

Asparagus Crimes, No Punishment
This is spring: a tiny oven bird biddeling along a fallen branch in Thickson's Woods... ...and in my garden, this is spring: the first bumble bee feasting on the early blooming clematis...and... ...out before its leaves, the sweet and edible blossoms of the eastern redbud, a member of the legume or pea family.... ...and masses of bleeding hearts, two kinds...pure white, and... ...flirtatious hot pink. In my kitchen, this is spring: the first bundles of Ontario asparagus... Ah