mid april

tax day and the asparagus is starting to come up in strength out in the east bed, with expectation of more to come...

this past weekend i noticed some of the ramps had come up through the leaf mulch so today i opened it and weeded...i had some still viable in the bed from a few years ago and i planted more last autumn so i am looking for a good crop this year, hopefully with some bunching so it can become self-sustaining...a few flowers and som seed wouldn't hurt either...

it is a mostly cloudy and cooler day today with the sunn popping out at intervals so the mason bees are a bit more sluggish than they were a few days ago...they're still out there however and the daffodils, russian olives, violets, and dandelions are still out there as well...feeding, collecting pollen balls, mining soil, and nesting continue.