This sign on Mirada Road at Miramar took a beating:
Getting to the post office in Granada was a drenching experience:
29 January brought us the wolf moon -- the first full moon of the new year. It was spectacular. When a full moon occurs during the perigee (the closest the moon gets in its orbit to the Earth), the moon looks its biggest and brightest. It was a cloudy, blustery night, but the heavens opened to give us this glowing glimpse:
And of course you can play in the fields of oxalis when you want to, even when you grow up.
The oxalis is pretty and maybe tasty but it was a bear to keep under control in our back yard in San Francisco. It took over every available square inch, and grew so tall that the dog could hardly find a place to do her business.
ReplyDeleteHello from cold, snowy Saint-Aignan.
Ah yes, our garden is full of oxalis too. Yesterday I spent some muddy-knee time pulling it out, to prepare for my fava planting. The oxalis plants come up easily from the damp soil, but I know I'm missing lots and lots of those little corms. They're still lurking, and they'll be back!
ReplyDeleteYour snowy world looks so beautiful... stay warm! I hope your heating returns soon.
The ease with which you can pull it is one of oxalis' charms for me. It looks pretty until you're ready for it to go away and it goes with only a little bit of encouragement (unlike, say, junipers).
ReplyDeleteJunipers indeed! Spiky and reluctant.
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