Has it been a month since we took a walk around the garden? It has been a month and a day, but truthfully, not much has changed since then. Autumn in DownSouth, Alabama is not as impressive as in New England or other places that have changing, spectacular colors. Most of our trees are still … Continue reading November in the Garden
Nature
Wildflower Walks
Each season offers it's own gifts. Often, taking advantage of them has to be a conscious effort. I speed past, without notice. I look, but don't see the details. As I run errands or hurry to appointments, I do glance over to the side of the road and see the uncut borders of grass and … Continue reading Wildflower Walks
Dinner in the Garden
The weatherman said to expect a cold front next week that will bring cooler temperatures to our area. I got excited about daytime highs predicted to be in the lower 80s. I'm more excited about lows in the upper 60s. That may motivate me to spend some mornings in the garden. The hummingbirds are really … Continue reading Dinner in the Garden
The Sun Also Rises
Daily. Quotidian. Every day. Diurnal. Day-to-day. How can a person be exposed to something every morning of their lives and pay so little attention to it? In my lifetime, I’ve had opportunity to witness over 24,000 sunrises. Not that I’ve seen that many. Only a few are truly memorable. Those years when sleeping late was … Continue reading The Sun Also Rises
Always in Transition
There's work to be done in the garden. But when is that not true? The LORD God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it. (CEV) - Genesis 2:15 If my 60-something self could say something to my 30-something self, I would say, "Don't be … Continue reading Always in Transition
Change of Seasons
September is finally here, as we begin the last third of 2019. I won’t keep you long today, since it’s a holiday – Monday, September 2. Labor Day. You could say this day begins the “holiday season.” From now until the end of the year, it’s one holiday after another. Store shelves are displaying fall … Continue reading Change of Seasons
Like the Stars
Most of the blooms on my Althea shrubs are now high above my head, fewer within reach. When I look up at them, it's like looking up at stars in the daytime. For some reason, a line from a poem came to mind that our class had to memorize in junior high. It's from a … Continue reading Like the Stars
