Mary's Heartbeats

Believe it or not?  Yes, we actually are having April showers.  It's a quiet rain that has hung around for the past 3-4 days.  Often, you are not sure if it's there until you are outside in it, because it doesn't pour forth in a relentless pounding which is much more typical for Southern California rain.  But it seems to be doing the job, as the ground around us has grown greener and more colorful with all kinds of Spring time blossoms.  I find it soothing to watch it fall outside my kitchen window.  Even my "Beanstalk transplant" of one week ago finally seems to have settled in.  No, it wasn't happy with the move, and drooped most of the week, despite my consoling and constant watering.  I tried to remind it of all the space it has to grow in, since it's out of the crowded box.  My only response from it was more wilting.  But yesterday, I caught a glimmer of hope, as I saw its bottom leaves perking up.  Ah hah! There is still lif...

It seems like it doesn't take much water to light up a Spring time flurry of blossoms and growth.  I am in awe of the spectacular beauty of roses, flowers, trees, vegetables and herbs that appear thrilled with the sunshine and occasional raindrops.  I am always surprised with what shows up in my yard.  Today, I am going to transplant my "Beanstalk."  I still do not know how it arrived in my yard.  At first it grew up by my rosemary and sage, and I thought it to be a pretty weed.  Last summer, it transplanted itself into the corner of my vegetable box and thrived until it got hit with  December's cold.  I thought I had pulled it out, but now in the last few weeks, it has grown back with a vengeance, and obviously is going to need more space than a crowded corner.  Plus, I need to let it know, it's not a vegetable. . .  But my favorite activity this Spring has been watching the birth of baby hummingbirds.  It's always just a gre...