Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is sunny, windy, and warm. Thermometer says 75°F.  Crocuses are now blooming in several shades of lavender and yellow, along with more winter aconite.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a flock of sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

I raked off the rectangular flowerbed beside the telephone pole, and started digging out grass shoots.  I raked off the rectangular flowerbed beside the telephone pole, and started digging out grass shoots.  Bergamot and hollyhock are starting to sprout.

EDIT 2/26/24 -- I've dug out most of the grass and weeds from the interior of the rectangular bed.  I think I may use a spade to speed up the edging.

EDIT 2/26/24 -- Using a spade definitely speeds up the edge-clearing process.  However, it also leaves me with bigger pieces of discard.  The big hole I was planning to put them in has poppies sprouting in it.  So now I need to move the poppies.  There's a hole in the bucket ... 

EDIT 2/26/24 -- I dug some poppy shoots out of the hole and moved them to the flowerbed.

EDIT 2/26/24 -- I did more edging with the spade.

EDIT 2/26/24 -- I did more edging with the spade.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

Comments

[pameladean]

I am walking around saying to patches of dirt and leaves, "Don't come up yet, don't come up yet." The snowdrops are up, it is way too early, and they are very short -- maybe less light now than in APRIL or MAY when they usually emerge? But they are also very tough, and I can see that they've spread from two tight clumps to an additional scattering of single plants, each with its little nodding white flower. I suppose that that too is a reaction to extra warmth.

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Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I am walking around saying to patches of dirt and leaves, "Don't come up yet, don't come up yet." <<

Good idea.

>> The snowdrops are up, it is way too early, and they are very short -- maybe less light now than in APRIL or MAY when they usually emerge? <<

Mine are up and in full bloom here. Normally they come out in late February or early March. It's true that there is less light in winter, not just duration but also intensity. The angle spreads the same amount of light over a larger area.

>>But they are also very tough, and I can see that they've spread from two tight clumps to an additional scattering of single plants, each with its little nodding white flower. I suppose that that too is a reaction to extra warmth.<<

Gosh, yes, mine are all over the east end of the savanna, scattered around the flowerbeds and parking lot, and spreading in the white garden. I planted them at the north end of the flower garden and in the white garden. They seem to be spreading well by seed. I should bring in some new ones so they don't get inbred, but I'm sure they come from several sources already.