A large oak stands firmly anchored to the ground on land that once belonged to my parents. It is so tall and its limbs spread so wide that when a person stands under it during a shower, she is sheltered from much of the rain. Whether it’s wise to be standing there during a thunderstorm […]
Jun 28, 2013
Devil’s Shoestring?
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Oh, no! Not on my back yard fence. This term must have been applied to the gorgeous orange plant by someone who hadn’t had his coffee one morning. Actually, I guess if the truth were known, it can be invasive, aggressive even. But it is also beautiful and I count myself blessed to have it […]
Jun 25, 2013
In the Good Old Summertime
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The picture is a reminder of the first week of May and the first-ever snow (for Arkansas) on that date. When summer sizzles like it did yesterday and probably will today, I go back and look at those snow pictures. But if looking at a picture of snow in May doesn’t cool me off, I […]
Jun 23, 2013
Simple Things
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“Joys come from simple and natural things; mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.” […]
Jun 22, 2013
Johnny Appleseed–er–Hollyhock
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I like flowers of all kinds; wildflowers, tame flowers, flowers with a tendency to do their own thing. And I like flower surprises; those blooms that pop up here and there where no one planted them. I have a theory about that. I admit it is a whimsical theory and probably borne of a wild […]
