Snow Day

Happy New Year. Gardening season has begun although it never really ends if you have house plants and force bulbs during the winter. Seed catalogues, gardening books I've bought, and trying to decide what seeds to start. Until I start washing my containers no seeds. I started washing my containers today.

A little bit of spring after removing Christmas decorations. I usually leave them up longer but they had been up since November and I needed something lighter feeling. How were your holidays? I traveled this year for the first time in years. I've never traveled on Christmas and I loved it. I regret not seeing my Georgia family sooner although we keep in touch by phone. The down side was my brother giving everyone in the house we rented his virus. Not COVID but what ever it was it's still lingering after 2 weeks. Today was our first measurable snow fall. Not much, just like I love it. Tomorrow back to work after 17 days off. This is going to be a good year, my retirement year hopefully.

Three hyacinths taken from my porch. I'll stagger when I bring them indoors so I have blooms for a while. I planted some bulbs outdoors last week before the soil really freezes. I still have a few allium to plant and some in a container for my daughter. Some were dried up. I'll have to do better next fall.

Don't like amaryllis in this wax but they are now on sale and the wax can be removed after they bloom and put into soil to bloom next winter.

I haven't fed the birds this winter. I have bird food but haven't been in the yard since it's gotten cold. The squirrels check every day.