Spring Ingredients: spring is almost here, or perhaps it is, the signs are everywhere!

SPRING! The hyacinth promise to us

Sun sets through the garden gate . . . spending time in the garden, that's a spring thing too

wood chips for the paths

,overwintering leeks all in a row

last year's artichokes

funny picture of Stella, with dirt on her face (she was trying to eat an old artichoke (see below pics)

old broccoli stems, they are thick and last all year!

red onion from last year, it is smaller than it looks

the red onions are sprouting

ah, this is the picture I was talking about, "hmm, this looks tasty . . ."

"I think I'll try it"

"this tastes a little old"

Finding artichoke heads

Above: my favorite kale to eat. This kale overwintered and looks a bit tough, and small

garden beds and paths, all weeded thanks to nana

bamboo wind chimes

autumn leaves amid new grass

lupine seed pods

raspberries with all the potential to please lots and lots of kids this year. I have a very large portion of the garden set out for raspberries, something like 5 rows of 35 feet by 40 feet. They are my favorite

old bee hive boxes

sunshine, now that's an important "spring ingredient"

I am not the only one looking forward to more trampoline time this summer . . .

leaping barefoot!

these just smell soooo heavenly!

spring ingredient: hyacinths, primroses, you know the ones in front of the stores blooming this time of year

this is a hyacinth from last year I planted in the garden

and my beloved dandelions --- no kidding I love them. Give me a lawn full of them and I will be happy. I originally named my blog (almost a year ago) "Dandelion Cooking" but . . .

the buds are waiting, waiting

last years primroses, coming back

self portrait, "Am I framed in the pic?" I look a bit questioning

ohhh, tulips...what amazing flowers, they seem too pretty sometimes, like other-worldly