Later, from the deck
I spent over three hours in the garden this afternoon, pruning raspberries and cutting back old asparagus fern. The first crocus bloomed today...and no, I didn't have the camera in the garden and wasn't inclined to go get it. (I was getting far too much done!) I discovered that the ground out there is the best thing my foot has felt since it got broken...just soft enough to allow movement and just firm enough to be stable. Three plus hours on my feet wasn't at all difficult, much to my amazement. And being in the garden, working, is always my goal for February. Soon it'll be time to till up a few of the garden beds, and begin planting things that can be seeded early in the season. I always look forward to that. The rows of garlic have sprouted (indeed, one bed of them sprouted out before winter began) and I look forward to seeing a few more crocuses in the next few days. Just the yellow ones, right now...but the purples won't be that far behind. I've seen tulips and daffodils beginning to grow, as well, and the peonies have new buds at ground level. Oh, how I love February! And listening to the redwing blackbirds...I could do that all day! (Not all beauty is visual, after all.)
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