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| Calladiums have arrived, but need planting. |
Everything was warming up around Springdale when the big storm hit the Deep South. We are in the NW corner of Arkansas, where the serious weather goes north of us to Joplin, Missouri - our south to Little Rock.
Sassy and I woke up to a dystopian post-blizzard scene, and Mrs. Ichabod was dumbfounded. "A blizzard, here?"
I said, "Yes, there were traces of snow on the roof this morning."
We have had near-freezes at night and wonderful afternoons, roughly three seasons per day.
The garden is bursting with abundance. The roses are leafing out with green leaves already. They begin red, so turning to green means more power in the roots. The iris are just starting to bloom.
Daisies seemed to be hiding, but now they are rising from the soil. So are the Joe Pye plants, the champion butterfly plants - vigorous and hardy.
PS - I was teaching four classes at once, not including Greek. Now am back to a normal pace at two.
The Bethany Lutheran Hymnal is using up my eyeball energy but so enjoyable to go through so many classic hymns and have artwork to go with them.
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| Fuller Seminary canceled their growth plans. Clicking on The Bethany Lutheran Hymnal made a difference. |
