See Previous | See Next The continuing cooler times of September are bringing a few late-season blooms out of hiding. Delicate and pretty. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows all the wide variety that the end of the season brings, concurring that it is about time for the elusive (in my garden anyway) asters. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows flowers from years past (like foxglove) that seem unlikely to turn up this year, and also…
See Previous | See Next Things have been cooling down a bit, and the ground-cover plants are reveling in how very beautiful and green they are. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years really isn’t focused on green, though, but rather on showing off quite a variety of fruits and flowers that absolutely are happy to show up for the end-of-summer season. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years is hinting at the fall-favorites, though, marigolds and turning foliage. …This…
Well, it is time for another round of Quirky (true) Stories. This time, I have a theme, which is: The evidence I have so far accumulated that many cartoon tropes (and cartoon-style physics) are, in fact, based on pure reality. Evidence the first: Cockroach encounters. Okay, to start, I grew up in Montana, where we kinda, mostly don’t have cockroaches? I mean, maybe we do, but if so, they keep a very low profile. So, the first time I ever…
See Previous | See Next My newest rose has been showing off with a beautiful re-bloom this week, while most of the rest of the garden is fairly late-summer mellow. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows that the main themes of this season seem to be reblooming roses, fruits, and various yellow flowers. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years generally concurs. …This week my garden has been getting trimmed up a bit.
See Previous | See Next This week seems to be the week of fruit. And, I’ve got a big box of pears sitting in my kitchen to prove it. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years does seem to concur that it’s about pear season. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years, however, predicts that the plums are going to get purpler, and purpler. …This week my garden is singing with frogs and grasshoppers.
(Warning, this post contains a lot of exclamation points.) Okay. It is time to tell you about another piece of art that I really love. Ta Da! This wonderful book (Trees A Visual Guide by Tony Rodd and Jennifer Stackhouse) is an example of a niche art-form I will call Coffee Table Reference Books. One might be tempted to label it as simply a Coffee Table book considering that it has such beautiful, glossy photos and such beautiful commitment to…
See Previous | See Next I haven’t been a great roses caretaker this year, and yet my Ebb Tide has been rewarding me, none-the-less, with some very lovely late-summer rebloom blossoms. Also, my most reliable hosta is blooming and is making that part of the garden smell so nice. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows a couple of reblooms from years past, as well as pretty sunflowers that have absented themselves for this particular year. (I might get…
So, I was driving to the grocery store, was almost there, and there was a cucumber in the middle of the road. …And that’s all I’ve got to say about that.
See Previous | See Next This week we finally got a little moisture and coolness, and also my middle garden surprised me with a really pretty selection of pink and purple flowers that hadn’t quite happened before. It would have been even pinky-purpley-er if the liatris in that bed were caught up with the program, but even still it was a really pretty August surprise. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years agrees that it’s purple-flowers time (my ebb-tide rose…
Well, last week was the Final Installment of SSCS 02: How to Catch Flying Pigs, and Sea Monsters. I hope you found it an interesting ride! The next SSCS will start up next January. Although, as usual, SSCS 03 was written using the same approach as the first two SSCS’s, I feel like it came out feeling more intentional than either of those first two, and I’m looking forward to being able to share it with you. Although I won’t…