Inspecting the Flowers
This afternoon I took a tour to see what's blooming in the yard this week. It's been so cold recently that I have been staying indoors more. I knew that the columbine and the lupine are at the end of their cycle. I knew that the fox glove has started to bloom but I wasn't sure of what else is going on.
Today I saw that the calendula has started to bloom and so has the sweet peas. The flowering kale in the special planters has grown quite bushy and looks very healthy. The hens and chicks that I built a planter for at the base of the maple tree have grown really big and they are strong and healthy. Pinks are blooming and so are the sun drops. Daisies are in bloom but the Shastas are still in bud.
I picked about a quart of strawberries and then I realized that there is more rhubarb ready. I pulled it and brought it to the porch. I still have to cut off the leafy part and then wash it and cut it up and cook it. There's not a great deal of it, maybe two quarts or a little less, so that task won't take long.
The lilies will be blooming soon and so will the coreopsis. There's lots to look at out there!
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