Reviewing my collection of photographs of my vegetable garden over the last few years helps to cure the winter blahs, and provides some direction for the season to come!
Old Man Winter has just got to be kidding. I've absolutely had enough of this season for 2008, thank you very much. Yesterday the Weather Network indicated that a powerful winter storm was on the way to my part of the Province of Ontario. I laughed at their use of the adjective "powerful." Today the powerful storm has been upgraded to a "menacing" winter storm. I'm hoping that it will be the storm to end winter.
Spring starts officially in twelve days. Coming this close to the back end of winter has led me to look desperately for something green. In my community there is a sore lack of indoor green space to enjoy during winter, so I've been using the Internet once again to keep in touch with all things vegetable gardening and green. I've been perusing my personal Flickr site, in an attempt to get back in touch with my garden.
Reviewing last year's photographs of the vegetable garden has been revealing...I've noticed a few things I wish I had done differently. There are a few plants that have left me wondering why I bothered to grow them in the first place. There are also some great successes I've enjoyed reviewing. Keeping a photographic journal of my garden is such an essential part of the season for me that I couldn't imagine a gardening season without a digital camera in one of the pockets of my gardening apron. Photo hosting sites like Flickr, Photo Bucket or Photrade are excellent tools for managing a collection of garden images, and sharing them with other gardeners. If you're as desperate for spring as I am, check one of them out. There's sure to be some inspiration for this year's plot, just a click away.
