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I bet you all think that just because I live in Texas that I see flowers blooming all year round. I feel it’s my duty to tell you that it’s just not so. I guess that’s not really true because I’m sure there are some people here who have blooming gardens all year long, but they just need to get a life. Texas is not pretty in the winter. Everybody’s grass is dormant and turns brown. Come to think of it, it doesn’t look any different in the summer because we are always in a freaking drought. The city won’t let you water to your heart’s content whenever you want. No, they put restrictions on water usage. One restriction we had last summer only allowed you to water with a hose. At 2 am! Like I’m going to set my alarm for that hour just to water the lawn. Nope. It can die for all I care. Now that I think about it, they were probably hoping people had the same attitude as I did. When we bought this house a year ago and were going through inspection, I was more thrilled to find out we had an automatic sprinkler system than I was about the house. And then the Edward's Aquifer Authority and SAWS (San Antonio Water System) had to an burst my bubble. We’ve had a lot of rain since last summer, so they better not try and pull that crap again this year.
Back to Texas in the winter. The trees are bare and everything is blah. So how come I have 3’ high dandelions growing in my back yard? They are the only thing I have flowering. This is not what I want to see blooming. I know exactly why I have them, too. The house 2 doors down that has the extra lot. There are millions of them growing in that yard and I’ve got the pictures to prove it. My neighbor told me that the owner in an ex-DEA . He’s probably growing pot in there and the dandelions are for camouflage.
So what have I been doing to keep myself busy during the winter months, you ask? Well, I’ve been hanging out at the grocery store a lot (see previous entry). I’ve added a few more plants since then and I still don’t think my husband has noticed. I did manage to buy some at Home Depot also. I’ve been having an exciting time raising the humidity on my tropicals. It would probably help if I bothered to check if they need more humidifying more often, but you get the picture. The kids and I have been suffering from horrible allergies from Mountain Cedar. And then I’ve been thinking about seeds. A lot. Gayla was kind enough to send me the Martha Stewart: Gardening From Seed book. However, she only wrote the forward to book (and I have my doubts about that). She let everyone else do all the hard work, slapped her face on the cover, and made million bucks. I think Gayla sent it as a joke but it’s actually pretty informative because, you know, Martha makes it look so easy! I really hate growing things from seed because I’m too impatient but this year I’m feeling inspired to do so.
Anyway, there are hints of spring in the air and I’m starting to get the gardening bug. Something I planted many moons ago is getting a bud, my millions of tulips are popping out, it’s been around 70 degrees lately and I’m dying to go to the local nursery.
And then my allergies will start up again, the weather will get more humid, the bugs will be return soon and I will start cursing out my husband again for moving me to Texas.
Some photos
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