I need a way to help me appreciate, record, and reflect on my year on the Klamath, while it's still in progress. Hence, this blog.
What's blooming in the woods now?
Dogwood
Fawn lily
Milkmaids
Saxifrage
Maple
Madrone
Bay
Trillium
Wild strawberry
Alder
Redbud
Monkeyflower
Indian paintbrush
Lupine
And much more, I'm sure, that I haven't the chops to identify or even notice. Spring in the forest is much subtler and slower to unfold than spring in the suburbs or a city park. It's this wave of bright green that builds and builds, taking over incrementally, without you really noticing until one day you wake up and the canopy is a riot of leaves instead of a skeletal graveyard of bare branches.
What's coming up in our garden?
Peas
Potatoes
Onions
Spinach
Chard
Radishes
Lettuce
Broccoli
Cauliflower
As a completely novice gardener, I have to give myself a pat on the back for the mere accomplishment of getting seeds to actually germinate and become small plants. It is amazingly satisfying, even though all I did was stick some seeds in some soil and pour on some water. They did all the rest.
I go to bed hearing tree frogs and wake up to woodpeckers.
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