I was inexplicably drawn to the vegetable garden yesterday; I suppose to see how it looked under a foot of snow.All the usual clichés apply.The snow is like a fluffy, thick, blanket.It looks like Siberia.It’s so white, and pure, and pristine, and quiet.It’s cold.When I see the garden like this, it is hard to imagine that in seven weeks or so, I’ll be planting peas, but I will be.I used, of all things, a yard stick to measure how much snow had fallen in my yard.After I took the picture, I … [Read more...] about Snow Now, But In Seven Weeks…
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Embrace Your Weather For A Happier Life
Threatening skies over my garden this evening.The weatherman said this morning that we have had at least some rain on 16 of the 20 days of May so far. I thought he sounded a bit too excited about this. And then the newscasters and the weatherman chattered back and forth about the challenge of finding periods of time with no rain when it is dry enough to the mow the lawns. The lawns are growing fast with all the rain and I've been mowing mine twice a week.And last year at this time we were … [Read more...] about Embrace Your Weather For A Happier Life
Seeking Spring and Comment Notifications
Experienced gardener seeks signs of Spring. Prefers sunny days, warm afternoons, gentle nighttime rains. Enjoys all spring flowers, seed sowing, and just spending time in the garden. Not afraid of mowing the lawn or digging new beds. Please no weeds, slugs or frosty nights! Only serious spring weather need apply!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Unfortunately, I am not getting email notification for new comments so until I’ve figured out why I am changing my settings so that comments have to … [Read more...] about Seeking Spring and Comment Notifications
