Hunkering Down

The rain kept me inside for a good part of the day today, but I kept myself occupied with some reading as well as some painting and illustration. Along with reading Wendell Berry's Home Economics, I have also been perusing Sepp Holzer's Permaculture, and of course, The Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward Smith (highly recommended) as I think about arranging the garden this season and look into some permaculture techniques for the long run around the homestead. I also looked over some of Doug's identification books and local species lists (the wildlife diversity here in Warner is astounding on paper).

When the rain let up, I was able to get in the garden and continue turning beds in preparation for planting tomorrow. I will also be walking the woodlot with Doug tomorrow to get an idea of what kinds of plants and trees compose my forest.

Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma magulatum)