Apologies for the long silence! We went on a trip to San Francisco two weeks ago, and then I spent this past week recovering and getting my life organized again. However, I'm happy to report that we came back to no snow! Finally! Stay tuned for more posts this week, and hopefully a few with… Continue reading No snow — but also no green yet
The sun is finally out, and my yard is rapidly catching up on the spring melt! I am SO ready to see the end of the snow this year 👋 I went out to check on my beds this afternoon, and still lots of snow to go, but I'd bet we'll be seeing daffodils soon!
I get the biggest kick out of this bird feeder 😂 Lots of juncos this morning, the first time we've seen them this spring. And of course a bunny! An eastern cottontail, I believe. I need to rethink where I put my feeder next year though -- there's a big oak tree blocking my light for… Continue reading Interesting Visitors
Snow, snow, go away... We're in the midst of a blizzard today, and I am mighty tired of all this snow! At least the bird feeder visitors are interesting? The first photo is a young white-tailed deer, and I believe the second is a female downy woodpecker we've seen a fair bit lately.
A good reminder to be careful not to overdo it with water when you're using a humidity dome. I checked on my light setup this afternoon and discovered fuzzy plant markers! Thankfully, there aren't many seedlings up yet, so I removed the markers and left the dome off to dry everything out. On the plus… Continue reading Fuzzy Plant Markers
I picked up some cut flowers today to help tide me over until we've got some of our own! We've still got about a foot of snow here, and I was craving some spring blooms. Tulips always feel like the thing to get in the spring, but I doubt they'd survive if I planted some--deer… Continue reading Spring Flowers
I've seen so many beautiful snapdragon photos on Instagram that I couldn't resist joining in! The only flower seeds I've tried starting before are sunflowers, so I'm looking forward to having a more interesting variety of flowers in the garden this year. These were planted on the weekend, and now I'm waiting impatiently for the… Continue reading Planting My First Snapdragons
Picked up a few things from @sagegardenherbs this weekend -- I swear walking into a greenhouse is nearly as bad as walking into a bookstore 🤦♀️ I was excited to set up my new @sunblasterlighting stand and second light though! The stack of books wasn't really cutting it anymore, especially with my lettuce growing so vigorously. Now just to… Continue reading Greenhouse Shopping Trip
Some funny-looking birds at the feeder last week... 😂
Check out my slightly creative light setup in the right photo because I don't have a stand 🙃 It's interesting to note that the plants on the left are much taller -- the only difference is that the dome was half sitting on the ones on the right for an extra few days while I… Continue reading Getting Better at Starting Seeds
Playing in the Dirt 