february day in the garden ..

                                                                    

barb and i meandered our way to the garden this morning .. we stopped to admire the indian plum and dogtooth violets  in smugglers' park that were beginning to show buds and the promise of flowers .. we took a turn at the pond to watch the ducks .. six pairs .. initially, we'd thought that possibly we would be the only ones at the garden, besides jenni whom i'd spoken to beforehand .. and the morning was promising winds and rain .. however, as barb and i were leaving her place, karen and joyce were heading down the road .. and once we arrived, sherry had come to join in as well .. wonderfull .. i am great believer in the idea that whoever needs to be in the garden, on any given day, comes .. it's delightful to see who shows up .. then, veronica arrived later to have a looksee .. i love this garden ..

when i begin my time in any one of the gardens i tend, the first thing i do is what i refer to as a 'walkabout' .. go see what's growing .. what's changing .. who's happy .. who isn't .. see what comes to mind to do .. or what shouts to be done .. and so, we began this morning with a walkabout .. moving from bed to bed .. reminding ourselves, with the help of sherry who had a copy of the 'map,' of what was going to be planted in this bed and that .. and the rye has done so well .. and how about these leeks and onions that we planted in the autumn .. and look at the colour in those brassicas .. and the shelling peas will go there .. and look how tall the garlic is .. and this bed will be full of beets .. and that one with corn and squash .. and we all wandered together from bed to bed .. throwing out ideas, questions, concerns .. mulling them over .. coming up with suggestions .. with answers .. with visions ..

i think we were all filled with delightful excitement about the garden this morning .. i know i was .. despite the weather .. the rye was dug under .. the shed was prepared for the introduction of the new filing cabinet .. the greenhouse got a new shelf .. the garden grounds were tidied up .. we spread chips in gateways .. yup, we got a lot done .. and i believe we all enjoyed ourselves .. the rain and wind incidental, really ..