Tulips are coming

All those leaves, just to sustain the creation of that little bud.

Bees are up!

First I saw sunlight catching on insects flying over the garden, but I wasn’t sure I saw anything big enough. Then I definitely caught sight of yellow and black stripes. I walked over to the crocuses and heard that old, familar buzz. And there she was, the first bee of the year! She’s definitely a […]

More crocuses

Okay, bees, we’re ready for you.

April showers bring April flowers, too

Sadly, NERAX is over for a year. Happily, so is winter. We had our bit of spring snow, and I’m finally willing to believe that that’s it for the white stuff. Today it’s raining, and the daffodils that were just opening last week are wide awake. All we need now is the bees.

First maple shoot

I guess this is the first weed of the year: a maple shoot. And I’m not going have time to pull it or any others for a few days, because NERAX started tonight. Let the insanity ensue.

Next stop on the spring train: Daffodils!

This clump of daffodils is starting to open the first flowers. I wonder if they’re really sure about it, though. One of them seems to be trying to sneak into the house.

Turkeys got you down?

Look what the turkeys did to my collard plants! I don’t think I’ll be cooking any home-grown greens for a little while yet. I’ll survive. The collards will survive. Like crocus, they spring annually.

Turkeys Eleven

I saw them out the window, one and then another, and another. Big, brown birds casually strolling into my yard. I wasn’t casual at all. I leapt up practically babbling, OMGWTFBBQ!11! 1-2-3-4-5-6…Eleven wild turkeys!

Sure looks springlike

There are crocuses smattering on the hillside. The collards have survived so well, they look like flowers. I saw a hawk again this morning, distinctly red-tailed as it circled high overhead. Not only is today the vernal equinox, it actually looks like spring around here. But tomorrow, it’s going to snow.

Spring is ready

It hit 80 degrees outside today. All sorts of green plants are coming up, getting ready to put on another show. I even have two barrels of compost that cooked over the winter, ready to spread on them again. I’m almost ready to enjoy the coming spring. But first you have to convince me that […]