Here in the UP, we get a few sunny  teaser warm days to think about gardening and then the snowflakes return.  I have been wanting to clean up my garden from the overwinter blanket of leaves and stems I left for the pollinators and predators but some say  it's good to wait until the days are consistently warmer.  Hmmm what does that mean here with such fluctuations?   As with everything I think it's a balance.  I think the leaves are a good form of nutrients and moisture control.  Anyway when it was too cold to be out int he garden, theres usually something happening in my tiny studio.   Here's a collection of collage and gel print combinations, Posca marker outlines and other adjustments in Procreate software....Heres to .looking out at the gardenscape from inside as the snow flies.

Bees, butterflies and birds are pollinators and I am learning that dragonflies are carnivorous predators that will eat problem pests....amd maybe some good insects too.  As with everything there has to be a balance.  I am planting a variety of native plants to attract a variety of flying insects.