Daffodils

The crocuses are about finished their show. Now the daffodils are beginning to open. A cheery sight when the sky is overcast and gray. The little blue anemones are in bloom also. I must make a bed somewhere with the blue as the carpet and the daffodils higher in the sea of blue. The bed along beside the gargage would be a good place to pop in a few daffodils. The tulips from that area seem to need rejuvenation anyway. The tulips do not bloom the same time as the anemones, so I shall add a few daffs there. And perhaps get a few anemones for along the driveway where the daffs are currently.

Himself cut up the trees for firewood. I swept up the patio area and we put the twigs,l sawdust etc. onto the rhodos. I then washed down the patio area. By the time I finished it was beginning to rain so that was the end of the gardening for the day. This area looks good, now. The moss is still growing but I kinda like this moss rather than the plain of textured concrete. The moss also extends up the path that goes around the garage. It adds a patina to the garden, making it look established and old... which it is. This part of the garden was started in 1988, so 20 years old.

The water garden looks good filled up. It is not losing any water and there were 3 fish visible in a quick look at it.

Andean Fire Orchid

My Andean Fire lady slipper (paph.) is in bloom again. This time it has 2 flowers. I must move the taller orchids to the higher tray, as I see by measurement I have about 3 inches more on that tray. The light garden is looking pretty nice at the moment.

I was out gardening for a couple of hours. The sun was shining but there was a very cold March wind. I transplanted the little black bamboo from the front garden bed to back in the woodland garden by the old compost bin in the corner. I transplanted the 4 cedars and the 4 perennials I got at Cannor a few days ago. Cleaned up a bit at the front. Filled the pond. It looks much better, now, and the water fall sounds better too. I must do a sound byte of that on my camera some time.

Time Change

A couple of photos of Zelda the cat. This cat spends a lot of time looking out the window. It is not allowed outside and does not even like going out. It was severely hurt when it was a kitten. We think it was probably hit by a car. Tara and Andy did not find it again for a couple of weeks, at which time it turned up at a neighbourhood home. It had a broken hip. It has since mended but really does not care to go outside anymore. I was taking care of it while they were over to Scotland for a visit to their other home.

I spent the last couple of days catching up my Flickr group comments and then tryimg to get some shots of water drops; to no avail. I used up a set of AA batteries on this. I have some very colorful photos but no water splash downs. I have to learn to do this, though. Back to square one. And now I am behind again in Flickr... oh well. I have no idea how people can dash about putting hundreds of bling bling on photos, or even adding their photos to all those groups. Its madnes!

Yesterday we changed our clocks for the time change. Spring ahead.

Yesterday I used up the last of the apples to make a pie and two jars of apple sauce. I cleaned up the waterfall, as the water was running out the side because of a blockage in the waterfall. The water level is down about a foot in the pond. It is suppose to rain, but I should fill it with the garden hose.