Good morning. The Folger’s coffee is good and hot; the sun is shining and this looks to be a beautiful spring day. Then, tomorrow, more spring storms. But, all this rain is good for plants. Even my maple and oak trees are putting out tiny leaves and tendrils. I love the fresh, clean color of […]
Winter Woods
·Wintertime trees are honest trees, stark and bare, their dark branches rising in graceful shapes. Nothing is hidden, all is in plain sight. There’s something bracing about walking through winter woods with the limbs of wild blackberries reaching out to snag the passerby and soft moss carpeting the rocks. A chill breeze blows away cobwebs […]
Rainfall
·Since we’ve been getting a lot of rain the past few days, this seemed appropriate. Published in Guide Magazine years ago.
And the Grape Vine Grew
·I like herbs and flowers and vegetables–well, almost any plant is worth knowing, even the poisonous kind like castor beans or polk. This year, I determined to put out some tomato plants. Alas, my yard is mostly shade and my tomato plants haven’t done well. However, the herbs have and so has my grape vine! […]
Green and Growing
·The sky is dark with clouds, the ground is saturated and the plants are green and growing. My Arkansas Traveler tomato plants are especially healthy-looking. I hope they produce lots of tomatoes. The grape vine by the front porch is still green and alive. That’s hopeful. This spring, I’m giving the space that usually has […]