Spring Has come early in the South

[Droverone]

So there are always jobs to do like cleaning pastures with the chain drag

[Kevin Cunningham]

Indeed, we never really had winter this year, at least not yet, and I haven’t really stopped to get my winter rest. It has allowed us to complete some much needed building projects though. Great to see all the photos.

[dominiquer60]

I drove through the south on my way to work earlier this week. Cherry trees in blossom in NC, red maples leafing out from SC and south, and I even saw crimson clover blooming along I-95. I usually see it in bloom the first week of April on my way back north. The amount of green grass was rather impressive. I also saw a field of oats in the foothills below the Blue Ridge in VA that was only frost nipped and still mostly green. The real kicker is that the last time I was on the Blue Ridge in the winter, it was very snowy and icy, more so than VT this year, and it was too cold to log at that time. Tuesday I watched some gypsy moth kill being brought down to a muddy landing in 50 degree weather, it was almost too warm for logging (well at least for this northerner).

Happy pasture dragging, I am looking forward to returning to my steers in a few weeks, hopefully it is mud instead of glare ice when I get there, at least they can walk in mud.

Erika

[vthorselogger]

It has been quite warm. I have been working in the woods in a t-shirt for at least a week. I cut a soft maple in Chester Vt on wednesday and the buds were opening into leaves already. My two Belgians say it is warm, they are starting to shed out and it is just the beginning of February. Hopefully if winter is almost over mud season will be short and sweet! There is a lot to do to get ready for summer!

[Droverone]

just mowed the grass for the second time this year and the japanese magnolias and daffodils are bloomed

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