Spring! There are signs...
One of the smaller and earliest of the daffodils,tete-a-tete; liverwort (Hepatica), lungwort (pulmonaria) and Kaufmania tulips.
"Wort" plants are generally ones that historically had medicinal uses. I have a few others and think it might be time to start a collection. I especially want asters again, "starwort."
The weather has swung from warm to cold (32 degrees the last two mornings), and from pouring rain to sunshine.
Magic happens when sunlight hits hard frost.
There are things to start nibbling on in the garden: sorrel, Swiss chard, sprouting broccoli, garlic and kale.
It won't be long before there is rhubarb.
It's later than I usually plant, but today I'll plant peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes and a few potatoes, just enough so I can have new potatoes from the garden.
It's a cycle that continues and I find that so very reassuring.