Christmas Day at our house was blessedly low key. And the day even began with a little light rain. Totaling 0.04/inch it certainly wasn't a drought-buster but we've come to appreciate whatever we get. It left behind the clearest sky we've had since our last real storm in early December.
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| Without even any cruise ships in port, the Los Angeles harbor was quiet too |
I took time to take photos of my currently subdued garden, finding a few surprises in the process.
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| Hippeastrum 'Giant Amadeus', planted as a bulb in early November bloomed nearly 7 weeks later on Christmas Day |
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| The noID Crocus received as a gift with purchase over a year ago produced a few tiny blooms. Largely hidden by the weedy foliage of Erigeron karvinskianus, I almost missed them. I love Crocus but I gave up on them years ago as my climate isn't hospitable. |
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| I found my first "spring" bloom of Alstroemeria buried under a robust clump of Artemisia californica. Even in the land of early spring, this is an early appearance. |
I had smorgasbord leftovers for lunch and spent much of the afternoon breathing clean air while pruning out-of-control shrubs before my husband and I sat down to a Cornish game hen and roasted vegetables for dinner, then watched a movie based on an Agatha Christie novel. A perfect day! I hope yours was as pleasant.
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