"Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” Bill Watterson, American cartoonist It is morning and it is raining, the puddles outside the window looking more like September than high summer. The same weather system that is keeping parts of America bone dry has sent a conveyor… Continue reading A not-thirsty land
Category: gardening
Smallering and smallering
"I meant no harm. I most truly did not. But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got." Dr. Seuss, "The Lorax" The house-predecessor who designed our garden had a sense for dramatic sweeps of color. Right now, the backyard is glowing orange with Stella d'Oro lilies, trumpet vine and daisies whose blooms are… Continue reading Smallering and smallering
A bird party, a big bird party!
"To the tree! To the tree! ... What is up there on top of that tree? A dog party! A big dog party!" P.D. Eastman, "Go, Dog. Go!" When our daughters were little, they could recite Go, Dog. Go! from memory, the lines above being their absolute favorite. And, why wouldn't they be? It's hard to not enjoy the humor of crayon-colored dogs driving themselves… Continue reading A bird party, a big bird party!
Poison ivy is pure evil
“Poison!" Grover yelped. "Don't let those things touch you or..." "Or we'll die?" I guessed. "Well...after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes." Rick Riordan, American novelist There was a time not so long ago when I could pull poison ivy out of the garden with my bare hands. Other than a single bout with the… Continue reading Poison ivy is pure evil
Weeds, again!
"A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows." Doug Larson, Wisconsin journalist It's very Southern these days in Appalachia. The morning air could almost be considered cool, but all will turn sultry by mid-day, somehow providing a megaphone to just about everything. The honeysuckle… Continue reading Weeds, again!
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