My first Tillandsia is a T melanocrator tricolor. I still have it but it does not get enough light to have three colors nor to bloom. Then it got sunburned when I forgot that it was time to remove them from the windowsill that is too hot and direct in winter, for all but T … Continue reading Tillandsia caput medusae
The week has wound its way around again. Little has changed, the good, nor the bad. On the plus side, we got a light fairy dusting of snow last Saturday, late morning., followed by a couple inches yesterday into today, so I have some shoveling to do later. It is apparently snowing now and the … Continue reading January 17, 2026 Six on Saturday
I feel like I got off easy from a weather standpoint compared to anyone in the path of Goretti. It was downright balmy for January, above freezing. Downside, no snow, so it is ugly out. That and I live in a fascist state, so yeah, things are getting ugly. Other than that, things are not … Continue reading January 10, 2026 Six on Saturday
It is all about the ebb and flow of the snow. By December 26, it was all but gone. I went out and saw that some things were still green, despite having been buried under the snow for nearly a month. Sisyrinchium angustifolium is green and looking healthy. The Salvia "Mainacht", well, it is still … Continue reading January 3, 2026 Six on Saturday
I am thankful for my garden. It is a place to nurture my soul when all around seems dark. Winter is hard, but it is required for the native plants that I enjoy. In three or four months, there will be seedlings of early crops like kale and lettuce. Perhaps the Anemone patens will begin … Continue reading December 27, 2025 Six on Saturday Wrap Up
The Christmas Clock is winding down. I have done nothing to meet the challenge. Started with my crazy November and then moved on to car trouble that kept me from having any hope of mailing out the cookies that I did bake to send out to special people in my life. Turned out that the … Continue reading December 20, 2025 Six on Saturday
When I look out my window, it looks substantially the same as it has since November 30. The snow is a bit deeper. The real difference today from yesterday is the temperature. It is currently -18C. Wind chills today and tomorrow are expected to be -34C in my area. Not going outside. Nope. I did … Continue reading December 13, 2025 Six on Saturday
Well, it seems likely we will have a white Christmas. We had a foot of snow November 29 into 30th, and this weekend are predicted to get 4-5 inches more today. That will be easier shoveling, at least. It is the season of tracks in the snow - I can see who has been about … Continue reading December 6, 2025 Six on Saturday
We got enough snow last week to make the backyard look mouldy, but today into tomorrow, we should get between 8-12 inches of the white stuff. That can be featured next week. Slim pickings as the garden sleeps. We had a nice sunrise one day last week. Peering over the garden center fence as we … Continue reading November 29, 2025 Six on Saturday
We have had our first light snowfall of under an inch, then temps dropped and roads were slippery. I was nervous about driving up to Wisconsin Rapids, both because I worried about slippery conditions and because the deer are on the move and I never want to meet a large mammal on the freeway. It … Continue reading November 15, 2025 Six on Saturday
Gardening in the Prairie 