We received 4 large Amaryllis bulbs before Christmas and I went out and got 4 pots to plant them in. They take some time to grow and flower, but boy, when they do, they are amazing. At the moment these plants are so tall and the flowers so huge, they keep tipping over. I fiddle with them everyday to keep them upright and showy. But it's worth it. Now we are wondering if the bulbs will flower next year. Google it, I told myself. And sure enough they just might re-flower. Here are 3 of them, the 4th is in another room.
One other thing new to me. We've been feeding the birds in our backyard since we moved back and came across a seed mix which squirrels do not like and so stay away. I found it in the Wild Birds Unlimited before Christmas and am glad I did. It is a hot pepper seed mix and we get all kinds of birds eating it and no squirrels. I have purchased this seed loose to pour into feeders and also shaped into wreaths and bells and cylinders. All attract the birds. But yesterday the woman helping me replenish our seed at Wild Birds Unlimited gave be a free tub of Bark Butter. I've never heard of this, but it's a mix of peanut butter, suet and something else which you smear onto a tree trunk with a fork and the birds love it. I smeared some on today so we'll see how this goes.