It’s now March and both nature and the madman are coming out of hibernation. The days are longer. The sun is higher. And the world seems brighter. We have entered meteorological spring and real spring is close behind. But before winter leaves us, the madman has a few late winter tasks to finish. Bet you…
Sure, we’re out of the Persephone Period, but we still don’t see the sun until around 7 (if we see it at all!). And the madman is still in his mid-winter funk, so I dragged him out to the back looking for a green pick-me-up. And there it was – moss. Moss, more correctly called…
Yesterday spring arrived – Eostre came rushing in with the promise of warmer weather and regrowth. While you were busy celebrating The First Day of Spring, the madman was celebrating Snowman Burning Day. “It’s an actual holiday,” he insists. Honestly, I don’t know where he comes up with these celebrations, but he does. At least…
Spring is here. Time to get outside and get dirty. First things first, do not plant any warm weather crops in the ground. It is still much too early for that. But, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be out in the garden. Around here, the weather seems to have warmed up. The snow has gone,…
We are still in lockdown. And, we are all getting antsy, but as a retired healthcare professional, the madman says we have to be careful and not jump the gun. Or take on a project too big to handle. We have heard a lot of chatter about people wanting to start gardens in response to…
These are strange times we live in. But, like we said last week, gardening hasn’t been cancelled and we are safe at home. We saw a pair of Cowbirds (Molothrus ater) at the feeder the other day (March 24, to be exact). Coupling this with a Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) sighting on March 17, the…
The madman is still waiting to plant. As usual, it takes a few days to readjust after an adventure. This is a good thing because the temperature in the soil has not budged over 50˚-no matter how many times the madman looks at it, it is still 50˚. Instead of rushing around planting, the madman…