The ornamental plum tree outside the kitchen window, above, and one of the camellias, below.  I am not sure if … More

Note to self: you planted onions inside the veggie garden, against the fence where the peas were last year.  Remember … More

You say it is the 25th of March?  No, today is the First of Asparagus.  It follows closely on the … More

There are broccoli seedlings under the cloches, and right in front of them (too fragile to see) are little leeklets.  … More

It is springing.  Camellias are tight pink buds, and bloom swiftly in the warmth of the house.  Daffodils are up … More

Bindweed roots.  Found them in a layer of soil on top of a piece of landscape fabric that was protecting … More

Began the late winter ritual tonight, with one small laborer.  I was management.

Fifty degrees on Valentine’s day, a gift to all the worms and birds and squirrils and people from mother nature, … More