A February Spring

Last year at this time we were buried under snow. But this year, as often happens during the first two weeks of February, we are having spring-like weather. So spring-like that I planted peas....

Um, wrote that a few days too soon. February is now being more February like with snow in the hills, frost down here, alternating with sun and rain and... who knows what's next. But here are some photos of the spring-like February of last week...

Our Ash swamp, greening up

fragrant tree out back door

winter blooming jasmine (?) ... non-stop blooms for months

crocus

primrose

miniature iris

lots of primroses

These are last year's carrots, pulled this February still happily growing in the garden and still yummy.

The chard will not give up...

Some of the edible flowers I planted last year are alive and blooming again...

Willow Kitty likes to "help" when I work outside

Gertrude the Guinea Hen helps, too. She eats bugs.

Fred the peacock doesn't help but he's pretty... and displaying since it's "spring".