Common Nature

>> Nice to have you in Common_Nature. I look forward to you sharing glimpses into your corner of our world. <<

I'm posting yard pictures today. I will try posting some and links on here later.

>> After reading a couple of the posts in your journal I was struck by the extreme difference in your world and mine this year. Our spring flowers are in full bloom right now, about 3 weeks or a month early; after a warm dry winter that started with more than average rain and is now in extreme drought.<<

Flowers here bloom much earlier now than they did when I was little. Used to be the spring bulbs didn't even sprout until March. Then April. Then February. Then January. When they started peeking up in December and just holding for months, I kind of gave up watching for the sprouts because it wasn't much fun anymore.

It's really interesting to see pictures from friends who live in far places. :D Someone was just saying how much more green my yard was than theirs, where it's still snowing!

>> Me? I'm a crone who has dedicated decades to preserving and managing a largish California ranch.<<

Oh, cool. I have some other friends out that way.

>> I'm currently enjoying reviving my mother's vegetable/fruit garden and establishing a supporting group of plants for pollinators and beneficial insect populations.<<

Yeah, California is like Illinois in that so much has been turned into farmland, there's not much space left for wildlife. So it's great to see people helping restore plants for pollinators.

>> On occasion I write about my life and have sold How To and poetry articles.<<

I have a big How To section in Memories, and Poem and Poetry tags. I've sold some poetry to magazines, and have a couple of collections, but most of it nowadays I sell directly to my fans via crowdfunding. It's fun to find someone else who likes poetry.