I'm
sort of at loose ends today, Thursday, been writing a post on the
political Bizarro World circus but I won't inflict that on you just yet. Went
to the garden club meeting, something that I am hit or miss with. I
maybe make it to about half the meetings. Other than that, about the
most I have accomplished today is pulling up handfuls of sprouted
sunflowers and cow pea in the wildflower mini-meadow, something that
I do every day sometimes several times a day. You might remember
that it was solid with field sunflowers and salvia and I had to
completely clear it out this fall/winter so my wildflowers could
sprout. And things are finally starting to sprout. There's larkspur
and poppies and bluebonnets and evening primrose. Other things I
recognize as not a weed but not sure what plant yet like queen anne's
lace and clasping leaved coneflower and black eyed susans.
I
went by the co-cop Monday and got some tomato plants and a bell
pepper and got them planted in the empty half of the big raised bed
and had to put some of them in big pots because I ran out of room
until I take out the cauliflower and broccoli.
Then, the next day my
neighbor Leonard who gave me the potatoes previously, gave me some
onion sets as he had planted all he had room for so I've been
perusing the raised garden kits at the big box store on-line as an
alternative to building my own. I don't like the way the ones we
have are constructed even though they are working just fine. I
almost ordered one on-line but then changed my mind. If I would just
go get the wood and put it together I'd have one twice as big for the
same cost. So I guess I'm going into Rosenberg tomorrow.
Stuff
seen around the yard the last week...
little
wood violets
10
petal anemones are blooming all over the lawn
blueberries
gonna bloom
sunset
looking west
same
night same moment looking east
and
frogs!
this
guy was on the inside of the textured glass window one morning
this
one was hiding in this bucket
and
his little buddy was further around the rim
and
today this one clinging on the inside rim of the water lily pond
though it's not the best picture
Same here. Same, same. Although I never plant tomatoes before the pecans begin to get their leaves, I am thinking I'll chance it earlier this year.
ReplyDeleteas hot as it's been I'm thinking it may already be too late. cooler today though by a good 20 degrees.
DeleteBeautiful pictures. I don't garden but if it will keep my mind off politics I might take it up.
ReplyDeleteI love the bucket frogs! So cute!
ReplyDeleteOf course you're out planting. It's February in Texas. And anemones, too. Deep in the heart of Texas. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely spring there. Sam's has a nice raised be garden. My garden club used to be the Venus Flytraps.
ReplyDeleteI've got that itch right now.....to plant, to clear beds, to be a part of the process but I know that the weather will turn again on me and I'll lose all I do now. But your photos make me happy, give me hope and inspiration. The wood violets just tickled my fancy. Thanks for this pleasant pause to the madness.
ReplyDeletefun to enter into spring, saw some turkeys fanning out and doing their strut so spring is near here in a month or so.
ReplyDeleteI thought that your sunset pictures were marvelous, then I saw the frog pictures. I am looking for a better adjective than marvelous now.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit to your blog. I like it and wished I could spend more time but I have to cook for 15 people today, yikes . I'm too old for that .
ReplyDeletewelcome to my little space. I hope I see you again.
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