Seedlings under lights

April 18, 2021April 19, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

A flat of sprouts …

… and the artificially lighted shelves in our bay window. In a typical year, it would soon be crowded with greenery. (Photos by Rachel A. Williams)

Garlic takes off like rockets

April 14, 2021February 26, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

Planted the previous autumn, garlic sprouts up almost before the snow melts. Here, we’ve already mulched ours.

Exploring Mount Sofa

April 11, 2021February 26, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

(Photo by Rachel A. Williams)

Bursting into flame

April 8, 2021February 26, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

Does anything express the joyous outburst of spring more than forsythia?

Happy Easter!

April 4, 2021February 26, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 1 Comment

Amaryllis grown indoors. What, you were expecting bunnies? (Photo by Rachel A. Williams)

Liverwort

March 31, 2021February 26, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

In a really close-up shot by Rachel A. Williams. They’re really much tinier than this.

Hibiscus in bloom

March 28, 2021February 6, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 2 Comments

Let’s hear it for flowering indoor shrubs! Note the snow on the other side of the window. (Photo by Rachel A. Williams)

Rhubarb awakening

March 24, 2021February 6, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 4 Comments

It always somehow seems unearthly.

And then it seems to sprout wings.

Going bananas over bananas

March 21, 2021February 6, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 4 Comments

Pepper likes bananas more than her sister does. They do have their differences.

We’re sharing one. I get a bite, then she gets a bite. Or the other way around. (Photos by Rachel A. Williams)

Shall we dance?

March 18, 2021February 6, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 4 Comments

She’s really looking for something tender to eat. (Photo by Rachel A. Williams)