Asclepias coukd not be prettier

Look at the size of thus peony!

Here have some backyard roses

I'm jumping the gun. But the peonies will soon bloom. So many buds this year

Since yesterday the first heritage rose has opened completely

Close enough for me. My old inherited rose has opened

Saw some Chomsky discourse this morning, so I guess it will still relevant if I muddy the waters. In the GDR there was a robust Chomsky reception circa Aspects of Syntactic Theory. Sweeping generalizations anyone?

People posting all their various editions of Pynchon yesterday. And even though I've been listening it didn't cross my mind to post this

Plus this little wyjeala that has never thrived

Pruned the spyreas heavily last year. They'te a cascade of blossoms now

One pink rose has opened

And iris

First roses blossoming

Mock almond blooming

First daffodils too

Many more crocus now

Today brought the 1st crocuses

More snow last night

Snowy little morning. More than predicted, in fact

Light snow for the new year

The pie is done, and looking decent.

Pie's ready to.go.in the oven. To the strains of Handel's opera Lotario

Another angle

The tree is finally all decorated

2/3 done with ornaments. Have to wait til.tomorrow to finish up

Got the lights on the tree. Big ornament day tomorrow

Snowing lightly. So I'm not going back to bed

The tree is unbound. Enough tree time for today. See what I do tomotroe

Okay. Got the standing, provisionally. We captured it with a net, and it's still netted up here

November rose with bird nest