there is still quite a bit of snow on the ground despite the first days of spring
that I can sense my little Valley is starting to wake up after five sleepy months of snow and ice
the warmth in the air couldn't be more welcomed and despite the mud
on my boots I'm in High Spirits and anticipating the first spring flowers
I still have a while to wait but the new season is moving in the air
has shifted smells of fresh soil and saplings permeate the forest
this is a time of great change in my quiet secluded life
I have great plans of future gardening projects hiking on Trails newly uncovered
and as promised the announcement of some new additions to my animal family
wood was full of rabbit holes and in the neatest sandiest told the ball lived Benjamin's aunt and
his cousins flopsy mopsy Cottontail and Peter old Mrs rabbit was a widow she earned her living by
knitting rabbit wool mittens and muffets I once bought a pair at a Bazaar she also
sold herbs and rosemary tea and rabbit tobacco which is what we call lavender
Bernard two sweet little rabbits that have recently found their way into my life
once they're old enough they will be living together in a little rabbit dwelling my
husband and I are building in the spring in the meantime they're getting used to
all the new smells and sounds of the cottage safely tucked away in a little indoor Hutch
they're already bringing me great joy adding a new vibrancy into my cold and snowy world
I recently decided to make a little porch Garden of herbs and flowers and a vegetable
garden in front of my home with great plans to grow more mint and chamomile for tea
I used to dislike this time of year somewhere between winter and spring
when all you see is mud and dead grass mixed in with melting snow
and yet now I like to see it as a necessary time as we all must accept seasons of scarcity in order
to truly enjoy the abundance that is yet to come cloudy and dark days are perhaps not so
bad as we think because they always give way to something beautiful if we are only patient
I think I still have mud on me it is so swampy and wet outside but I have to admit I'm really
enjoying it because I am so ready for spring it's been I think almost five months of snow
and that is a much longer winter than we're used to and so I just I just I'm impatient
but I'm trying to be patient so yes we did invite two lovely new bunnies to come live
with us Luke and I are gonna work on building a wonderful outdoor Sanctuary for them for the
spring and if you happen to know where the names Bianca and Bernard come from
do let me know it is one of my favorite sets of movies so of course there is a lot of change on
the horizon change of seasons new bunnies new things to build around the house sales from my
Etsy shop this week will be helping go towards building Bernard and Bianca's new outdoor
Sanctuary hopefully it can be a place to bring rescued rabbits in the future as well and so I
have big plans rabbits have always been one of my favorite types of animals I think that they
are so sweet and so deeply affected by their environment if they're in a chaotic and Loud
environment it is quite difficult for them to thrive and they really crave peace and nature
and quietness and I feel like our souls are quite similar in that way so I'm a huge fan of
bunnies and I'm so happy to have more in my life if flowers are blooming and things are bright and
blue where you are that is so wonderful please send some of that lovely warmth and Magic over
here but the snow will be melted soon I am sure sending all my love I will see you very soon