Jack Russel terriers are indispensible to microfarming! 

We came around the hen house and there it was. An almost five foot black snake climbing up the wall looking for a crack...

No sooner had I knocked it to the ground with a long stick, but Superdog jumped, chomped and cracked it like a whip again and again until snake was limp and dog was bloody.

A dozen chickens and three goats just stood back against the fence and watched in stunned admiration. It seems nobody but snakes love snakes. (Well, herpetologists, zoos, and exotic dancers.)

The other big shock of the week was to find myself on someone else's blog. Holly Hickman Eat Well. I think that's right. Other than looking 110 in the photo she did a very nice piece on Rose-Hip Farm. It's a beautiful web site, worth a long visit when spring planting is over.

It came a hard rain last night... days of planting peppers, tomatoes and basil followed by rain!

THAT'S a good week. Something to remember as I spend the morning crawling around in mud pulling radishes!