well, we have a while before breakup (when the ground thaws) and i think our plants are a little ahead of schedule. i’m not sure what all is in here, (buku planted them) but i think the arugula, basil, and squash have taken off. and some pictures of mary from this evening. i think there [...]
Posts Tagged ‘amaryllis’
mary mary quite contrary.
Posted in alaska, other living things, tagged amaryllis, gardening, herbs, spring starts on April 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
full bloom.
Posted in alaska, other living things, tagged amaryllis on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
this afternoon, in between snows: this evening (still snowing): ’til then…
easter blooms.
Posted in alaska, kiwi, knitting, other living things, spinning, yarn, tagged amaryllis, blue faced leicester, fiber, mossy jacket on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
today it was not sunny. it was pretty gray and cloudy and there were even a few flakes earlier this morning. buster still got out to munch on the expanding grass this morning. despite the lack of sun, mary did poke her head out a little. yesterday evening she weighed in at about 20″. and [...]
ms. mary saturday.
Posted in alaska, kiwi, other living things, spinning, yarn, tagged amaryllis, nz romney, self-striping, spinning, targhee wool on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
i’ve been feeling blah lately so have been posting mostly pictures – which i’m enjoying since i’m getting more posts out. yesterday mary measured in at 19″. and today, she is starting to open (see the slit at the top – and ignore the dirty window): it’s not official measuring time (when the sun finally [...]
ms. mary thursday.
Posted in alaska, fiber, kiwi, other living things, spinning, winter, yarn, tagged amaryllis, handcarding, nz romney on April 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
ms. mary amaryllis is up to 17.75 inches! i just got this fiber. it’s lapoli’s fiber of the month colorway for march: i am making a two-ply. i experimented and rolled into a ball so i could ply from the two ends – this makes it so there is no yarn leftover after plying. it [...]
