Motley Monday - March 30, 2026

 First some of the garden things.

Lemon Thyme

The strawberries are blooming.  My two varieties grew into each other, so I don't know which is which.  One is a June bearer, the other is ever-bearing.

Perennial Candytuft 

One of my favorites, Blue-Eyed Grass.

My only patch of tulips.  I like interior of the red ones.  There used to be only red and yellow, so the orange must be a hybrid of the two.  I've never known that to happen, but it sure looks like it.

This is one big borage at sunrise.

The bumblebees like the borage.  This is a yellow-faced bumblebee. 

One of the Breeder's Mix hardy geraniums I grew from seed years ago. 

Some non-garden things. 

I was inordinately happy to find matching treats at Trader Joe's!  Mickey isn't a big fan, he prefers the sweetness of my yogurt pretzels.  The people version isn't all that good, other than the pretzels, strange bunch of stuff. 

Mickey and I went to the park yesterday. We hadn't been in a few weeks, as it took that long for me to have the energy after my illness.  I read that there is a "super" 'flu with a long lasting cough all over the country, so take care.   The park was nearly empty, which was surprising seeing how nice a day it was. 

The neighbor's lilac is blooming.  Mine was killed by bracket fungus, which rots from the inside out. 

It got up to 74° yesterday, but it's going to be much cooler this week, with rain.