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Jen and Daisy enjoyed the first really warm day of spring, sunbathing on the lawn. Jen had to get Daisy her own towel.

Everything is starting to bloom, even this aged pear tree.

Herman, our bachelor muskrat, can be seen each evening swimming back and forth across the pond, building his nest.

Spring is bursting forth: here’s a fox carrying around her kit, temperatures were above 50 degrees for much of the day, and Jen’s garden-in-exile is thriving in our dining room. We are hoping the last frost is behind us!

We had weird light and moody skies yesterday, rounding out four weeks of quarantine. The days run together as we try to get some work done, attend video social events, plant whatever we can think to plant in the garden, and cook whatever we can think to cook.

Today we removed the kimchi from its fermentation crock quarantine and put it in jars. I made a grilled cheddar and kimchi sandwich for lunch and we are making kimchi and chive pancakes for dinner. Somewhat to my surprise, it turns out that Daisy is quite fond of kimchi, which was handy when cleaning up the crock.

Here is Jen having a Zoom cocktail hour with her friends — the new normal.

Jen deserved to unwind after a full day of preparing the garden for spring.

She’s gotten a big head start this year!

After a long hiatus we have spent the last week here at the farm — and indeed we are stuck here indefinitely — as a result of COVID-19. We have all been strongly encouraged to “work” from “home” and I am doing my best to comply. Still there are encouraging signs of spring all around, including these ducks on the pond.

We have been stuck in New York for some while, but it’s nice to be able to see a beautiful moonlit evening on the PondCam®️.

There are signs of spring everywhere, including one Labrador Retriever who spent much of the weekend outdoors. You can see her sitting patiently in front of the house.

On Saturday Daisy and I took a quick trip up Burger Hill, where we both enjoyed the warming weather and fine view.

Here is America’s favorite harbinger, the robin, looking forward to a glorious spring. It was extremely cold when we arrived Saturday morning, justifying an all-day fire, but it warmed up for the remainder of the long weekend.

We had a light dusting of snow today, not enough to get the dog wet or to prevent Sarah from practicing driving — she got her learner’s permit on Friday!

Here’s an unusual view of the farm, from Wolcott Drive, where we went walking today.