The first tulips have finally opened up here, in spite of the monsoon that hit us last week, swelling creeks and small rivers, making travel hazardous and often circuitous, as many of us had to be inventive to find our way home. But my basement has finally dried out, and our neighbors no longer can claim to have lakefront property. In between the rain showers I've managed a few hours working in the garden, still pruning and clearing out last year's debris. But back to those tulips…
