Monday, January 19, 2009

Green shoots

Whatever the media have to say about green shoots, sometimes they appear just when you aren't expecting them.garden bed with a few green shoots in leaf mulch

I spotted these harbingers of spring when I was bringing in the shopping.
detail of green shootsThey were hiding in the leaf mulch we put down on the front bed last year. I suppose that tells you something about the circle of life: the decayed remains of an Autumn of a few years ago now support the promise of life in the Spring to come.

2 comments:

tea and cake said...

oOH, these piccies give me hope that the snow outside my door is going, soon!

scarletti said...

How exciting... flowers! I have missed them. Good to know they're sneaking back already.