I don't know if our drought is officially over or not, but we have gotten a good bit of rain over the last couple of days. It's been since November that we've had a decent rain. Praise the Lord who sends the rain in Springtime.

It's amazing how much better things do when the Lord sends the rain than when I water it myself. Our comfrey has grown about 4 inches the last few days (not an exaggeration). The bulbs seem to be popping out of the ground. It may be too late to get good growth out of the wildflowers but we'll see.

The ground is definately warming up...I have spotted okra, cucumber, squash, and beans already sprouting (quite a few of them). I have already had to thin out some some of the cucumbers (all of these are from heirloom seeds that I grew last year). They are growing where I have planted part of our potatoes. I want to highly recommend Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. They have been prompt in delivery the past two years and the vegetables have been outstanding. We saved a good bit of seed and will be able to share with a few people this year. Also, if you want some easy beauty in your garden, just plant some violas one year. We planted some in a pot about five or so years ago and now have violas all over our garden areas. There is a mess of them growing among our onions. I actually saw a bloom on one just yesterday.

Well, it just goes to show that the Lord's way is better than man's way. The beauty that He naturally creates is much greater than anything man can design. It's much better to work within the framework that He has established rather than trying to force the issue (of course, there's that curse on the ground thing :-( ).

Praise be to His holy name!