What do you do with a spoiling potato?

May 27, 2021April 9, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Plant it, of course, and hope it starts coming up in a big pot looking something like this. We’ll keep adding dirt as it rises, hoping to increase our harvest.

Inside view

May 26, 2021April 9, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

Georgia O’Keeffe was right. Flowers truly are amazing.

Domesticated mountain laurels

May 23, 2021April 9, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

They may look fragile, but those compound blossoms feel like rubber. This image reminds us of some Dutch masters. (Photo by Rachel A. Williams)

Back to the sequence of flowers

May 19, 2021March 31, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

When tulips come on like gangbusters.

Trout lilies

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The yellow blossoms are a special spring ephemeral.

Now, for another view, with the Red Barn in the background. (Photos by Rachel A. Williams)

Here comes peppermint!

May 12, 2021March 31, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Yes, where we are, it comes up wild, like a weed. Spearmint lines up along a fence on the other side of our house.

Carya, of some sort

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This sprig of blossoms from a treasured shrub we bought at a church plant sale is stunning. I just can’t find it online, though, for better identification. The family includes hickory trees and pecans. (Photo by Rachel A. Williams)

Here comes the asparagus

May 5, 2021March 31, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Yummy.

A part of the violin is named after this

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Yes, the new fern’s scroll, starting with this.

And this.

And, yes, this.

Still possible, spring snow

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Sometimes at this time of year, we awaken to find our rising flowers encased in icy snow. (Look for the pale blue.)

They recover, all the same.

Yes, they do. (Photos by Rachel A. Williams)