Spotted these happy crocus and miniature iris a couple days ago. They make me smile:)
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| I posted the start of this bright yellow batch of crocus a few days ago. Now I think every bulb is in bloom! |
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| These miniature iris bloom early, and they don't last long but they are such a happy surprise each spring. |
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| More miniature iris, just getting started. |
And we're off and going with spring field work. These two have the energy and the drive to get a very busy schedule completed for the next several weeks. So proud to be a part of their team.
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| Matthew and Alicia and Spencer the sprayer! |
Sunday afternoon we went to the Mielke Picnic ground and looked for buttercups. This is a family ritual that we are happy to introduce to Ryan James. He had a great time, as did we.
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| Look mama, here's one! |
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| We found a couple grass widow wildflowers blooming. Lots more getting ready to shine. |
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| Ryan getting a drink from the homestead spring at the picnic ground. |
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| And grandpa too!! |
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| Fresh watercress from the spring. Ryan loved it!! |
I took this photo the morning of February 16th, the last full moon. I was struck by the sun coming up in the east, casting a shadow of the house on the wheat field, as the moon was setting in the west. There's so much to appreciate about nature!
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This past Saturday it was lovely outside so I took advantage of the sun and planted two rows of garlic in the garden.
I have been looking for garden markers for several years and came across these on Etsy and fell in love. I was so please with them once they arrived and couldn't wait to get the first ones in the ground, marking the rows of garlic! The Etsy vendor is Oak Hill Accents.
It will be a couple months before I can plant the rest of the garden, but I'm looking forward to both planting and marking when the time comes.
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| Garlic! |
I have been looking at a few plants in my yard for a couple years, thinking about moving them. I underestimated how vigorously they would grow!
This wisteria would over take the house if I didn't chop it back two or three times each growing season. It's so beautiful and the fragrance is amazing so I want to keep it around if possible.
The yellow rain tree has been dying for a couple years. At first I thought it was and insect problem, then I thought perhaps drought, but I tried to fix both problems to no avail. I'm just going to let it die and let it serve as the perfect trellis for the wisteria.
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| This is where the wisteria has lived for several years. |
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| And I hope this is where she lives for several more years! |
And this climbing hydrangea has just outgrown this space, so I moved it to the fence, where like the wisteria is can just grow and grow and grow.
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| Former home of the climbing hydrangea. |
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| And her new home. |
Hopefully the transition isn't so traumatic that either plant won't recover. Fingers crossed and lots of extra water through out this growing season.
