Mutation

 Found an unusual daffodil growing with the standard type. A bit smaller than the others and frilly. I will mark the plant and save the seeds to try growing more. That's the plan anyway.

And yet we live

There is work to be done in the garden again. I found old packets of bean seeds in the garage and the greenhouse soil is warm, so they have been put in ground and given a chance to grow. There will not be any shopping for starts this year so more seeds are in the mail from Baker Creek. I'd rather not bother growing from seed but you do what you have to do.

Bulbs are bringing some cheer now.

 

With no n95 masks to be found I have gotten creative and begun to make my own. Here's my first. Not the best thing, but better than nothing if I get sick or need to go out. And Bob can use them as allergy masks. Hundreds of people have been tested for the virus but only five confirmed infected at this time in Clallam County. Most of us oldsters are doing a pretty good job of self isolating I think, although the runs on toilet paper, rice and beans are like people are shopping for the apocalypse.

 

Waiting for the Virus

We are self-isolating. I guess. Our lives haven't changed much except for fewer trips to Costco. We are really boring.

Nothing has changed for the animal family. The sheep still pasture across the road, Hattie still herds them around the neighborhood, one of the ducks is laying eggs off and on, and the rest of them are bossy as usual.

 Bossy girls bathing

 

Must we get up?

  

You will pluck my wool and give me a scratch, then.

My turn next.

There's a late freeze down from the Fraser River Valley but some of the early flowers are surviving. We won't be shopping any spring garden sales this year.

Long awaited clay projects

It's that time of year. 

 

The gulls are back. 😣 

I finally fired up the kiln and finished this fish project. I think they'll look cool on the wall at the rental.

These are glaze color samples on two clay types.

Chip and dip bowl. I hope to be making a gazillion jars of currant pepper jelly this summer and it is to die for with cream cheese and crackers.

Bob's first hand built project, an apple. We went with a wash of red underglaze, sponged on some yellow and finished off with clear satin glaze. Leaves are avocado satin glaze. The clay is Idaho Buff with manganese for the dark speckling. Looks good enough to eat!

And the orchid pots with repotted orchids. This time they fit the pots with room to grow. The fire ran hot and the glazes ran like crazy but I was able to salvage them for my own use and they look fine. I'll be chipping the glaze runs off the kiln shelf for days without a grinder though.