A bear and his seeds

Boris the bear entered his greenhouse on a very snowy early spring morning.  Today would not be a good day for gathering sap in his maple groves, it was far too cold outside for the sap to be flowing like it had earlier this week. Temperatures in the temperate forest this time of year were unpredictable, as unpredictable as the snow this morning.  The only thing that Boris knew for sure was that winter had always been followed by spring, with summer close behind.

Summer was why Boris was in his greenhouse today, he needed to start some of the plants that he would be growing in his gardens this summer.  He had customers who depended on his crops of vegetables as well as the honey that the local bees made for him.  Today he was starting some zinnias for the bees and some long growing tomatoes and peppers for the community.  ThirdLittlePig over in Point-du-Farme, had requested several varieties of peppers and a large variety of herbs for his new diner, that he opened last fall and Boris decided to start the herb seeds today as well.

A few hours later with the scent of fresh soil in the air, and new pots of labeled seeds on the greenhouse benches, Boris smiled to himself and thought; here was a time of year when many a bear would turn over in his den to sleep out a few more weeks of hibernation, but instead he was happily busy planning and planting with summer gardening on his mind.