Springing

Is there anyone who doesn't love spring?

Here's my first spring tomato and it tasted

soooo good on my salad.

The sun is shining.

Flowers are just about in full, radiant bloom. Just the lobelia

is behind schedule and that's due

to it's late planting...I couldn't find any, any 6 packs or

single pots and I wasn't going to

buy a half flat.

I just planted some lobelia a couple of weeks ago

and their vibrant purplish hue is just showing itself

to my delight.

The bird songs are as glorious as can be.

Thanks to Trevlyn I've learned to identify many bird species

and their songs which make it even more enjoyable.

Thanks Mary Trevlyn.

And this weekend SLK and I transplanted

one of my potted lemons, the Lisbon lemon.

It was really hard work and just about put SLK out of commission.

Lemon blossoms slightly scenting

if you get your nose up close.

Soon the neighbor's big citrus trees will perfume the air

and make me giddy with aromatic delight.

You will find me standing in the backyard

doing my deep breathing...usually in the evening.

Also this weekend I planted

4 more tomato plants,

4 zucchini plants,

7 foot long row of sunflower seeds that grow

to a height of 6 feet-seeds from friend Michelle A. thanks,

3 dahlias,

5 feet of poppy seeds I brought home from Jody's

garden last summer

and lettuce and spinach seeds.

Wish me luck. I'm hopeful and will

keep you posted. I know, you didn't ask to be

kept posted but I just assume you do

since you're here reading.

Okay, anyone here reading???

The bumbly bees seem to single out my pot of

French lavender, so much so that I am thinking

about moving it away from the Arcadia door (okay...sliding

glass door. Soon I will not have to tell you, right?)

And a very, very familiar but unusual spring sound

is still the constant neighborhood re-roofing noise.

I'm grateful for my new roof.

I'm grateful for my home.

I'm praying for all the people in Japan and especially those

who have been impacted by the earthquake and tsunami.

Let us not under estimate the power of prayer.

Wishing you a day of gratitude...

...regardless of springing or blustering.

Wishing you a day or week of adding to your

food storage and

emergency preparation items.

No matter how small.

Remember:

store what you use.

Finally finished.

Over

and

out.

Happy day, msk