The calendar may say we’re a month into spring, but for me it doesn’t really arrive until I start digging in the dirt. Turning over the soil and beginning to plant is an act of faith that says warmer days are ahead. The earth is still cold but it too welcomes the longer days and the growing strength of the sun.
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Chris Hardie
Chris Hardie and his wife, Sherry, live on his great-grandparents’ Jackson County farm. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, he is a former member of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and past president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. His book “Back Home: Country Tales by the Seasons” is available through Amazon.
