Fairy Garden Inspiration cute little fairy statues I’m not talking about the shoes, but about the weather and also my ability to get things done. I have been writing, and one of the things I wrote was an article on Making Fairy Houses. And ever since I keep thinking about putting together at least one, […]
spring
Reconnecting With The Earth
Reconnecting with the earth is something a gardener does every year. There is a necessary time of dormancy in wintertime which is exacerbated for Northern gardeners like myself. That time of absence from the work of the garden, even from the presence of nature itself is something of a disconnection with time and season. As […]
An Ohio View of Spring
I have been gardening, but had a little motivation to take some photos between digging and weeding marathons. Here are some of the pictures from this past month’s flowers. Everything was very early and now have frost damage, but it was absolutely gorgeous while it lasted. Not as pretty as last year These are the […]
Signs of Spring
I woke up to snow this morning… one of winter’s end of season visits, just to let Ohio know it is still around. But its days are numbered! I heard one sure sign of spring yesterday- the call of the mourning doves. When I hear that, I know we are on the way out of […]
Spring Pinks 2011
There are so many shades of pink in the spring, they stand out against all the intense green and are luminously in harmony with the heavenly blue skies. This year the blooms were a bit late and held tight buds for longer than usual. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ © 2011 written for Ilona’s Garden Journal. An […]
Rural Report Spring 2011
Here in Ohio, we couldn’t wait for spring to get here. We complained about the long winter and the uncommonly frequent snowfall. We fairly longed for spring, more than the usual, and sent each other encouraging reminders and photos to keep each other’s spirits up. And then Spring arrived… but not as we imagined or […]
