Snow and cold temperatures continue to dominate Surprise Valley, but the snow doesn't stay long, and there are breaks of several hours. We're happy that there is some precipitation, and there is plenty of time to get ready for the planting. Last weekend, after Friday's snow had melted and before Saturday's snow fell, Jerry brought the big tractor and disc'd the land to smooth it out - he went back and forth, crissed and crossed, and crissed again. We figured that every square foot of land got gone over about 7 times. There were only a few rocks, and as you can see, the land is like ground up chocolate. Or coffee grounds, fresh-roasted. Delicious. Don't you just want to dive in and swim around in it?This morning I discovered a big old squirrel hole at the base of the baby cherry cox apple tree. I don't know if it's too early to consider it a casualty, but I imagine that the squirrels and bunnies are going to be a big challenge this year (as well as the deer, of course). Coincidentally, I just got a scope on my 10/22. Wonder what I'll be shooting at.
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