it has been a dry fall, and the black gums and early maples are justbeginning to turn color. the trees have suffered from the dry july andaugust heat spell. some mid-aged red oaks look dead- leaves going fromgreen to brown in a week. a few showers along have kept the yard niceand the bonsai happy, […]
another comment that grew
a brief dialog like this one between ilona and me on the blog comment page is bigger than a txt or twitter, and smaller than an email, a letter or-gasp-a phonecall. really it has already been happening, right before our “screen-tired” eyes. it’s the end of the world of communication as we knew it. we have really lost […]
HOT!!
i have been AWOL as well for awhile. wish i could say it is housecleaning, but living alone does have its merits. i would rather dig a hole than run a vacuum cleaner! my sandy driveway continues its slow migration into the kitchen. visitors and my old dogs don’t help… it has been up in the 90’s, […]
my gardening grandmother
greetings all- i have not vanished, as evident by my continuing comments. i’vebeen preoccupied with poetry, and i’m also working on my gardeninggrandmother’s life story. she was totally self-taught, yet beautifullylandscaped their farm and 20 acres of grounds during the 40″s and 50’s.i have fond memories of the many liriope-lined paths under tall pines,the grassy […]
early bloomers
here in the ga. piedmont, we are in the full flush of spring; the many sweet smellsof a dixie springtime are almost overwhelming in the still night air. a huge wisteriavine climbs into my old magnolia tree; they seem to co-exist well, and i haventgot the heart to do the “right”thing, which would be cutting […]
small encouragements
the snow vanished quick as i said. today, a warm sunrise and thawing ground have turnedmy thoughts to arriving spring. after living in this place so many years, the signs of changing seasons stand out to me bright as as neon sign. we all receive our little messages of ourseasonal changes. it would be interesting […]
