The promise of Spring

Some seasons come to us in full force and others kind of tease their way into existence. This spring has been one of those on-again, off-again seasons where bright, warm sunny days spring us into action to get our gardens ready, get our plants out and hope for an early start to the season, just to be met with cold and freezing temperatures, and even snow this year in late April. Our first work party to get the market grounds ready met us with a dusting of snow, we had to ask volunteers to rake leaves and trust that they were under the snow. Now, a couple of weeks into May and a warm week upon us, we are truly convinced that the spring is upon us. Buds and blossoms have been punching their way through the dormancy of winter and the season of new beginnings is proving it's arrival. The delicate greens on maples and alders as they grab their first rays of sunshine on their delicate leaves provide a refreshing backdrop to the evergreens that have kept us grateful to live in a r