Forsythia all over, and the first magnolia blossoms along the bikeway (near Magnolia Field). Some cherry blossoms on Lake Street, both fruit trees in my back yard are in flower, and I saw some Callery pear blossoms on Mass Ave this afternoon. Some of our crocuses are done, but others are still blooming. (Lots of daffodils.)
There are still chickadees in my yard (yesterday) and along the bikeway (this morning), and I had n nice long look at a red-winged blackbird in the marshes near Alewife Brook, on the path from the bikeway to Mass Ave.
I planted rosemary in the front yard this afternoon, to replace the plant that didn't make it through the winter. (The tag on that one said hardiness zone 8, and we're zone 6; the one I just planted just says "rosemary," but I've seen rosemary plants in gardens nearby that clearly made it through at least one winter.) I also bought some lettuce plants, but have to decide where they go, and weed and/or hoe first, I think. (Yes, I started lettuce from seed last week, but I'm not feeling patient.)
There are still chickadees in my yard (yesterday) and along the bikeway (this morning), and I had n nice long look at a red-winged blackbird in the marshes near Alewife Brook, on the path from the bikeway to Mass Ave.
I planted rosemary in the front yard this afternoon, to replace the plant that didn't make it through the winter. (The tag on that one said hardiness zone 8, and we're zone 6; the one I just planted just says "rosemary," but I've seen rosemary plants in gardens nearby that clearly made it through at least one winter.) I also bought some lettuce plants, but have to decide where they go, and weed and/or hoe first, I think. (Yes, I started lettuce from seed last week, but I'm not feeling patient.)