Signs of Spring

The real signal of Spring here in Texas is the appearance of bluebonnets. I've been spotting the bluebonnets sprouting up over the last two weeks. The hillsides aren't covered yet, but they will be soon.

Bluebonnets 2010

Every Spring I worry about Gingie. This year I was worried because Austin had a freeze while we were in Thailand and Gingie was outside. Well, no worries, Gingie is alive and sprouting a full month before he did last year!

Lemon Gingie.

I felt like Gingie needed more room to grow.  I bought this pot and it looks like a lemon. It even has a lemon rind texture.

Gingie doesn't have as many leaves as last year, but he looks good and I'm glad he's still alive.

Gingie Surprise

I came back from Maryland this week to find that Gingie sprouted a bunch of leaves.  Hooray!

Hooray Gingie!

I have been quite worried about Gingie for a while now.  Spring has Sprung here in Texas, and I was getting no love from Gingie.  All I had was a naked stick.  I was really concerned that I had killed Gingie.  Still, I've been watering him faithfully and talking to him (and shaking/thumping him a little) and telling him to wake up.

This week I noticed that the clover in Gingie's pot has really started to grow and I thought--surely clover is more fragile than a Ginkgo Biloba tree!  If the clover is okay, then Gingie must be okay too.

Well, I just went out onto the balcony and since yesterday Gingie has sprouted a few leaves!  I am so relieved!

He's alive!!

Side note: He is also covered in little specs of paint because the contractors painted the balcony and got paint on Gingie and Rosie. That is one of the reasons I was so worried.  I thought the paint might have killed him.  You can sort of see little whitish speckles of paint in the close up photo.

Gingie's First Fall

It is Gingie's first Fall.  Well, first Fall with me.  Gingie's leaves have changed colors and started falling off.  Actually, Gingie has lost a lot of leaves since this photo was taken.  I have to remember that Gingie is just hibernating, and still needs water.