Spring Equinox

[poliphilo]

Winter always goes on just that little bit too long.

I don't hate winter. I like snow and bad weather and Christmas tree lights.

And the winter stars. I love the winter stars.

But there always comes a time when I've had enough.

And it's always several weeks before winter finally packs it in.

But here's the Spring Equinox at last. Yesterday wasn't just mild, it was hot. Walking down the street, we passed a tree full of cock sparrows all flapping and pecking and skriking at one another. I guess love was in the air.

And today I looked into the back yard and saw a hen blackbird with moss in her beak go dodging into a clump of honeysuckle and ivy.

Nest-building. Yay!

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Our backyard is very, very small. It consists of a paved path, one long narrow bed- in which the ivy and honeysuckle are rooted and one rectangular bed (formerly the site of a shed) in which we have a couple of holly bushes, a eucalyptus tree and a number of smaller shrubs.

The path is choked with tubs and there's only the narrowest passage through.

Like you we have a host of indoor plants. Mainly cactus.

I love that idea of the house as "ark in a sea of cold".