Single Focus Living I can’t seem to gardenblog and attend to my actual chores at the same time, so posting has been sparse. Fall is always one of the busiest times in the garden and this autumn has been spectacularly wonderful for getting things done. Which is a good thing, because I am now very […]
autumn
Display of Gourds Speaks The Language of Autumn
Brighten Up The Home With Fall Gourds Two seasons ago I bought some gourds for autumn display, “just ’cause“, which lead to this years crop from the discards. I am already planning the Thanksgiving centerpiece with some of those harvested fruits of the compost pile, and it inspired this post. Gourds come in all sorts […]
Autumnal Sweetness
The door is closing on this growing season. To make up for the sense of loss, somehow the season has incredible sweetness. Frost has that effect on things. On fruits, on the the ground, on our souls. It is as if to placate our mournful sense that the pleasant days of fall will give way […]
Sentiments of the Season, October
I don’t know if I end up thinking how gorgeous the days are more in spring, summer or autumn, but I know I’ve been thinking this thought a lot during the past few weeks of this autumn. I happened upon an older post about the Kigo of Japanese Haiku which celebrated late summer and started […]
inklings of autumn
as we reach this time of year, at the end of summer in georgia, temperaturescan still range up into hot sticky afternoons. the actual seasonal shift begins-almost unnoticed- in earliest fall as we slowly begin to cool off.in the world of air-conditioning, many folks are quite unaware of the smallsigns and changes in nature that […]
Ten Autumn Features
We are so eager for spring color that it is a cinch that our spring gardens have at least ten gorgeous garden delights to look forward to, but what about autumn? Autumn in my area is one of the loveliest times of year, with moderate temperatures, clear sunny skies, and a crisp scent in the […]
