I see all my fellow bloggers here seem caught up in color. Hmmm, still winter in some parts of the country ? <g> Now for me, well into spring here in Northern California, at the peak of daffodil season, I need a break to see winter. Bare trees, snow, and monotones to remind me of[...]
What do I see in Milkmaids? I see thousands of little white flowers covering my hill. It is February in Northern California and unlike the far more showy flowers to come, the Milkmaids (Dentaria californica) say spring is here. And for me, finally emerging from winter’s long nights in philosophical mood, I see far more[...]
It has been 3 weeks since I posted to my blog. I have the blog blahs. Thank goodness I am not a professional writer who must write, inspired or not. Or maybe if I were a professional writer it would be easier to get into the habit of writing something so simple and unconditional as[...]
My friend, Janet, has a wonderfully complex garden full of interesting plants she has acquired from years as a garden writer and plant docent. She recently told me she and her Mom make an annual New Year’s Day plant count and have found in a mild winter she has many as 60 plants in bloom.[...]
Office work has been unrelenting recently, but last Saturday, with an impending storm I could no longer put off fertilizing my rhododendron garden. It began as a chore and instantly became ecstatic. O the joy! Thanks Walt Whitman. As I walked down to the garden in the cool cloudy morning with 2 bags of fertilizer[...]