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May the longer days put a spring in your step, dear readers in the northern hemisphere.
As if in honour of the vernal equinox this evening, today we've had a respite from the November-like monsoons. The sunshine is a gift to weary Vancouverites. Even the cold wind coming down from snowy peaks doesn't matter. It was 10C today, going to 2C tonight. Sunrise at 7:16, Sunset at 19:24. I've finally started a few tomato, pepper and basil seeds, rather late I know.
Happy Spring to you all!
Marja-Leena | 20/03/2007 | 6 comments
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A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
Wordsworth
One of my favourite flowers, I can smell them looking at your picture. Those little tubular new leaves are so fresh. Thanks and a Happy Spring to you also.
Posted by: Anna | 19:24 20 March 2007
Anna, Thank you for the Wordsworth! I was thrilled to find these in bloom today, though they are a bit chewed up by slugs, and crowded by self-seeded foxgloves.
Posted by: marja-leena | 19:31 20 March 2007
I too noticed some kind of little wild violets hiding under a bush today, out of the way of the winds and snow that have battered my daffodils into submission.
Posted by: Mr Zip | 11:50 21 March 2007
Mr. Zip - you have wild violets? How lovely. Mine is a plant a friend gave to me some years ago. And I know what you mean about battered daffodils, with all our heavy rains!
Posted by: marja-leena | 20:31 21 March 2007
The violets seemed to stray in from next door, which is just as well as they've now paved over their garden.
Posted by: Mr Zip | 21:14 21 March 2007
Mr. Zip - you'll just have to compensate even more in your garden, to make up for the paved over (!!??) garden. Some people...
Posted by: marja-leena | 12:47 22 March 2007