{"id":4684,"date":"2012-03-22T18:04:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T01:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=4684"},"modified":"2012-03-22T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T01:04:28","slug":"growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2012\/03\/22\/growth\/","title":{"rendered":"growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

I think I’m gonna get kinda mushy in this post.\u00a0 But it’s so pretty outside today, I think I’ve lost my head a bit…<\/em><\/p>\n

The longer days and the recent daylight-saving time switch mean that I’m getting home at night while it’s still light outside.\u00a0 Such a huge difference that makes in how weary I am when I walk in that front door.<\/p>\n

And today, I not only got home early, but I had enough time to water my plants (poor plants don’t get much attention in the wintertime).\u00a0 There’s a lot of magic happening in my backyard right now, including<\/p>\n

peach buds
\norange blossoms
\nrosebuds (so many!)
\nheliotrope clusters
\nherbs that are “waking up” after getting all leggy and tired in the winter<\/p>\n

But the most exciting discovery today was this, which took me my surprise because I’ve been checking that particular pot everyday and thought that maybe (maybe) nothing would grow:
\n\"IMG_6837\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And then I looked a bit closer and found this:
\n\"IMG_6843\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And even this (can you see how small it is when the grains of soil around it look like boulders?!:
\n\"IMG_6846\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Those three wee plants are the first growths of the tulips that came from the bulbs that came to me in a suitcase all the way from Amsterdam last year. The bulbs “wintered” in my refrigerator drawer for several weeks, then we planted them, and…then, today, sprouts!<\/p>\n

My longtime readers know just how happy it makes me to have growing things all around me.\u00a0 And of course in springtime those feelings are magnified, even more.\u00a0 Now I can’t wait to see those teeny stems and leaves turn into something tall and sleek and colorful.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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