early december

it is fairly quiet out back...which is no real surprise given the time of year...still, things have not come to a complete halt...

it has been cold ( even though it is very mild today ) however no lower than the mid 20s ( fahrenheit ) so the winter rye is looking robust...

the winter wheat strikes me as not being nearly as happy...and since there seems to be a lack of snow, not just here but nationally, there may be another dismal yield unless things change...

on the allium side of things the garlic is up and running...actually has been since september...

and the walking onions seem unpreturbed by almost anything...

the mooseberry ( frostbite falls! ) is gradually giving in to the seasonal change...

the native berries are stubbornly hanging on as well...although more berries this year are very unlikely...

the hawthorn tree, conversely, is right on time with its berries...the birds will be having christmas dinner out front...

and while we're talking berries, there is still one last one on the asparagus...

which, incidentally, has just recently begun to die back at the top...still lots of green out there and i am not nearly ready to cut it back just yet...no bureaucrats in the back yard...just event time