Spring

Finally a warm and sunny day. We are now seeing the sun and feeling the rays. This past weekend we got our pots planted and our hanging baskets out. It appears that they have doubled everyday in size. Spring amazes me. We can see life emerging everywhere.
In our classroom this year we hatched chicken eggs. It is such a wonder to take a simple chicken egg, put it in an incubator and in just twenty one days see life erupt from the shell. We were able to watch a couple of complete hatchings. Before the chicks even pip the egg you can hear them peeping. Then there is a small peck in the egg, soon it is a small hole. At this point the chick will rest a bit. It can take several hours to have the chick fulling out of the egg. When they get out and are drying, it is just impossible to believe that the baby you are looking at ever fit in the shell.
One of the other parts of spring on the farm I just love, is watching the kids play. We know have two sets of twin kids. They have just gotten to the stage where they are out and having fun. When they run, it is like they are springs. The mommas are never far from the young and each mom has a distinctive call for her young.
Right now the trees are really pushing the leaves. The spring flowers are up and the bees are very busy pollinating everything to include people!
Happy Spring!