friday the thirteenth...so what's green?

it is somewhat on the warm side for december thirteenth...not that the lows haven't gotten down to near single digits so far this season...that did not preclude a warm-up...so i decided to see what was still green outside...

the new york imports in the beds...

and the daughters and granddaughters in the bed of my truck are greening away...

so are their native berry cousins...

the lichens growing on the rocks and the nurse logs from the old wild cherry tree seem ignorant of the season...or, perhaps, indifferent...

there is still a hint of green in the asparagus...

both the winter wheat and rye have produced a third ( at least ) leaf which means they are sufficiently rooted for the onset of winter...if the snow cover is sufficient enough they should be fine come spring...

the second year egyptian walking onions...

and those taking root form this past season's crop of aerial bulbs are verdant...and will continue to be so even in the snow ( should there be much )...

finally, back down in the basement those basadre spuds i planted eight days ago are beginning to show some hints of greening up and producing leaves...the basement is at a good temperature for winter keeping potatoes which may be inhibiting them a bit...given the forecast the heat may be on down there soon enough...we will see where we are at a few days before the holiday.