Celebrating the ordinary
Harry and I recently went to Natural Bridge State Resort Park near Slade, KY, one of our favorite places to hike. Our spicebush (Lindera benzoin) is blooming (read last year’s spicebush post), and I was pleased to find it scattered through the woods as well.
With all of our recent warm weather, plants are a good two weeks ahead of their usual schedules and there were plenty of signs of spring.
We woke yesterday morning to find four inches of snow and a beautiful winter wonderland. This was the view from our dining room window.
The cedar tree is this year’s annual Christmas tree for the birds. I’ve recently discovered a new way of using it as a bird feeder.
It’s easy for me to be wishing for spring about now. However, when I go out and look around, I’m often reminded that I don’t have to wait to make new discoveries in the backyard. Last week all I had to do was look up and enjoy the low-lying clouds.
It’s been cold this last week – daytime highs below freezing, nighttime lows in the teens, and we’ve had a little snow. However, a few of the backyard plants seem to take the cold in stride. This Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) is still quite green.
This Leather Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis) also seems to be doing fine. Continue reading “Three Tough Plants”
