plantin' seed

Music: The Orb: U.F. Orb (1992)

Thank goodness spring has sprung. I returned home from the Obamathon conference on Sunday to discover my camellia had bloomed! The buds had been growing for about a year, and I thought I had underfed the poor plant---but no, three popping red flowers appeared, and a forth is on the way. I've never had a camellia before, so I didn't frankly know it took so long for them to bloom.

I've taken some photos of my garden, which I finished replanting yesterday. This year I planted a number of bulbs and seeds, so it will take a while for the garden to fill in. Nevertheless, every time I get out there and dig in the dirt I am cheered. I don't know why gardening makes me happy, but it does.

This year I'm trying a few different things: serrano peppers instead of banana peppers, a purple elephant ear, and a number of flowering plants whose names I cannot remember. Also, just in case you thought my mundane life was too exciting to bear, I also purchased a new houseplant! It's a weird Texas spindly green thing! And, to top things off, I made a new batch of kimchi which is rotting fermenting away as I type. It should be good and stinky in a week or two.

Spring: Yay!