The Rose Barlow columbine is blooming! The White Barlow variety I planted at the same time (three summers ago!) has finally shown itself, too. I’m pretty sure it is not normal for columbine to take years to germinate. Very strange, but they’re growing and blooming now, so I’m not going to complain.
This is a Lensbaby 2.0 shot. It’s not a great photo. You can see purple fringing around the outer edge of the flower. I kind of like it, though.
My poor little columbine plants. I’ve completely ignored them, but they’re still blooming their little hearts out.
I love dandelions. I don’t know why people think they need to spray toxic crap all over their yards to get rid of them. They’re one of the first things that blooms in the spring. Not only are they a welcome burst of color, but they are an important early source of food for pollinating insects. We should be doing everything we can to support bees, and spraying pesticides on dandelions is the opposite of that.
Henry Sitting on the Back of the Couch, Watching Me Watching TV
Accidental hiatus was accidental. There’s just not a whole lot going on here, unless you want to hear about my big, tedious CD ripping project (about 50 linear feet of shelving). I found lots of CDs I’d forgotten I had, some I never knew I had, and some I was happy to put in the Goodwill pile. I suspect that might be the definition of “too much music.” But now it’s done, and all my music is backed up. Hallelujah!
Raindrops on Grass
Columbine
I’m sick and tired of the rain, but it does do lovely things for my garden.
Another of Grandpa’s Photos
This is the post I would have posted yesterday if I had been able to post yesterday. Alas, Teh Internets were b0rked, and then the electricity went out, so I gave up and went to bed instead. Not that it did me any good, though, because without electricity there was no fan and without a fan there was no white noise and without white noise, there was NO SLEEPING.
In scanning my grandpa’s old negatives, I came across this one. I don’t know when or where it was taken, but it amuses me because I love taking photos of outhouses. Apparently I come by that legitimately!
Just what the hell am I supposed to do with this mess?
The grass is astonishingly green. At least something is benefiting from all this rain.
red paper boat 