The beginning, “Now entering Conkle’s Hollow State Park” Saturday night gave the first hard frost, and Sunday afternoon was sunny and perfectly autumn, so the family packed up and went to Conkle’s Hollow for the day. Usually we spend our time in Old Man’s Cave in the same area, but decided to try the more […]
2009
Revisiting past autumns
The circle of the seasons means we have a rhythm that brings our four measures of time with its ever variable melody, yet repeated sequence, around once again. It is time for autumn to play its movement, and close out our growing year. That being so, here are some posts of past autumns that might […]
The New Perspective
One of the things I love about a vacation, especially -for me- the beach with its expanse of sand, ocean, and relaxed lifestyle of a visitor, is the change of perspective it gives. Fresh views of focus, you might say. Even when we love our place, our own home and garden, we can get bogged […]
I went from summer to fall in 24 hours
I am back from visiting summertime, which I desperately needed since we “snowbirds”, as the locals like to call us, hardly had one this year. Not that heat and humidity are my favorite things in the world…but when a beach and an ocean are nearby that’s just all right by me (got the old song […]
In which I tell you how I fail
Not here, on this blog. I’m not going to rewrite the whole thing. but if you are interested in my tales from the garden you might like “Garden:Fail“. … Because I’m not perfect;) I have also written a few things on autumn clematis and “What to do when your garden gets away from you“. I’ll […]
Outdoor Cleanup
That is the autumn clematis picture collage I made for the plant profile page- the vine is still blooming, but pretty much blown, now. The fuzzy little seedheads are appearing and giving the whole arbor a hazy look. I will post the article this week. Right now I am featuring an article on some of […]
