Finally!!! Spring is upon us. Here are some pictures from the vineyard.

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Just when you think spring has arrived....it snows! (4/17/11)
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A view of the vineyard with grow tubes removed and 1 year old vines staked ready for the trellis system to be installed.
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A view of row 1, Marquette vines.
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A Marquette vine tied to a stake.
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Here is a great sign in spring. A healthy grape bud. Note the fuzz starting to show at the tip of the bud.
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A view of the orchard. Note no willow tree in the background.
5/12/11
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Lots of Dandelions, but the grapes are doing very well!!
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It is hard to tell but where a yellow flag is is a newly planted grape vine.
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What I thought was wild was that in one warm day (80+) the new shoots went from a slightly open bud to dull leaf opening.
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These new shoots and leaves are huge.