We’re Finally…
Butterfly Princess Mei-LingI think that here in New Mexico, it’s finally more Spring than Winter. This means it’s really blustery out there. However, there is green among the browns and golden brown. The apricot tree whose blossoms were featured in last week’s WW is now without blossoms, largely courtesy of the wind.
We’ve seen a toad or two, but the nightly chorus has not yet begun. We’re leaving some of the plants and leaves in place to give the toads cover, until the bunch grasses and other plants come back.
I’ve put off starting tomato seeds, because our nighttime temps can still get pretty low, but I think I’ll start them by this weekend. I have cleared my little starter bed of last year’s leftovers, added half a bag of mushroom compost, and started moistening the area. Our base “soil” is pretty much sand, which is great for drainage, but, well, “great for drainage” means getting it moist after it reverted to dust over the winter is not easy.
Writingwise, I’m working on SK5 (the next Star Kingdom book, next in sequence after last year’s release, A New Clan). It’s shaping up pretty nicely. One of the best things, for me, is that since there hasn’t been nearly as long a lag between this book and A New Clan, as there was between A New Clan and Treecat Wars, the setting and characters are very much alive in my imagination.
This week’s Wanderings features is Mei-Ling, our shy girl—although not with me and Jim. Last weekend, she actually came out very briefly when our gamers were here, and stopped to look at them for one long moment. We’re hoping this is the beginning of further courageous forays into the unknown.
On the other hand, we’re also scheduled to have work done on our roof sometime this month or in early May. The sounds of mysterious monsters up on high may undo all our good work!
Off to mess about with the treecats… Catch you later!
