See Previous | See Next This week things have been both cooling off and a rainy enough to just be really nice in the garden. My poor honeysuckle, traumatized by last winter’s cold snap, finally flowered a little, and isn’t that just happy and pretty. (Fingers crossed for more honeysuckle next year!) Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years is a surprisingly all-in study in fall flowers of all the types! There are a lot more purples and pinks than…
See Previous | See Next This week my hibiscus has finally bloomed (only one flower, but it still counts!). And the planter-box flowers that have so far survived the ravages of the local squirrel are grateful for the cooling temperatures and starting to perk up with more pretty flowers again. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years continues to remind that this is the weird year without plums or lavender. (And also the year that I didn’t take the time…
Random lovely blessings: coworkers who grow gorgeous fancy flowers on the patio at work.
See Previous | See Next This week has been warm, but still we’re starting to get those very early touches of autumn color here and there – enough to give the garden an extra air of cheerfulness. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows a lot more fruit than the garden has going this year, but I’ve still got my fingers crossed for the asters to show themselves soon. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows the great…
Well, that was traumatic. But – such is the life of an adventurer! – Hilda Okay, that’s kind of how the adventure ended, but let me back up. This year my daughter joined an outdoor club, and one of the planned summer activities was a 2-night backpacking trip in the Mt. Evans wilderness. This sounded like a good opportunity! I don’t spend as much time with my daughter as I’d like. And I don’t get out into the woods nearly…
See Previous | See Next This week my garden is very happy for more rain again and is looking very green. And, it turns out there are actually a surprising number of (small) pears on the tree…even if there are zero plums this year. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years suggests it’s about time the pears showed themselves off, and why isn’t the white rose (April Moon) reblooming, anyway? Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years continues to hint…
I am 41 years old and I just figured out how to consistently open fruit cups without splattering. Hint – Tip the fruit cup so that the air bubble is in the same place as where you’re opening it from.
See Previous | See Next This week my garden is sad that I’ve been so busy lately and haven’t been watering it properly. Even still, one of my roses has given me one more sweet flower to cheer me up, and the evening primrose also. The plantain lily smells so sweet it reminds me of my mother’s perfume. And the sunflowers are bright, bright standing in front of the road. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows this is…
Warning: This post contains thoughts about a big, existential sort of topic, triggered, in part but not in total, by the recent devastating fires in Maui. At the moment, I am able to approach it with curiosity, but that’s certainly not always the case, and it might not be the case for you right now. If you don’t want to be thinking about climate change and other slow-moving disasters, and what some of the potential follow-on affects might be, even…
Two weeks ago was the Final Installment of SSCS 01: Because the Desert is a Great, Broad Beast of Memory. I hope you enjoyed it! The next SSCS will start up in January. Although SSCS 02 was written using the same approach as for SSCS 01, it’s a very different story written in a different style. One of the great things about my SSCSs is that I get to use them for writing experimentation! I won’t be posting the SSCS…