sprung up overnight.) Our garden is showing signs of spring. The rhubarb is back. The herbs are still going strong. We'll start our indoor seeds this week!
This afternoon, we gathered up the future farmers for fun at a local park. Alex beat us all handily at a game of dandelion hole golf, and Anni is getting really skilled at dribbling a soccer ball! Then we took a long hike along the river trail. We spied a bald eagle in a tree, two otters in the river, and six garter snakes in the grass. After all that it was time for an afternoon nap!
Here's hoping for more sunny spring days!
CSA box #1: Lettuce, broccoli, miner's lettuce, baby bokchoy, radishes, red peppers, green onions, pea pods, mushrooms, tomato, strawberries, grapefruit, pears, & oranges. We made lots of stir fries this week.
CSA box #2: apples, pears, oranges, Myer lemons, cucumber, cauliflower, onions, potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, lettuce, radish, tomato, asparagus, and avocado. Our menu included asparagus quiche and cauliflower potato curry this week.
Egg salad open face sandwiches using tomato and lettuce from the csa box, chives from the garden, and eggs from the coop.
An English tea for dinner one evening. All the produce is from the boxes. Have you tried miner's lettuce? It's a wild edible that tastes alot like water cress.
This week's CSA box was so big we had to split it into two photos. First, the veggies: carrots, lettuce, zucchini, onion, mushrooms, potatoes, jalapenos, avocado, green onion, and broccolini.
And now the fruit and grocery items: oranges, apples, grapefruit, tangelos, peaches, tomato (yep, it's a fruit), cheese, sausages, and tofu. Our wonderful CSA with Full Circle Farm has been expanding its offerings. We can now add organic teas, coffees, chocolates, cheeses, tofu, some meat, breads, grains, and gourmet items to our box. The garlic and herb tofu, along with zucchini, mushrooms, and onions are headed for a veggie lasagna!
