Still Winter

While waiting for the arrival of spring bulbs, store brought cut ones make me happy. The house was warm yesterday when I bought them and they were opening too fast, so now they rest in the cool kitchen window to hopefully extend their short life.

I usually pick the purple oxalis which is my favorite but can't resist white blooms although they're not aromatic.

New store bought cushions. After several years planning to make my own, I decided to buy them. What will I do with the bolt of fabric I bought and foam? Actually I have to different fabrics I bought. On a warmer day I'll declutter the porch. Time to start spring cleaning. It's cold today, in the 30's and the porch is unheated. Staying out here too long would make my arthritis flair and I'd pay for it for a few days. My daughter wanted to come help me clean up the leaves in the yard today. I'll wait until another day. It'll be nice to have help this year. It's too cold and I also want to give insects that use the leaves to hibernate in over winter time to emerge in the spring. This has been the second year leaving leaf liter in the yard. Birds also seem to enjoy it.

Iris are the first spring blooming bulbs to emerge on the sun porch. Last year it was snowdrops. I was supposed to save the bulbs and plant them in the ground.

Pulled some amaryllis. If they don't dry all the way out, I'll replant them if they send up foliage.

That's my ornamental sweet potato vine from last fall. I pulled 2. It's probably time to plant them before they dry out.

Still haven't planted them.

They still look okay and feel firm. 

Couldn't leave the calathea in the produce market for $7.50. If it makes it until spring it should make it. They like lots of humidity which I don't have. But on the sunporch in May, it would do well.

Expecting narcissus to emerge first in the largest container. Then it'll go on my daughter's balcony.