Much of what makes the Bell Family Farm such a wonderful setting has nothing to do with the Bell Family or with farming! The oak trees are beginning their annual growth cycle, setting flowers and preparing for the spring. The wildflowers, tricked by a few warm and sunny days and a good amount of rain are opening in expectation of warmer days in the near future.
The weather that coaxes the oaks and wildflowers also encourages the weeds -- an eternal battle here. Most of Saturday this weekend was devoted to the systematic removal of
prolific and pesky weeds. But, the
chore of weed-pulling is as good an excuse as any to get outside and appreciate the natural beauty of the environment. And I suppose if the flowers on the weeds were more appealing and they didn't overwhelm everything else, I'd consider them a gift of the hill as well.
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