I hope you are checking the Angelcam for bluebird activity.  One time when I checked, Momma bird had stepped off the nest and I saw two little baby birds!!!  Another time, a different nest, there were 5 little blue eggs.

 

Here's the link again:   https://wildbirds-1.click2stream.com/   

 

And:   https://wbu-yorktown.click2stream.com/        Go there!!!

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!!

 

I guess the joke was on me.  I have been looking forward to April first since February, to repaint the haybale.

 

But look at the wind!!!  Spray paint and big wind just don't go together.  You end up wearing most of it.

 

So, I hope today is a little calmer, and we can get it done.  I'm excited.  I know you'll like it. 

 

I'll get Jon to take a picture when we're  finished.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

 

 

We were weeding the garden paths the other day, and I came across a fairly large patch of clover.  I dug out most of it, then looked and saw this.  

 

It reminded me:  how lucky I am to have this fabulous garden, however much work...

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

Look how pretty!!!  

 

HAPPY GARDENING !!!

 

I took this beautiful picture of a Redbud branch at Meeks Park.  It is the only Redbud that I've seen showing color.  

 

Our Redbud trees were in full bud a few weeks ago, but then we had two days of 14 degrees.  All the buds were burned by the cold.  So, no redbuds at our house, but  there are redbuds blooming at the park.  So glad.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

The Blood root is coming up.  They are one of the first to show their faces in the Spring.

 

We saw lots of them yesterday at Meeks Park.  There are some down on the Creekside Trail too.  We'll be looking for them next time on the trail.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

Photo credit:  Wikipedia

 

I love this picture of a male Eastern Bluebird.  Thought you would too.

 

It's time to start checking in on the Bluebirds in Yorktown.  There is a Wild Birds Unlimited Store there that has Angelcams inside a couple bluebird nest boxes.  

 

You can go to  https://wildbirds-1.click2stream.com/  to see inside one of the boxes.  And, go to  https://wbu-yorktown.click2stream.com/  to see inside the other one.  They are on slightly different schedules.  On Sunday I saw three blue eggs in one nest, and Momma Bluebird on the other one.  Go look; it is fascinating.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

These are not Bluets, but they are definitely blue.  Sky blue.  (I guess that's why I am tempted to call them Bluets.)  But Bluets are purple and sometimes white.  

 

This weed is Corn Speedwell, botanically Veronica arvensis, not even related to Bluets.  It is often found in waste places, open fields, and pastures.  There is a huge patch of it in Meeks Park on the hillside across from the Sorghum Festival site.  You can see it from the bridge.

 

I love seeing it in bloom, reminding us that Spring is here!!!

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

I just noticed the Lovage is coming up.  I planted seeds in a pot seven or eight years ago, and it comes up every spring.  I haven't checked, but I bet the roots are way into the ground by now.  I just leave it in the same spot, and it does what it does.  I love it.

 

It gets really big, about 4-6 feet tall, and we use it all summer and into the fall.  It smells and tastes a lot like celery, only richer, more complex.  I don't know how to describe it adequately, except to say it has kind of a smoky celery taste.  Anyway, I love adding it fresh into salads of all kinds, and cooking it into soups.  It is really delicious.  Lovage is related to celery, carrots, and parsley, and it is pretty enough to plant in your front flower bed.  Just put it to the back, because it gets tall.

 

You can get seeds from  https://sowtrueseed.com/ or  https://www.superseeds.com/  and, probably other seed catalogs too.  I've never seen them at Home Depot or WalMart, even with the other herb seeds.

 

Anyway, catalog shopping for seeds is so easy.  They have good pictures, and great descriptions, and some catalogs like Sow True Seed even give you information on planting and seed saving.  I have learned a lot form my seed catalogs.  Not bad for FREE.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

 

Arugula is coming up.  

 

I seeded the bed the beginning of March, then we had those two cold days, so I assumed they got zapped along with lots of other things.  So, to be safe, I threw out more seeds.  I think I may have overseeded the bed.

 

Oh well.  Can't have too much arugula.  Just ask my sister, Linda.  

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!