INDOOR GARDENING

Do you have any thing(s) that you do that you've been doing all your life?

and so that thing you do...

you come to realize...

 is who you are?

I am a gardener

 for as long as I can remember

I have always loved digging in the dirt

there is nothing greater than forcing bulbs

I planted paper whites on Thanksgiving to put in this sunny window

after they are spent...I plant them outside in the frozen ground

they may or may not come up again

but no  matter 

I have already enjoyed their fragrance and beauty for months during the cold winter days

now it's time to move on

I gather my things

and for hours I am able to let my mind and soul

wander into the garden on my kitchen counter

you can buy all kinds of interesting jars and glass items at your local thrift store for next to nothing

also lovely but chipped plates and bowls are perfect to use

hyacinths are my favorite

oh no wait....I love kolaches

ok...yes, hyacinths are my fav

hmmmm....unless my fav could be muscari?

on occasion I will splurge on a really cool and different jar

like this one I found at Pete's Greenhouse

creating a mini rain forest that needs little care

Instead of looking out my window and seeing a blustery day

I see this

and I realize that just around the corner

this will go into the ground for next year

and this is sprout is a reminder of things....fun things up ahead

Henry August Pshigoda could be here any day now

and he and I will sit and watch the birds out the window

and the garden grow inside

I hope he likes to garden too