Photo uploads are back!  Thanks to my tech support son!  Here are some belated flowers, E’s recent nice batch of challah, and a silly cat face.  I know the little blue flowers are a non-native invasive speedwell, but they still form pretty drifts all over the lawn.

Today I started stratifying five kinds of native tree and shrub seeds in the fridge: pawpaw, persimmon, witch hazel, serviceberry, and elderberry.  Now I just wait months until they’re ready to germinate, sprout, and get transplanted to pots.  Eventually they will vastly improve the quality of life of native critters, plus us.