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begonia elatior. the others are nice, but yellow is the One. geraniums: a blast of tight buds. radish patch. officially a butterfly garden. (edible young leaves.) The first month, which the Latins call January, is Giuli; February is called Solmonath; March Hrethmonath; April, Eosturmonath; May, Thrimilchi; June, Litha; July, also Litha; August, Weodmonath; September, Halegmonath; October, Winterfilleth; November, Blodmonath; December, Giuli, the same name by which January is called. -Bede, On 'Eostre' ... and so on (725AD) 
begonias have been blooming all winter. the plants are robust. it's -35C.  starting to unravel the geraniums. thinking about seeds, seeding. it's -36C.  dagnabbit. a newt died, 18. or 19 or 20 years old. it's -39C.
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