So Many Plants are Waking Up

 Welcome February, and no matter what that groundhog in Pennsylvania said, spring is definitely making its ways to Boise. My first flower of the season: a dandelion. Incredible! And great food for any insects always waking up.

 This is stonecrop, a sedum, sending up new growth. Many other types of sedum are evergreen.

 Strawberries! Yum.

I found daffodils poking up under leaf litter, along with tulips. Love the pink on these leaves.

Full Wolf Moon, a.k.a. "Mini-Moon"

The January full moon is called the Wolf Moon. It's also a mini-moon, the opposite of the super moon hype. The difference in appearance of size isn't likely to be something we can really notice, but it happens a couple of hours after the moon rises.

Because 4-Wheel Drive

Drip, Drip, Freeze

Icicles decorate a hanging basket.

Fresh Snow

Two to three inches of fresh snow in West Boise.

Sugar-coasted Rose Hip

Frosty edging in the garden.

Bird Bath Heater is Working

At -7 degrees, still ice-free. Birds need a source of water when it's cold so they can take a sip every now and then.

Fresh Coat of Fluff

More moisture for our lawns and gardens today, while they're still sleeping. I do have a friend who told me she saw her daffodils poking up. I didn't see any in my yard yet. You?

Snow-covered Wisteria

Three inches of fresh, sticky snow.

Ice in the Garden

While I am concerned about the damage the extreme cold has done to my garden, this icicle display is O.K. The clematis vines are cut to the ground in the spring anyway.

Snowy Flamingo

The garden is sleeping.....

American Robin

Busy birds in the yard today. Do they know a winter storm is on the way?

Weeds in Winter

I didn't see it when it was green.

Hello Robin

The robins were noisy early this morning...before the snow started :)

Crocus Awakening

Warmer weather has everyone looking for signs of spring :)

Green Grass?

I was excited to see some green grass on the front lawn this week...but a closer inspection shows that it is moss. Not grass, not yet.

Strange Carcass

Whatever this critter was, it appeared to have far more legs than normal. Maybe those are twigs entwined in the web?

Arctic Pansies Waiting for Spring

Happy to see the Arctic pansies still lurking beneath all the winter kill.

Snow, Rain, Snow!

Our weather pattern has turned to snow, rain, snow...and about an hour after I took this photo last night, back to rain :)

Kitty Indoor Lawnmowers

I am growing a few little containers of wheat grass for winter kitty snacks. As you can see, they're a big hit.