I’m always surprised to see that the trees in winter have leaf buds waiting patiently on each and every branch and stem.  I read somewhere that the bud is full of starch waiting for water from the roots system to reach them.  Cocooned in a lovely sack of food.  Once spring comes, the snows melt, and the rains descend, water is available for the roots.

Then, when the wind blows, all the systems come together…the wind shakes the trees, the roots drink up, the inner workings carry inch by inch the leaf producing water to the starch. The bud starts to feed and drink and grow until we get to see LEAVES!  Beautiful, new, spring green leaves! That ripen into lush dark green summer leaves.

Until then we wait…along with the trees and the leaf buds…. for spring.

While we wait the winter skies fill our days with brilliant showy colors!

It’s still cold here…woke up to 2 above Zero (F).  -16 C.  But the weather person says a warm up is on it’s way.  Thursday we would wake up to 12 f (-11 c).

Although, we are cold it is nothing like some of you are experiencing.  Sending Magic Thoughts your way for warmer temperatures soon!

You Farm Friend,

Linda