Checking the new life

It's getting exciting!  I still don't know what a lot of the trees are, but I know that most of them are fruit trees.

 I know I have apple, plum, cherry, and probably pear.

I also have viburnum and high bush cranberry.

 As you can see, I am still in awe over the land the Lord chose for us.  We had no idea what we were getting.  We just knew that it was the place for us.

The more I walk the land the more I enjoy it, even though the work I see ahead is overwhelming at times.

The forsythia is blooming now, but it's painfully obvious that it needs to be cut back and given a fresh start.

It's exiting to see how many fruit trees are on the land but sad to know that it's too late now to prune them all.

I am delighted to see that there is a good stand of elderberries on the property. (I later discovered that this was not elderberry but viburnum; the berries left on the plant had me fooled)

I wonder, will I make pies with them or sell them at the market?

 

When I first saw this huge tree I thought it was a dead evergreen but then I noticed some new life and realized that it was the tamarack.

 I think I will harvest some of these tiny cones to sell at Christmas time.

These sweet violets were the first wild flowers I spotted.  I know there will be more and I look forward to a great garden season on our new land.