February 8, 2013
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After the battle/ Dreams , already !
Après la bataille.
After the battle.English version below the pictures
Je suis allé faire un tour dans le jardin ce lundi 4 février arès -midi . le terrain semblait ruiné, trempé. Au premier plan, le sophora étendait ses branches tordues et depuis l’ arc de ronce au dessus de l’ entrée je voyais le potager comme un terre désolée qui avait été ruinée par le gel, la neige et les fortes averses.
The sophora with twisted branches Le Sophora Photo M.Fauquet 4 février 2013
A sad veggie garden, at first sight Un triste potager à première vue.I went for a walk in the garden this afternoon of this Monday february 4.
All of the land looked ruined , soaked , naked . At the foreground, the sophora tree stretched its twisted branches and below the arch of dried blackberry bush I watched my vegetable garden , a ground that had just been hit by the assaults of the frost, the snow, the huge showers of the winter.
Mais je voyais aussi deux voiles de forçage totalement misérables comme le voiles d’un bateau après la tempête. Je me suis approché. Sous le premier voile il y avait quelques poireaux qui pouvaient encore donner à espérer pour le printemps et sous le second quelques rangs de carottes. Ainsi certains légumes avaient résisté, sans oublier le persil.
En revenant je découvrais dans la pelouse quelques minuscules crocus sauvages et parmi les tiges desséchées des asters, le perce-neige qui commençait à fleurir.J’ai apprécié de voir un peu de vie après les rudes conditions de l’hiver.La vie n’ était que peu visible mais toujours là, latente mais présente et déjà renaissante.
Leeks
Carrots under veil
Wild crocus in the lawn and snowdrops Photo M.Fauquet 4 février 2013I watched also two veils totally miserable like the sails of a boat after the storm.. I went closer and under the first veil some leeks were promising for the spring and below the second veil some rows of carrots . So some veggies had been resisting and so for the parsley .
And at last in coming back I discovered in the lawn some tiny wild crocus and among the dried stem of asters the snowdrops were starting to bloom .
At the total I enjoyed to see some life after the tough conditions of the winter . Life was only inconspicuous but always there, latent but present and already renascent
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Dreams , already!!
Déjà des rêves !up date february 8
Mais déjà le jardinier pense à acheter maintenent ses graines Il rêve de pouvoire préparer le sol , de semer et de planter( photo si-dessous Mai 2009)
and already , the gardener think s it is time to buy seeds , he dreams to be able to till the ground to plant ( photo above May 2009)
Il rêve de voir ses légumes prospérer , bien protégés des insectes par des voiles pour éviter les produits chimiques
Juin 2010 June 2010
Juillet 2010 July 2010
He sees , in dream , the veggies prospering , and protected agaist the insects by veils to avoid the chimicals .
Il sera heureux d 'obtenir cela cette année encore sans être envieux des somptueux jardins fleuris tels que celui visité sue l acôte d ' azur en Juin 2010 à St Jean Cap Ferrat .
Le jardinage done une sorte de sagesse : être patient and faire selon ses moyens dans une constante adaptation.
He will be happy if he succeeds to get this again without to be envious of the wonderful flower gardens such this one of the French Riviera ( photo above June 2010) in St Jean Cap FerratGardening gives a kind of wisdom.: to be patient and doing what we can for the best in a constant adaptation.
Comments (64)
Michel, It's amazing how resilient some plants are. I had a small tree die back to the ground a few years ago after a hard frost. I thought I should dig it up and plant something else. Then, several weeks later, I saw that it was coming up from its roots! Now, it is several feet tall, much more resistant to bad weather, and it blooms beautifully! They never give up, neither should we!
Wow you have green my yard is totally still winter brown :wave:
The humble beginnings of these burgeoning plants look promising. Prenez bien soin de ces petites légumes!
Thanks for sharing your garden with us.
That was a nice tour of your garden. It is nice to see some green coming up through the ground. Everything is lush and green here in Maui except the ocean,of course. The ocean a little choppy today , but it is still nice for whale watching.
The ground getting ready for warmer weather and spring not long away
Merci Michel pour ces premières perce-neiges de l'année :heartbeat:
Ici pluie et neige, neige et pluie ... et tout de même quelques tulipes montrant déjà le bout de leur nez :sunny:
Amitiés et bon février avec les jours qui rallongent grandement ...
beautiful spring colors. Everything turning green. I will be glad when things turn green here !
I never EVER saw twisted limbs like the ones in that first picture. We too, are counting on spring. The seed beans and seed corn are in the machine shed, just waiting for warm weather and a planter. (o;
Your crocus and snowdrops are still amazing.
Ah, looks like spring is headed your way. :goodjob:
Life is amazingly resilient.
Just about time for the calves to start being born here. Our flowers will be another 6 weeks or so. I LOVE that twisted tree!
That's amazing, you have flowers! We are covered under several inches of snow, so we are not close to the time of flowers yet. But one thing that has made me happy this winter is the partial success of an experiment I tried last summer. I had a large pot on my deck that I planted with basil, rosemary and thyme. The basil grew abundantly in summer, but did not resisted the frost.
The rosemary has not grown with heat abundance, BUT - both it and the thyme have managed to stay green and fresh even with all the snow and cold, so with just a few steps outside I have been able to snip some fresh herbs! What a miracle!
The earth is truly amazing, isn't it?
Oh how beautiful Michel. Promise of life to be, and still there, despite the cold, and the dark storms remains. We can never give up on looking for the miracles as they are always right under where we are standing.
Soon your garden will be green and alive again.
Spring is coming.
Ty so very much for your kind words on my life and death post.
Les premiers signes du printemps. C’est soulageant de voir la verdure et même des fleurs repousser après le temps cruel de l’hiver. Dans la Drôme, à 850 mètres d’altitude il n’y aura pas de couleur de fleurs avant le mois d’avril, peut-être c’est en mai. Nous rentrons fin février voir ce que les tempêtes de l’hiver ont fait dans notre quartier.
Amitiés Stephanie et David
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PS je suis toujours étonnée voir comment ton jardin est grand...
Spring is on its way, and your garden is getting ready to rejoice in the sun...giving fruit and vegetales for a healthy diet, and flowers to fill our senses. Nature takes care of itself, with help from Michel of course.
RITA
We have bluebonnets peeking through and it feels like spring, but we can have a freeze up to March. So my pots will continue to sit close to the house.
Yes, the winter conditions can sure play havoc with nature and leave the land in a barren condition. But it is nice to know that spring and a renewd life are just around the corner. I love the pictures!
Thank you as well for your previous comment on my site, Michel. Please excuse my absence for the past week or so. I wish you and your family continued good health through these harsh, wintery months.
Cheers!!
Yes, spring always brings the hope of new life for all.
Christy
Answer to dingdongdingbat : This tuesday, here in Amiens at the opposite of yesterday where the weather was clear and I could take some pictures of veggies, we have today showers and showers . I dream of the sun of Maui !
Our winter has barely started! I am always amazed how soon your spring arrives.
As I look out the window today, I see snowflakes again. The winter is still quite present with us here.
xo
:sunny: :sunny:lovely to see the crocus and snowdrops!! The snow has watered your carrots and parsley? Our snow did not stay that long and the temps get too hot for things to last to the next winter. Except for our rosemary and our roses....
Love the Sophora tree! amazing :heartbeat:
Mornin Glorie...our snowdrops are blooming but not the crocus ( or maybe they are and I haven't look well enough yet) I've never heard of the sophora tree, how interesting, that would be a spooky tree at night! The garden will be up and growing before you know it, time flies by so fast....
also, I will be traveling to Texas next week, I wanted to visit before I left as I won't have an opportunity while I'm gone...take care...ilym
It's always amazing to me how plants survive the harshest weather of winter.
I love that twisted old tree! How old is it?
tes carottes semble tres bon! il y a toujours de l'espoir et de la vie nouvelle dans les jardins. :heartbeat:
spring cannot be far behind ~ coming closer every minute!
RYC: Thank you! I am amazed they are still green, even peeking through the snow cover! Makes me want to try more, next year.
I forgot to tell you, that I love the twisted branches on the tree!
Crocus is a nice early color for spring. Other folks have yellow daffodils and in Texas and California we have Blue bonnets and lupines blooming early.
It is so cold that the snails won't be coming out to eat the legumes like peas. I wonder if your carrots and parsley will survive unmolested by insects?
You have a very big yard. I can only imagine it will be beautiful this spring and summer even as it is now. You must grow many things in your garden. Wonderful!
crocus are the first flower of spring they will come up and bloom in the snow we had them in minnesota and they were my favorite flower because i knew that winter was soon over
It's still too cold here but underneath the snow the grass is green. Always enjoy the springtime and new life popping up!
Answer to Roadkill_Spatula : age of the Sophora tree ? I always knew it . it is at least 50 years old.
It is encouraging to discover signs of Spring in the midst of all the brown mud and sad looking, dead leaves! I saw buds on the rhododendron bushes today, and I was encouraged! Spring is not so far away!
Many times I have wondered why I am the last of my immediate family and your walk tells me it is because I am the toughest not because I am the best. I,too, have weathered "the storms" and survived. Today it is not easy to stay happy and to think about tomorrow with gratitude, but when I read stories that are similar to yours, I smile and say, "Thank you, Lord, for another day in this life."
Love,
Bev
That looks like a 1800 battle field.
The green and little blooms give us hope. :sunny:
Ou etes vous?
amid twisted branches here the battle rages on and i hope that soon the war is over with the fruits of my victory garden in full bloom again.
We only get a very few rays of sunshine before the sun sets. Weatherman says more foggy days for a week or so. Now we are suppose to get a little snow on Wednesday night. It hasn't been extremely cold, but when the breeze comes from the north, coming down from Canada, it is really cold-feeling to the ole body. So I putter and putter and putter some more on this and that in the house. In another 4 weeks, spring should be peeking around the corner with a little warmer day-time temps. Must have patience as Mother Nature works in her own time and ways.
You and Janine have a wonder pleasnat weekend..................love Marilyn
Michel, I see snowdrops in all their dainty beauty. I know longer have even one left. After 25 years, time has taken its toll on them. I haven't been able to find any in the garden centers in our area (spring or fall). Hopefully somewhere there will be packages of little bulbs with my name on them. I miss seeing some of the first spring flowers pop their little heads out of the soil. I guess I can only wish and dream....................
Thank-you, Michel. I think we are kindred spirits.
Sometime you'll have to meet me in Florida. You might want to move there! It is a kind of paradise with warm sunny skies and fresh key lime pies and, well I was going to keep on rhyming but.....I ran out of words. 
Spring is about to come Michel, i just love how all living things that have been hibernating slowly comes back to life. By the way the first time I heard of snowdrop was from an Enid Blyton book, seeing that name just brings back fond memories of reading her books.
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The signs of new life peeking out during a lull in the bitterness of winter, are so delightful and encouraging. I have been taking joy in watching the songbirds come and eat at the feeders my children have put in our front yard. I like winter, but it is hard and bleak and the little signs of continued life bring joy and comfort.
RYC, your comments are always encouraging and I always look forward to reading them. My nephew has been taken from the custody of his mother (my Sister In Law) by the courts, and the judge upon hearing of the abuse he was receiving in foster care, immediately had him moved to my Mother In Law's house. The deliberations are ongoing and depending on whether or not the mother's custody of the child is temporary or permanently revoked (based on whether or not she reforms to the satisfaction of the court), we may end up as his guardians. My Mother In Law is willing to care for him temporarily, but unable to do so for the rest of his childhood, so we remain in discussion with Child Protective Services as to what will happen. We have a conference call Monday that should begin to outline a plan. The main thing, though, is that my nephew is with family and our of danger. Thanks for your concern.
Such a beautiful post. AND, it shows exactly what nature does to us...just so we do not get depressed, there is life after the brunt of the storm, with flowers and vegetables.
Beautiful pictures and so lovely your sophora.
love the twisted branches of the sophora! :goodjob:nature is amazing :yes:and happy your garden survived the winter. it's sad that it hasn't been very cold here.
well with snow. it has turned colder now, so i have to wear long underwear today. i must go pick her up but came to say hi:wave: and to have a lovely weekend! :heartbeat: :love: :sunny:
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Ah, yes, Michel, even when we are older, spring still comes and renews us!
You are so blessed to have the area to be able to garden and plant and dig.
I work in gardens about three days a week. I have been finding bulbs under tangles of overgrown bushes. Some have already burst forth as I live in California on the coast and we get many "Springs". In other areas of the gardens the old dead wood looks lonely but like you when you take a closer look we find that life is waiting for the time to come forward. Gardens can, and do teach us many things about living, waiting, seasons, cutting back, nurturing and on and on.
Yes, this is a good time to dream of that perfect garden that might be! Seed packets and plant catalogs beckon and encourage; and it's a lot easier to envision the perfect garden than it is to actually do all the work...but for now, we dream!
Patience What is that? lol I have very little in some situations.
It is a beautiful place in the dead of winter and the craddle of spring, the garden. There the man can find himself planting and weeding in his thoughts and watering and pruning memories, for the future harvest.
Bonjour, ryc, nous y sommes restés 4 jours, à Hua Hin. C’est sûre que nous sommes mieux ici pour le temps. Que du soleil sauf quelques jours, depuis début décembre. 33 degrés tous les jour et beaucoup de soleil. Je me bronze. Chez nous dans la Drôme il y a 30 cms de neige encore.
Chaque matin nous passons quelques heures à la piscine communale. Nous avons des amis qui s’y rencontrent le matin pour nager et discuter. Des anglais et un français de Nice…ce n’est pas un endroit riche/de haut gamme, mais c’est très agréable car les gens sont très sympas.
Espérant que les fleurs continuent à pousser et que ton dos est bien fort pour bêcher la terre ce printemps…
Amitiés à tous
Stephanie et David
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The gardener has to see the future. The future is tiny seed that becomes a big plant,and the plants, makes a lot of new seed that makes new plants and so and son. The gardener must be wise in his preparations and patient.
The gardener has dreams too, but is he allowed to have dreams of his own? or must he dream dreams of his garden?
It is frustrating to see how nature is more flamboyant in the French Riviera than in the north of the country.
Amitié
Carlo
My father never understood why we had no garden. But he also didn't understand our soil, weather and bugs. I used to grow tomatoes in the flower garden, then the tomato worms found us.
:sunny: "Michel, dream of Spring. Soon your garden will come to life, once more. AMEN"
"Michel, rêve de printemps. Bientôt, votre jardin prendra vie, une fois de plus. AMEN"
Soon you will be harvesting those vegetables from your garden. All of your labor will be rewarded!
Answer to BLB ; You are right gardening is not always fun . You have to struggle with soil , weather , mushrooms and bugs. All of this in trying to avoid the most of the chemicals
Magnifique promesses de renouveau :sunny:
Etions à Barcelone le weekend dernier et avons été heureux d'admirer les mimosas et amandiers fleuris :heartbeat:
Amitiés :heartbeat:
always a joy to have a garden of one's own, and to see the flowers / fruits blossoming, aint it? May the tough-lings fight back against Winter's assault and in turn grow more beautifully to the tender loving care of its owner and Spring.
Un jardin en ruines par le gel, la neige et la pluie, mais ce sont tous de la saison, une chose qui se termine en son temps. Bientôt, il sera vert et les couleurs de bourgeons et de fleurs.
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