The “Specialties” Are Blooming

When the daffodils are in full bloom, it must be springNot that it means there may not be more snow …

Picked and cleaned Ready to cook

The tulips have just begun to come out. The yellow ones come out first … and this is the first bloom. Deer love the flowers – these are behind a fence. The grape hyacinths are coming out – if indeed these are grape hyacinths. They were not planted; the act as wildflowers … but here…

… it just feels nothing happens except more work. Still not ready to assemble the greenhouse; still need tractor work. Still need a tractor.

Work on the garden continues – it’s that time of year … but progress at this point is not something worth a photograph. Preparations are being made for putting the hoop greenhouse up … but it’s not time yet. Meanwhile, these tulips had escaped their bed and were sacrificed for placement in the kitchen.

A miracle occurred today … SO actually helped a bit. 2 yards of topsoil in the bed of a pickup … and he shoveled (most of) it out for me. This being a bit of it; more on the other side of the truck. This goes along with another 2 yards dumped earlier. This dirt…