Signs of spring
The daffodils are nearly ready to bloom. These sprouted right through the snow, and their tips have been nipped by several hard freezes. In years past I worried that they wouldn’t bloom, that the damage would be so...
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Daffodil time
Years ago, I had two little snowdrop plants by my front steps. Those were my early harbingers of spring. The first appearance of the snowdrop blooms meant spring truly would come, and the world would be right. Now, two homes...
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The damp, chilly weather made outdoor work miserable this week. Yet it was exactly what we needed, days of light rain alternating with sprinkles or just a feeling of mist in the air. The earth had time to absorb the moisture as...
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