Bedroom crocuses

Kevin turned the perspective and got a photo of our pretty crocuses with the bedroom window in the background – lovely, especially given what a focus of my day these ones have become.

The squirrels continue to decimate them, but the petals look so pretty strewn about and knowing that they’re probably all about to vanish makes me enjoy the blooms even more every time I look out the window and they’re still there.

Meanwhile, the three beds of tulips continue to grow, and those buds are beginning to look promising.

Flower Tree

Our ornamental plum tree on the patio is such a pathetic thing most of the year – one side is all scarred and lacks branches, and the rest of the tree still suffers from a horrendous pruning job years ago. But this is definitely the time of the year when you can look past all of its ugliness and focus on the beauty:

The blossoms are just so pretty.

Making our own baby food

Having now tried this, it’s kind of amusing that making your own baby food has the reputation it does. (Although, I suppose as a cloth-diapering, baby-wearing, breast-feeding farmers-market-shopper, my opinion probably lacks credibility.) In any case, most of the early foods are too simple: cook a veggie, add water, puree, freeze. The peas were surprisingly verdant:

And the frozen cubes, all popped out of their trays and sorted into baggies, are so satisfying (here, peas and squash).

The only glitch in the plan is the baby who has no interest in solid food. Worst case though, Kevin and I will eat this month’s veggies at the beginning of April – we sampled as I was making them, quite yummy, and we shouldn’t have too much trouble with finishing these off, even if they are in puree form. 🙂