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| Time to plant trees! | 
Mark went up to Bellingham yesterday to pick up his annual tree order (the trip deserves its very own post).
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| Planting buddies | 
He took the two girls and Daniel into the woods this morning...
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| My favorite spring wild flower... | 
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| ...and a springtime wild girl! | 
 ...and then after I got home, Mark rototilled the small garden because I brought home some rhubarb and asparagus and...
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| Mark works while... | 
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| ...Lula watches! | 
 ...some meat chickens!  Wilco had a deal where you could get five free cornish cross with the purchase of a 50lb bag of chick food.  We got 20 birds and 200lbs of food.  I also caved on three americauna chicks.  I'll go back in a few weeks for turkeys!
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| Spring Ritual: De-spidering muck shoes! | 
Today's weather is absolutely gorgeous!  We've spent most of the days working on trees, chickens, and...
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| ...playing in the dirt... | 
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| ...looking at bugs... | 
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| ...and looking for spiders! | 
We seriously love spring here!