Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy and a Touch of Spring

~ John W. Howell

What’s all this stuff, Lucy?”

“These are spring plants, Little One.”

“This one has no scent. So how are we supposed to know what it is?”

“You have to study them. That is an impatiens.”

“Funny name. It doesn’t seem in a hurry.”

“Now these I will remember. They have a smell.”

“Yes. Those are herbs, and they have a nice scent.”

Where do these things come from?”

“When it is spring, Mom goes to the plant market and buys them.”

“How come we don’t have these in the winter?”

“These plants only like warm weather. Let’s go to the patio and see if there are more.”

“Look at these. hibiscus topiary plants.”

“Coming. There is something here.”

“Your something is a weed.”

“Yeah, I remember those. This dirt smells nice.”

“You are supposed to enjoy the plant, not the dirt.”

“To each his own. Anymore around here?”

“No, I think that’s it for now. There will be more. Let’s go play.”

“What are you doing?”

“I thought you said this was spring. These leaves are like it’s fall.”

“Yes, those are live oak leaves. They come down in the spring since the tree stays green all winter.

“So we should call this spring-fall?”

“You can. You’ll be alone, though.”

“Not unusual.”

99 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Lucy and a Touch of Spring”

  6. Lovely yard, John. Our nights still freeze, so I’m holding off with planting for a while, but I so so want to work in the garden. My thank yous to the girls for the refreshing tour! As always, a delight. 😊

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  11. The sign of spring plants brings a smile. I’ll have to wait until mid May in my pocket of the world before it will be warm enough for flowers and plants, but I love knowing spring is around the corner. And strange as it may seem, I’ve always loved the smell of soil (notice I called it soil and not dirt), LOL. Twiggy knows what she’s about!

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  14. How lovely, Spring plants and flowers!! Green buds and new leaves are just beginning here. Now, I’m curious to know what our garden center has on hand for Spring!
    I’m with Twiggy…fresh clean dirt does smell nice. 😀

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  17. Lovely spring over there, John. As Pam said, we are still in our winter-spring. It’s a beautiful sunny day today, though and I am watching my grass patches get bigger and bigger as the mounds of snow melt. Maybe we’ll be lucky and actually see crocus before the end of April!
    Love your patio and all those lovely plants.

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      1. Yes! And friends in New York or New Jersey have been flaunting theirs for almost two weeks now. Still… something is nice about knowing it’s coming… in its own time.

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        2. But today! It is glorious! It is 59! Wooo hoooo! I just went to get myself some Guinness…. yanno, all in the name of St. Paddy’s Day. I had a simple hoodie over my t-shirt and I was hot. It’s only the 17th; I should not get so excited but I can’t help it 🙂

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  23. No, she won’t be alone. I have an oak of some sort in my yard and I could swear it sheds all year long!! I finally got a leaf blower for my small patio, because sweeping was getting ridiculous!! 🍀

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  24. I’d forgotten about those live oaks — thanks for the reminder. We don’t have them here. I’m loving your Spring preparations, John, especially that Impatiens. My mom used to have them all the time, up until a few years ago, when they just didn’t seem to do well here. Perhaps somebody has tinkered with the species.

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  26. Yes! Plants for spring. I bought basil yesterday. Grateful to have made it to another spring and be able to buy herbs. Your producer made good choices and will give the girls something to sniff and you to enjoy.

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  29. Sorry I missed the girls yesterday, John. I love these chats. Twiggy is right, dirt and weeds are good, too. The plants look lovely. I’ll take the girls’ word for the smell, until they can send that over the web.

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