Rejuvenation and all that

I was out on the back deck this afternoon, bringing in some firewood and tidying away the pots full of dead mint and so on. And then I discovered this!

This is a hyacinth bulb that had been put outside and ignored some months ago.

Why is it sticking green stuff out at this time of year, I just don't know, but I am happy to see it!

I've brought it inside to warm up. I hope this is the right thing to do, and hope to bring you regular hyacinth-progress reports in the weeks to come!