Springtime in Washington

This exaggerates only a little.

A Day Late



Happy Anniversary, Mulch Boy!



Belated Cherry Blossom Hilarity

Richard Thompson again. Click the image to go to his blog and see more cherry blossom cartoons.

Janice at the Garden Center

Bloom Day!

It's been bothering me that I have this gardening blog and have barely posted a picture in months. So today, I got my little self out and took pictures. Finally, proof, I really DO have a yard!

Daffies, daffies, daffies



These tulips turn orange-pink in the middle and they smell like lemon.




First bloom on my new viburnum I planted last year.



I love hyacinth. The smell IS spring.

Lilac in bud.

Flowering quince.

These guys were a surprise! I dug them up last fall and
never got them back in the ground. They are
The Bravest Bulbs Ever.

Baby's breath? A volunteer shrub from next door that
I encouraged.

My very stingy camellia's one bloom.

Cherry blossoms on our sour cherry!

Brave, brave hellebore.

Dogwood buds.

Forky collection. Because everyone needs three.

I have a niece who is an amazing photographer.
I wish I had her talent and could better capture
how beautiful this haze of green is.

Garden assistants, i.e., why the hellebore is so brave.

Me? Stylish? Wow!

I got back from my week away to find that Jim Groble awarded me a Stylish Blogger Award. Me! I feel like The Old Man in "A Christmas Story," winning a major award.


Gosh!














Apparently, there are two responsibilities that go with this honor: 1) that you share seven random things about yourself, and 2) that you nominate 15 other bloggers that you enjoy. So with great humility at being given this major award, I share:

Seven Random Things About The Potato Queen

1. When my cousins and I were playing "Charlie's Angels" growing up, I was usually Sabrina.
2. One of those cousins ("Jill") appointed me Potato Queen and gave me a crown and an apron.
3. I never gardened or wanted to garden until 10 years ago, and now it's one of my favorite things.
4. I was a thumb-sucker well into grade school.
5. I would eat popcorn and chocolate milk once a week for dinner if Mulch Boy would let me.
6. If physics and calculus were set to music, I could be a Nobel-prize winning scientist. Instead, I remember the lyrics to every top-40 song from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, plus from all my albums.
7. I am 45 years old and just had my very first cup of coffee this morning. Okay, it was a mocha, but it was made with espresso. Espresso is coffee. I was very very tired this morning. When I told Mulch Boy, he said "My entire world-view has just been rocked." It's okay; I'll be back to tea tomorrow.

Next post: Nominations!

I planted potatoes!

Well, I am the Queen of Potatoes, after all. I meant to do last weekend, but was out of town unexpectedly all last week. Yesterday, however, I finally got my seed taters in the ground. Tonight: seeds!