Nothing coming up yet...

...a few days back, I planted those day lily seeds in peat pots in the grow-window. I'm sproutless, so far. But it's likely too soon. Anyway, this is just an excuse to put up some nice bright colorful photos in a way that is "relevant", as they used to say in the 1960's.

It's Here!

The Official First Flower of the Growing Season 2010--the chilly, bloodless snow-drop tentatively peeps up, through the crust of bird-seed hulls next to the feeder. The flower needs the chill--in fact, if the temperature is too warm, the flower will not last long.

This is encouraging and bright!

You can see that the 'goldie on the left is beginning to "yellow up" around the throat; the crown of his head is darkening, too. Won't be long before the (males) birds have their jazzy, snappy little bright yellow suits on again. Fashion Update!!

Seems to be only the one nuthatch....

...but it is a regular visitor to the suet block. It's going to be cute to watch the tiny bird gradually chow the entire block as the days go by!

Hollyhock remembered: Something without snow in it....

...or platinum skies or brown stubble or water-logged muddy flower beds. According to the "garden plan", I should be out there every afternoon, trimming and pruning bushes enthusiastically (working up a sweat). Ha! Have you seen my yard? it looks like Siberia--or at
least Really Cold, MN. Plus, all the other Granny/gardening/photo blogs are full of snow and ice and mud--except those in Australia.

Time to get started...

...last summer, I diligently hybridized every daylily plant from my yard and the famed "big garden next door"; hundreds of seeds resulted. These were placed in labelled envelopes in a big plastic container behind the ketchup in my 'fridge. The other day, I started planting some of the seeds in peat pots; they await germination on a sunny "grow window" on the south side of the house....more to follow.

The nuthatch...

...always welcome at the feeder; bright, energetic, optimistic and entertaining. At the seed feeder downstairs, it moves around so fast that it is difficult to photograph; with the new suet block hung out of reach of squirrels, the bird stays long enough for a portrait.