Promises

Spring is the season of promises.  These blooms are promises of fruit this summer.   The new plants growing in the garden are promises of food next winter.  The sun rising in the south and the lengthening days are promises of gentle days to come.

God makes promises in Scripture and we are reminded that God keeps promises.  God promised to care for us, love us, provide us with all we need, and to save us from those things that make life meaningless.  God keeps promises.  I hope these blooms are also promises from God.

Our seed potatoes arrived from Seed Savers Exchange.  We are growing a russet, yukon gold, and a blue potato.  I heard somewhere that potatoes should be planted on Good Friday.  That doesn't make a lot of sense since Good Friday can move around by up to a month, but since Good Friday is soon (and not today) it works for me.

My daughters are doing their first 4-H project — poultry.  They are learning all the parts of the chicken and all the types of combs (those red things on the tops of their heads).  All this learning called for a photo-visit to the chicken pen.  Our rooster, Bennie, is modeling his nice single comb here for the camera.