Pinging the List.
Tomorrow, another dozen or so tomatoes go in, then 3 52-day-old chicks get introduced to the freezer. Last night, the largest one weighed 6 pounds! That, actually, is below their performance standards, but I limited their feed somewhat to prevent leg problems and losses from sudden heart attack deaths. Probably a little meatier & less fatty that way, too.
Thunderstorms went through late yesterday; last night; and this afternoon. As soon as it dries enough to work the soil, the corn, beans, etc --lots of etc-- gets planted.
All of the bare root trees and small fruits we planted last week have leafed out, even the black walnut.
One mini disaster to report: about 1/3 of my winter rye has lodged, it has all headed, and is otherwise doing fine. It will make it difficult to harvest, though.
Finally, after about 12-15 years, I got the Brinkman turkey fryer out of its box, assembled, and tested. I'll inaugurate it by scalding the chickens in it, instead of dry-plucking them, like I normally do. I hadn't done that in years, as I was always unhappy with the results; turns out, I was doing it wrong by keeping the water at a rolling boil, instead of 180F. I'll try it again, and see how it goes.