To me, it seems that Easter should be the start of a new year, not January. Easter is a time of celebrating and gladness and, after Easter, we can expect spring to actually be here and warm weather a reality. The earth is renewed, new hope is born, after Easter. My neighbor’s tulip tree has […]
Apr 1, 2021
An April Deep Freeze
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Hard to believe, but earlier this morning, the thermometer registered twenty-eight degrees! I’m so glad I brought in all my wonderful flowers that I had stashed on the porch. Will this be the last freeze? I hope! April greets us with a bit of a cold shoulder, but she is actually a wonderful month. April […]
Mar 31, 2021
A Flowery Adieu
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Yesterday was a lovely, spring day. Today? Not so much. Anyway, yesterday was lovely, sunny, and warm. Bursting with enthusiasm, I went to Lowe’s and, oh my goodness! I kind of went hog wild. I came back home with lots of flowers, a few plants, and two packets of seeds. Spring was definitely in the […]
Mar 30, 2021
That Time of Year
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A redbird (cardinal) just lit in the crepe myrtle bush in front of my window. Yesterday, while I was sitting on the deck, a black-capped chickadee flew onto my head. He was there only briefly because I, startled, brushed my hand on my head. Birds are busy, busy, building nests, sitting on eggs, or taking […]
Mar 17, 2021
The Ring, Rain, and Rhododendrons
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Rain and storms are forecast for NW Arkansas and lightning flares in the distance. I’m pretty sure it is raining in Ireland, too, where St. Patrick’s Day originated. They may not have the thunder and lightning, though. While I was there, rain was sometimes hard but never stormy. Each day of my visit to Ireland […]
Aug 4, 2020
Augustus and His Namesake
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If you have an August birthday, you were born in an interesting month–a month with a history. To start with, it was once called Sextilis and was the sixth month. Then, along came powerful Augustus Caesar. It was renamed August in the year 8 B.C. The lovely Peridot is your birth stone and you have […]
