Maybe not what you were thinking but I went out with the camera this morning after the storm front had passed to check on the garden and in particular, the strawberries. I was greeted by clear blue skies, much nicer temperatures … a nice break from the mid to high humid 70’s we have been experiencing and a seemingly happy garden. The sun felt nice, the shade was cool and the breeze was stirring up the leaves not yet sequestered in my compost bins. While out in the garden I attacked some of the never ending supply of weeds, checked on the carrots, yes-the strawberries too, made notes to pull out the remaining pepper plants and checked on the internal compost bin temperatures…..getting pretty darned warm.
Take a gander at my strawberry shots below….I suspect that I will break the old record…I should have my first ripe berry in just a few days. My guess is February 3rd +/-. I may be able to thank global warming for the bounty. I am continuing my reading and knowledge building with the issues around global warming….an opinion piece will be coming in the near future.
Now for the feature presentation; Strawberries.
January 30th – Should be ripe soon!
One of the Strawberry tower pockets headed toward a bountiful harvest.
A look at one of the ground based plants. I will have to watch for competitors…There are some bugs that also enjoy juicy red berries!
Another ground based plant setting lots of potentially sweet berries!
TTFN
Bishop
From My Backyard 
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