Planting Peas

All that snow we've had for the last couple of weeks is finally gone! So, I was actually able to get the first sowing of peas planted yesterday. I made a trellis of sorts for them from that dreaded bamboo plant at the back of the yard (at least it's good for something). I also threw in some leftover sweet peas from a few years back, (probably 5) so I'll just have to wait and see if they even germinate. Beans, tomatoes and lettuce are planned for the bed along the fence in the background. The soil still has to be tilled and amended, which my "helper" will be assisting with in the next month or so.

The birds have also started arriving. I saw a woodpecker a couple of days ago - too bad no pic. Yesterday, I also heard the first "Nelson" bird. Never knowing its true name, ever since I was a kid I have woken up many a spring and summer morning to the distint and familiar sound of this bird. Sean and I have been calling it the "Nelson" bird for years because its call sounds just like Nelson, the character from the Simpsons, when he's taunting Bart - "Nah ha!" It's a strange, lone "songbird." Only a single bird can ever be heard over top of the many other chirping chickadees and finches. My sister Naida tells me its true name is a Tow-Hee? Not sure of the spelling. Maybe I'll try looking it up on the net. Apparently our Dad, who loved birds, told her this many years ago.