Well, clearly
someone has been skulking around under the veil of seasonal depression. Apologies for not posting anything of worth in the last few months. I'd like to say it was such a busy fall and winter that I really didn't have time to post, which is not far from the truth actually,
BUT my absence is mostly due to a general lack of interest in things. SO, now that there is hope for us yet, with the popping up of green things here and there, I've decided to get my sorry ass out of the February doldrums and focus on what's ahead of us. After all, it's MARCH! Happy to be venturing outside and digging in the dirt instead of burying my head in seed catalogs.
Though it has been a long winter, there were some beautiful moments...
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| Hercules. |
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| A snowy path back to the house. |
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| The vegetable garden is buried under 10 inches of snow, up on the hill in front of the chicken shack. |
I decided this year to lay a black tarp over the vegetable garden to kill the grass underneath. Hopefully it will be block out sunlight, air and water enough to keep down the weeds and wild grass. Not quite sure if this will work, but it's worth a try.
I was so desperate for some greenery out front, that I pruned some of our Junipers and stuck them in the pots. I may have appeared to have LOST IT to my husband and neighbors, but it worked. It's so much nicer to come home to something that at least
looks alive out there.
And now for some things that
are alive. It sounds so ridiculous, but I'm always in disbelief when I see the bulbs coming up each Spring. And here they are...
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| Daffodils and Irises! |
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| Daffodils and Tulips! |
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| Crocuses! |
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| Autumn Sedum! | | |
So get to work, and start planning your gardens if you haven't already! Send me your questions, suggestions and any pictures you have of projects you're working on... I would love to post them!
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| Gratuitous picture of Quiche rolling around on the rocks. |
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| Winter Sunset |
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And next winter, I'll be investing in one of these. Just look at how happy she is.
