Sending Light

I've been thinking a lot about winter lately. Not just because my collaborator Lydia Stewart and I have been preparing to send out the second season of Light in Winter, but also because we're thinking about it here on the farm.

The wooly worms I saw recently suggest a hard winter. One was completely black; another was black on both ends with a brown center, so maybe we'll get a reprieve mid-season.

The illustration for this email comes from Season 1 of Light in Winter. It's a picture that combines our recent Christmas tree activities with light and is the kind of illustration that helps me take in a deep breath, let it out, and smile.

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This Week on the Farm

We're about to finish planting Christmas trees for this year. With fall planting, we have to make sure to water carefully if it doesn't snow over the winter. Hopefully, it will! We've continued to plant Christmas trees (hand digging and planting takes a while) and thinking about the best ways to pasture sheep, provide shelter for lambing time, and provide water for the trees if it doesn't snow. The entire country needs a good snow pack and heavy rains to soak into the soil and benefit the water table.