Spring rains, wind and then the weather breaks

Daffodils,
That come before the swallow dares, and take
The winds of March with beauty.

~ Shakespeare, Winters Tale, Act IV, Sc. 3, Line 118

Finally, daffodils up

This has been a long winter for most of the US. We have had our share, but not like the east. But still, the daffodils refused to emerge until now. Even so, it's not a full bloom yet. They are thinking about it.

Peeking Around the Garden

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”
― Garrison Keillor

A November Moment

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. 

Albert Camus

Maple leaf fallen on ornamental grass.

A sedum putting on a show.

Blueberry leaves surround rusty petal.

Yellow jacket put its pedal to the metal, and lost.

Windmill Sunset

A September sunset with windmill. Gentle breeze. Was in the upper 70s today. Clouds but no rain.

Tomato Bounty

I've gotten several gleanings from the tomato plants I am growing in the Grow Box, which seems to work and would work better if this gardener was better at staking up the plants.

Blackberries Are In

I've been eating on the blackberries for about 3 weeks. They are delicious!

And no rain to compromise their harvest.