Spring has sprung
It looks like spring has sprung here in the Sonoran desert. On the Alameda the poplar trees, so recently bare, have burst into leaf overnight, and the cottonwoods are raining fluffballs. Birdies are tweeting and a million bees hum overhead. Of course, this being March, there’s still a chance cold weather could return, but it grows more remote with each passing day. The abruptness of the change never ceases to amaze me. One day you’re walking around the house in sheepskin boots and three sweaters, and the next day you’re in sandals, it’s that sudden. The sudden warmth has inspired us to expand our agricultural horizons beyond the lettuce patch on the patio and attempt to start a few herbs and vegetables from seed, given that there is no Home Depot handy for buying transplants. Wish us luck!