Christmas

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Spent the day at my nieces' house with family. Time to take down the decorations. I haven’t been motivated but soon. I still have bulbs to plant and seeds to start. Begonia seeds take a long time to germinate and get to good size plants. I think they will be started first. 

We had another weather event, ice storm. I’ve been inside for 5 days although the ice has melted. Got to get those bulbs planted cold and all. Not today though. I still haven't started forcing my paper whites. I'm really late but we still have over 2 months of winter.

Look at that. I thought the small blooms were mushrooms but on inspection saw that they are coming from the bulb and probably tiny amaryllis seedlings. I've never had that happen.

Until next year God willing.

First hyacinths from the basement. Love the roots but awaiting the fragrant blooms to emerge.

For the squirrels, possums, and raccoons on Christmas Eve. The bird feeder was also filled. Carrots, apples, cherries, oranges, cucumbers, unsalted peanuts, and hazel nuts.

This amaryllis was beautiful but not as pink as pictured. It had huge multiple blooming head that weighed down the amaryllis which I eventually cut off and place in water.