Most leaves are down, and we are busy raking and getting ready to mulch. We remove all the leaves from the paths but leave the plant beds covered to provide insulation for the woodland plants and to offer cover to the salamanders, lightning bugs, and other critters that need shelter. Then I looked up and …
Trout Lily!
In preparation for the first day of spring this tough trout lily has dared to send up it's first bronze and green leaves. soon it's small yellow flower will follow. Well it's spring in New England, and we male do with small signs of progress. Soon it will be this:
Woodland Flowers
Despite the 36 degree windy weather this is what's in bloom today in my woodland garden
Patience
All was well; it was spring in New England. Patience, abetted by some mumbling and stumbling, helped you get through.

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