We have been having some seesaw weather lately, which I guess is what April is like in Maine. There have been some really beautiful and warm days in late March and early April that have let us get out and work the soil.
Alden seems to be excited to be able to go out as well. His favorite outdoor activities this season include collecting pine cones, playing with our neighbor's dog, and ringing our neighbor's wind chimes. Karen gave us a wind chime for Alden, which is okay in a pinch, but he prefers to ring the neighbor's one... maybe he likes it because it has a much lower tone?
Alden took his shoes and socks off and walked on the grass! This is a big deal for us, since, last season he would curl his feet and lift his legs as high as he could when we tried to set him on grass. 
We tilled an additional 12 square feet into our squash patch and made it our official over-wintering garden. This year we've planted several mixes of greens, spinach, mustard, mache, arugula, turnips, radishes, kale, bok choi and carrots in this garden. With any luck, these veggies will survive the winter if mulch them with enough straw or leave litter. The other patch is our regular summer garden and we are planting potatoes and tomatoes far away from each other in their own designated plots hoping to avoid the spread of any blights.
Before
After. The recycled paper weed block acts as a terrific sail in the spring winds. I'm hoping to use our first grass clippings to help keep the paper down, but for now, rocks will have to do.Ilana should do a big garden post soon. She sent soil samples away again for tests and has made several gardening charts and schedules. I sure she will share them.
Update: Woke up at 6:30 to see this out the window. We rushed outside to brush the snow off our poor little seedlings and cover them with some garden fabric. Hopefully it's not too late...
It was 80 degrees 2 weeks ago. This has got to be one of the weirdest springs I can remember.
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