>> I've been caught up in gardening, AKA "dirt fandom," <<

*laugh* I like that phrasing.

If you haven't already found it, check out gardening. For wildlife gardening, birdfeeding is also an option.

>> I have been enjoying my 15 gloriously purple hyacinths<<

Yay!

>>wonder where I planted the rest of them? XD One's a pot out back, but the rest I haven't spotted yet. This is the downside of ordering a heap of bulbs and then scrambling to get them into some kind of dirt - any kind of dirt - before it gets too cold to dig!<<

I have flowerbeds and gardens, but I also like naturalizing bulbs so I have something to look at over much of my yard.