Interesting things are happening both in the garden and in the woods. First, the garden:
And, in the woods (and trails):
That Dutchman's Pipevine is everywhere this year, and it's the main feeding ground for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. On our walks with the kids at work (I work at a school for kids with disabilities), we've seen numerous cocoons of this butterfly, attached to the underside of a bridge railing.
All evidence points to spring.
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| The first asparagus has popped up! |
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| We ate the first baby beets, delicious! |
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| It's ceonothus season - here's one with white blossoms about to open... |
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| ... and one with the more traditional purple/blue. You can see why it's called the 'lilac of the West.' |
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| I'm finding the white threads of mycelium everywhere, especially on wood chips. |
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| The peas began to fruit! |
And, in the woods (and trails):
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| Interesting bark on a fallen tree |
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| Poppies and Buttercups blooming; this is how I picture spring in Northern California |
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| Sulfur Buckwheat is growing new leaves |
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| Dutchman's Pipevine everywhere |
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| Thimbleberry; hoping the ones in my yard bloom soon |
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| Yarrow |
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| A rare sighting of two elusive creatures. 65ish degrees today. |
That Dutchman's Pipevine is everywhere this year, and it's the main feeding ground for the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly. On our walks with the kids at work (I work at a school for kids with disabilities), we've seen numerous cocoons of this butterfly, attached to the underside of a bridge railing.
All evidence points to spring.