Happy New Year!

This is the view from the front porch of our house. You can see the square outlines of the garden beds and the dark blob of the compost bin. Obviously, I won't be doing much gardening in the next few months (ah, Minnesota winters), but I'll try to add some winter cheer on this blog with some reminders of summer. Remember, fellow northern hemisphere residents, now that we've passed the solstice, the daylight lasts longer each day. Happy New Year!