I love this moment when there are layers of different greens climbing up the Blacks, and then, up near the top, it's not quite spring yet.
 

Nancy Demonstrates Bamboo Shoot Peeling

Nancy demonstrates bamboo shoot peeling. Because you can eat those things and there are a lot of them. After they are peeled, you boil them for 20 or 30 minutes to soften them and to remove the unhelpful cyanogenic glycosides. After that, they can be used in stir fry, salads, etc.

Baby Dinosaurs of Spring

 

OK, they are baby robins, but you have to admit...

I mean, click on the picture to make it bigger. They are kind of freaky.