Tag Archives: spring
tea pot rotation
A couple weeks ago I switched from using a Japanese porcelain pot I had been using over the winter to an unglazed, earthy Yixing replica pot shown above. There is a capacity difference, the porcelain pot easily held 23 oz … Continue reading
more perennials and annuals
Mystery flowers I saw the narrow leaves with a white stripe when they came up under my raspberry bushes. I thought they might be crocuses, but the shape of the bulb wasn’t similar. I transplanted them to the new front … Continue reading
perennial parade
Fortunately for us and the people downstream (along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers) we have had some days without rain. This avian visitor posed on the side yard fence last Friday. The kitchen window functions well as a blind, just … Continue reading
strawberries etc.
Our last freezing weather was less than two weeks ago, but I picked a ripe alpine strawberry yesterday afternoon, then found a few more this morning. Several days of high temperatures in the 80s °F (30°C) have speeded up growth … Continue reading
spring things
To celebrate upgrading to WordPress 2.5, I am adding an audio file: early morning bird songs Last week the crocuses were starting to bloom: Then over the weekend, the daffodils started to open: Aw shucks, how about a movie … Continue reading