First signs of Spring

14Feb04 18Feb04

This is the second winter that this maple seedling has survived. About two weeks ago, I thought I had killed it for good, but I suspect I had the same feeling around this time last year. Actually, checking the photo archives indicates that it didn't bud until the beginning of March last year. Perhaps that's a good sign that we'll have a real Spring this year.

It's also interesting to note that it doesn't seems to want to bud-out at the top, but rather at the same lower joint that it started from last year. Maybe I shouldn't have snipped the top off last year after all...