This year’s Spring Equinox occurs at 11:34 AM EDT, March 20, 2022, in Bloomington, Indiana. That’s when the Sun, traveling one degree per day, leaves the final degree of the zodiac 29°59′ Pisces for the first degree of the zodiac 0°00′ Aries! Looking at the sky, it’s when the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west at the midway point of its northward to southward migration. 

Let us remember to, or learn how to, balance the opposites within ourselves, light and dark, conscious and unconscious; and let us welcome, until Summer Solstice three months hence, the increasing light!

Remember this, from last Sunday’s post? Marita and Annie digging out the hole for the back stoop?

Here’s the 8 in thick slab that was going into it.

Well, the deed is now done. Yesterday, three strong men converged, Dan, who used to live here, plus Chris and Justin who live here now. A difficult, but coordinated action; the hole was perfect and it took only ten minutes.

This is an example of a goal that was reached, easily! YES! 

As ever, during this season, the greenhouse is action central. We’re taking turns with daily watering, and now that most seeds have germinated, new farm manager Daniel asks us to not water so much, or the roots will get moldy! Okay! (That went out in a text message yesterday.)

At Friday’s work party, Daniel and Annie check the condition of the seedlings before transplanting some of them.

Joseph and I, for both Tuesday and Friday morning work parties, worked cleaning up the main garden and laying more chips on the paths, getting it where we want it to be before planting, mostly after Mother’s Day. Except for peas, already in, all over the place, thanks to Annie.

Looking around, some perennials are now visible, including motherwort!

One of our Garden Towers is in use all year long, growing herbs in a smaller greenhouse.

This Equinox morning, I went to the greenhouse, and saw many of the seedlings covered, likely thanks to Daniel, since it was cold last night. I didn’t check, but I bet the heat pad underneath some of them was on as well. 

But they’re all fine. Including the chard . . .

and this tomato plant, peeking out of its cover.

Lots of daffodils, all over Bloomington. Here’s a particularly shy one, peeking out.