Pretending it's Spring

All week it's been frigid. The temperatures has dipped down to the teens, and it's brutal. I went across town to my favorite store, Trader Joe's. Oh, how I love this place.

I ended up bringing home with me two bunches of daffodils. I couldn't resist the price, each bunch of 10 stems were $1.49. I have to wonder how these farms make any profit with prices so low, but I suppose they do when a chain like Trader Joe's is buying large quantities for resale.

One day later, it looks like spring in my living room. One by one the daffodils are bursting open. Such a needed spot of "sunshine" and bright happy color. Makes me think and dream of spring. Soon. Very soon.

Growing Empty Spaces

This week, I received a cool message on my blog's Facebook page from David, someone I never met before. I'm not sure how he found my blog or Facebook page, I suppose a simple Google search on urban gardening in NYC would bring me up in search results. He shared a link of his short documentary that he made about urban gardening in Brooklyn.  How communities turn urban plots of land into an edible green oasis. Check out his video and be inspired to grow locally.

My White Blooms

My amaryllis finally started to open this week. I'm so excited to finally see it bloom!

Here it is fully opened.  It's not as big as I thought it would be, but it's definitely pretty. The second bud is coming up as well. It's nice to see something blooming in this frigid weather. It's currently 17F. Brrrrr.

Eagerly waiting

On an impulse, I bought an amaryllis 2 days after Christmas because it was on sale for only $3.99. I am a big sucker for plants, and plants that are on sale. I put the plant on my window sill and have been watering it and patiently waiting for it to bloom. Just the other day, I saw the bud beginning to open. I can't wait until it fully blooms! Amaryllis are one of my favorite plants of all time! I've never owned an all white one before. It's going to be so pretty!