I was walking out back the other day and found this little "terrarium" buried in the ground. Can you see the little green leaves inside? They're difficult to see in the photo but they're on the bottom left of the jar. Hard to believe a little plant could still be alive in there after the ground is frozen!

Our house was build on a portion of what was once a huge farm, and apparently their garbage dump was in what is now our back yard. We've found lots of nice old bottles, many unbroken. I have some on the mantle and have been swapping out seasonal greenery.

We've just been able to purchase 24 more acres at the back of our property at a tax sale. We got it very cheaply and are thrilled that no one will be building a housing development behind us. About a third is heavily wooded, another third is protected wetlands (birds!), and the last third is partially cleared. Who knows what wonderful treasures we'll find!