Yes! Those extra hours of light turn me into a completely different person, I swear.

I bet currant would thrive where cedars died, way lower water needs. If you need privacy, prickles, and evergreen leaves Tall Oregon Grape is another hardy native with spring flowers. My grandmother used to make delicious jelly from the berries too

Yes! Mine thrive in tough conditions and fill up with hummingbirds, bees, and native caterpillars. And very deer resistant once they’re big enough to survive the occasional taste test. I’m starting to have pretty good luck propagating them from cuttings too. Infinite pink shrubs!

It definitely balances out all the screeching, and makes me think things will keep improving!

Yes! No amount of knowing how germination happens detracts from the magic of the fact that it happens at all. It’s just so cool.

While I will never be a Musical Theatre Gay™️ I gotta say I'm delighted that maybe my kid is. The world needs more drama and sparkles and musical numbers and low budget student theatre.