It’s a happy little leprechaun.

Graphite on paper.

Sunrise.

 

It’s March! Time to start some seeds. Planted seven types of tomatoes (112 total) and two types of peppers (32 total) today. I’m not planning on selling seedlings at the market this year, but I will have some to give away.

Seedlings.

A frosty morning at the observatory.

 

Planted some blueberry bushes in pots today.

Blueberries.

Moose on the loose.

 

Underpainting is done. It’s an orange wash to seal in the charcoal. Up next, the fun part…

Acrylic on canvas.

Farm life.

I left some primed metal pieces to dry in the driveway. I thought they were out of the way. Amazon ran right over them. Those turkeys. Painting fail. 

Not the artwork I was hoping for.

Not these turkeys.

Making stickers. Yes, I sing that to the tune of Making Christmas from The Night Before Christmas. Also everything is flooding right now, and then freezing. How fun.

Vinyl stickers.

It’s been kinda wet and chilly.

Filing this sketch under… things I wish I was doing… or… I can’t wait for warmer weather.

Graphite on paper.

Moose.

The great cotton seedling experiment is underway. In it are ungerminated lettuce seeds, paper towel germinated seeds for lettuce and tomatoes, and germinated lettuce seeds transferred from the hydroponic unit. Speaking of which, the hydroponic unit is going well with lettuce and tomato’s starting to grow already.

Seedlings.

Happy air plants.

 

Planted some onions and strawberries to start growing roots.

Onions.

Strawberries.

Turkeys.

 

Planted some figs and kiwis in containers for 1st year growing.

Kiwis.

Figs.

Morning crossers.

 

Prep for the next painting.

Charcoal on canvas.

Sunrise.

 

Right. So. I’ve been all about learning hydroponics as I want to grow lettuce indoors during the winter. My husband found a great deal on this desk version which will give us something to play with until the main version is ready. How fun!

Hydroponics.

Anyone want to shovel the deck?

The 2025 Garden Plan is finished. The largest projects this year are setting up new irrigation, hydroponics, improving soil conditions in the main garden and getting the observatory garden up and going. Also some rock hard scapes to improve fire protection in select areas.

2025 Garden Plan.

The side garden in winter.