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Lucy Lee Jones — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:36 +0000

It is the “Merry Month of May” and there is so much to watch, if we take time to look around us. For many, the first signs of Spring are beginning to show. Watch how the sprouts shoot up almost overnight. Perhaps the snow hasn’t quite melted in your yard yet (and I’ve lived in places in the USA where that was the case)! But soon little bits of green will begin to appear, and the snow (the poor person’s mulch) will have provided richness to your soil. For others of us, it may feel like Spring the whole year. There are subtle changes in what grows, however. So even here in Hawai`i we get to watch new growth. The Lehua blossoms on the Ohia tree seem to spring out overnight. One of my favorite things to watch in May is our college graduation ceremony. The students I see from week to week are all decked out in their kihei and leis. They have blossomed over the past few years into bright members of society. Families and faculty are all there to help celebrate. What a thrill to watch them march in and take their places. I love the “pomp and circumstance” of it all. What do you enjoy watching most in this month of Spring blooming? A hui hou!

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Lucy Lee Jones — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:52:44 +0000

click here for larger image LEHUA BLOSSOMS ON OHIA TREE

What do you think of when May 1 comes along? The Lehua blossoms on the Ohia tree above are one sure sign that we are on the verge of summer. By May 1, the trees are loaded with red blooms and more are opening up. When I was a little girl many moons ago, on May 1, we made little baskets to hang on the door knobs of neighbors. Sometimes these were baskets folded out of construction paper strips that we had made in school. Not as frequently, we were able to go to the “dime store” and buy a few little woven straw baskets. Whatever we used, we filled them with flowers as our way of saying “Happy Spring!” on May 1, or May Day. Even today, May Day is celebrated here in Hawai`i as "Lei Day" with hula, everyone wearing lots of leis, and the crowning of the May King and Queen in the schools. When I was a senior in high school, I was a member of the May Queen’s court. As a child, I enjoyed dancing the May Pole Dance, which originated in Great Britain. For those who have ever done any sailing, “Mayday!” meant a life and death situation at sea. Fortunately, I never had to radio that emergency when I lived on board my boat. However you think of “May Day,” it primarily means lots of flowers and a feeling of new life in our gardens. Here are a few signs of “new life” as we begin the month of May. I call this my “Buttercup” plant because of the many yellow blooms that cover it. Some have already fallen off but there are many more buds ready to open up. click here for larger image BUTTERCUP PLANT

Blossoms on my little coffee tree was one of the many surprises I found this past week! What do you think the chances are that I’ll get a cup of coffee out of this? click here for larger image COFFEE TREE IN BLOOM

Two weeks ago, I planted three Spic & Span gladiolus bulbs and today, I saw that two of them have sent up spikes of almost two inches! Today, I also planted one Florence Vaughn Canna and one Canna Indica. I can hardly wait to see these all sprout. Somehow, I have squash vines coming up in the oddest places, especially where I did not plant them! I think the birds have left me these gifts. At any rate, here’s one of the squash plants that many people around here eat. Sometimes they get about two feet long! The vines must be spreading out at least four or five feet. Here is a squash and I have no idea what kind it is. I have another one growing where I planted okra! click here for larger image VOLUNTEER SQUASH

The fig tree my daughters gave me last spring has five branches covered with figs. Here is just one branch! There were two figs on it last summer and they were sweet. It looks like I’ll have more than two to eat this year, if the birds don’t get them! click here for larger image FIGS

I’ve planted nasturtiums to cover some of the areas that are not hospitable to other plants. They have just started to come up. click here for larger image NASTURTIUM

My donkey tail is getting plump. I need to make or buy some macramé hangers to get them up where they can really grow. click here for larger image DONKEY TAIL

My mixture of salad greens is about ready to give me a little salad. click here for larger image SALAD GREENS

Along with the salad makings, I have several beautiful basils. Here is the Siam Basil. click here for larger image SIAM BASIL

I have planted Holy Basil, also, but it's not big enough to see yet. The Sweet Basil is growing like crazy, however. This picture was taken last week, and it's about three times as big now. You can see the small lettuce plants a student gave me beside the basil. The other day, I ate a fresh sweet basil, tomato, and Jarlsberg cheese sandwich on whole grain bread that was heavenly. click here for larger image SWEET BASIL

A common flower, but one of my favorites, is the geranium. These red ones are in pots outside my kitchen window, taking their cheer inside.

This peach colored geranium is starting to get a little growth on it. click here for larger image PEACH GERANIUM

Today I did a lot of pruning, planting, watering, and weeding - then fed the weeds to my hens. On these warm, sunny days, I run out of time with so many projects to take care of. Once school is out (just one more week!), I’ll be able to spend more time outside. A hui hou!