Forests

I have lived in a forest for many years now.  There are things you give up when you live in a forest.  I know.  Hard to believe. 

And there are things you get for free from living in a forest.  One of these free things is an unlimited supply (or so it seems) of seedling spruce trees.  

Last year the volunteer spruce looked like this.  

What with one thing and another, we ended up not getting them moved last year.  

This year they looked like this.

Its a good thing 'what with one thing and another' happened.  All these little trees are going to stay right where they are till next spring.  Then they are going to be carefully planted at the farm, and one day will grace the farm yard and will be gracefully dotted around in order not to permanently block the sunrise and sunset.     

Yup, I'm going to baby these little trees.  We are keeping them well watered, cozy with their roots under the washed rock mulch, and come spring I'm going to rip them out and stick them out on the bald prairie.  Sounds kind of cruel when you look at it that way doesn't it.  

I'd show you knitting, but with the big event happening at the store, I've worked a few extra days.  Sum total of knitting is one lone dishcloth.