a bitter wind roaring under old january's bareness

The north wind at 26 mph was roaring on in an early evening in early January. It has been a chilly couple of months, of course. We did see some snow on Christmas week, and we could see Mt Angeles sporting a cloak of snow.  But the wind, oh the wind ... the kittens and I could hear it rumbled on bitterly, wailing and complaining lustily, and we all were too jumpy to get any sleep.

I have some more cleaning up to do in the garden, but I'm such a mouse when it comes to the cold weather that I have been cooped up indoors trying to find alternate things to do. I have started sorting out and packing the seeds I saved this past summer. Among them, some flowering seeds: cosmos, sunflowers, perennial sunflowers, wall flowers, dame's rocket, lupines, African daisy, pink and red buckwheat, French marigold, solar flare, zinnias, and some blanket flowers. Also some vegetable and herb seeds: several varieties of tomatoes, dill, chives, yellow wax beans, honeydew, acorn squash, several varieties of kale, and peppers.

I have not planted anything in the greenhouse as of this writing. Last year, I planted too early, and could not transplant the plants outside in time. So, I'm holding back for just a little bit. For now, the lemon trees, the trumpet flowers and a bay leaf tree are having a cozy time inside the glass house. I am, however, getting ready to try some winter sowing this year. The empty milk/water jugs have been prepared and I just need to mix the potting medium and sow the seeds, then leave them out to see what grows. I will save that for a separate post.  

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