Tiny green things poking through the dirt: I don't care what they are; if they're making their way up to the light, and I planted them from seed, I'm absurdly excited. When we're home, I must walk out onto the balcony ten times a day to look at the planters, just in case some new seedlings are up.
New growth on old plants--in this case, a geranium I've kept in a pot for almost three years, ever since my neighbor gave me a geranium cutting to stick in the ground:
New growth on old food--OK, this is kind of a weird one. But aren't you excited by the fact that if you accidentally let a potato get too old and leggy, you can plant it?
It gets weirder: this tiny housefly held still long enough for me to take a series of photos highlighting his giant orange eyes and furry muppet mouth:
What are you excited about this late spring (which, if you live in Montreal, is more like early spring)?
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Sun, sun, sun. Warm days. The iris and poppies I planted last summer about to bloom (I almost typed "poopies"), butterflies and dragonflies...I think we've shifted from spring to summer, here just a bit south of you. I like these close-close-ups. Do you mind if I ask what kind of camera you use? I'm in the market for something nicer than my point-and-shoot. Thanks!
I'm super excited about plants coming up in our garden!
And that photo of the fly is amazing, even if I'm a little creeped out by his orange eyes =)
At first I thought you were a little cra-zay for the growth on food bit, but then realized that I get really excited when my food compost starts breaking down...you can keep the housefly, though :)
My favorite late-spring things? Sunshine!! Fresh fruit, the return of the local Farmer's Market, boat rides, and digging around in the dirt!
Frogs singing their song at dusk in my garden. My tomato plants that are thriving despite my half-hazard first attempt at growing them from seed. lying on a comforter on the lawn in my backyard and watching my daughter play. LOVE you blog.
Love that new growth and I think most things look so wonderful in a mason jar. We are really excited to see our beans about a foot high. Our tomatoes are struggling.
I'm pretty giddy over, oh, about 689 springy things right now.
Remember to keep all your potato tubers covered with soil - sun makes them turn green and toxic.
I'm completely with you on these things. I just love spring.
The photo of the fly is amazing.
Andrea, for a second I thought we had finally made that shift too, but now it's cold and rainy again! Seriously, my kids are sleeping in fleece footie pajamas, and they have a pile of blankets on. As far as my camera--since about December, I've been using a Canon Digital Rebel. I'm very happy with it. Before that, all the photos on here were from an Olympus DSLR that died. You can find them cheaper than Canons or Nikons (which is why I had one, of course), but I would not recommend getting one.
MaryAnne--Thanks! I know--I'm actually not much of a fly fan (even though I generally love bugs), but I was so shocked by how long he sat there letting me photograph him that I just kept taking more photos.
Jill--Sunshine would be nice! It seems to be gone again.
Teresa--thank you! That's so kind. I absolutely love hearing frogs, too.
KJ--I'm a serious jar addict. I can't tell you how many things I remove from packaging and put directly into jars. I feel like I can breathe easier when our stuff is jarred. I'm nuts.
Rachel--Thank you for the potato info!! We just have that one in a little pot and don't intend to do any eating--it's more just for the experiment factor. Still, though, that is extremely good info to have, and I think I'll put some more dirt on top anyway. I love that I have people like you to share all this knowledge with me.
Kathryn--thanks!
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