st. thomas's day in the iuncg

what was covered in snow a week ago has emerged with the thaw ( a familiar story ...last winter was a series of snows ans snow melts )and things seem well..dormancy is elusive among some of the overwintering annuals and perennials...the winter rye in the top photo is green still...which isn't much of a surprise given what has gone on with cover crops in gardens i am associated with over the last few winters...i was a bit unprepared to see some green dixie clover ( second photo ) emerging though...that's an annual and i would have thought it would be long gone by now...the knock out roses that were defying autumn forty-nine days ago on the other hand have left the season behind...they will be back next spring...this particular batch of dixie clover will not...the bottom photo is of the iuncg at about 7:30 on the first morning of winter...northern tepehuan teosinte seeds go in in less than three months.