First Bloom & Sights of Spring

I've been pretty ill since last Friday with a nasty cold and in turn my mug shot has been up for to long on the blog. Today I am feeling better so I headed out in the yard to see whats been happening. Out front the first spring bloom was out. It was closed though due to the cool, damp and sunless weather we have been having lately.

I believe this is a Siberian squill of sorts, they usually are a deep blue though so I am not totally sure if my belief is correct. I scoped this plant from an abandoned lot last spring, I'm such a rebel.

*just looked this up and it is a Striped Squill, ie. Puschkinia libanotica. Learn something new everyday :-)

There also was lots of buds and shoots coming:

A true Siberian squill, from the same abandoned lot.

Crocus, looks like the squirrels have been at work again.

Daffodil

Iris Reticulata

Species Tulip shoot.

Peony shoot.

Delphinium shoot.

Himalayan Dandelion. These are kind of cool, they have single
yellow blooms that open just after the sun goes down. You
can watch them open.

Rose shoot, this is a 'New Dawn' climber.

I then checked out the season extenders and everything seems to be doing well in my absents. The only thing that has not done well without my attention was the napa cabbage.

It has fully bolted and I think it is beyond harvest now. Not much of a loss though as it never really developed anyway. It seems to be a crop that would be better as a late harvest as appose to an over wintered crop.

Other veggie action: