A sure sign of spring

April 21, 2021March 31, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

And you wonder why I named a novel Daffodil Uprising?

Here’s what I woke up to this morning

April 17, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ 8 Comments

Yes, the storm I drove though the day before.

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.

Bursting into flame

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

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

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.

Meanwhile, downtown

March 25, 2021February 6, 2021 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Upstream, melting snow leads to this.

Rhubarb awakening

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

It always somehow seems unearthly.

And then it seems to sprout wings.

Yes, I’m fond of fronds!

May 24, 2020March 7, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Establishing our fern garden took years. Just look at it now!

The smaller bed sits in a darker spot. and has a more open appearance.

Plants adjusting to the outdoors

May 16, 2020March 7, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

They were sprouted indoors and kept under grow-lights. Now it’s time to get used to real sunlight, starting in limited doses. They’re brought in each night that low temperatures threaten. And then they’ll transplanted into the garden. (Photo by Rachel Williams)

On a sunny spring day

May 14, 2020May 3, 2020 ~ Jnana Hodson ~ Leave a comment

Not long ago, the old carriage road up the hill a few blocks from our house was still covered in ice and snow. Just wait another week, for the deciduous leaves to fill out.