There are times when silence has the loudest voice.
~ Leroy Brownlow
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Things won are done, joy’s soul lies in the doing. ~William Shakespeare
This is a gardening season has a rallying cry “Rise to the challenge!” The weather has been changeable, unpredictable and just plain odd. The critters are working in tandem a they tour the garden at will and [...] It was as if all of the happiness, all of the magic of this blissful hour had flowed together into these stirring, bittersweet tones and flowed away,becoming temporal and transitory once more. ~Herman Hesse The school year has ended, our summer days long and filled [...]
Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) are known and loved by gardeners everywhere for their ease, adaptability and colorful showy blooms so cherished by hummingbirds. It’s no secret that the the leaves, buds, flowers, unripe pods and seeds are all edible, but there’s often questions as to just how to use them. [...] We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough? ~Wendell Berry Share this post Hide Sites “To unpathed waters, undreamed shores.” ~Shakespeare
To plant a garden is to be a bit of an adventurer. After all we do to prepare, nurture and tend our patch of soil ultimately the harvest depends not on our efforts but many other things outside of our control. Gardening is [...] Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance. ~Epicurus
We have an abundance of mulberries; small, dark, juicy and (until this season) a bit under-appreciated. I found the mulberry tree growing in the middle of my herb garden years ago, a gift [...] Rain, rain go away… the favas need to be harvested today! Thankfully the afternoon weather turned out to be nicer than the morning’s and I spent time in the garden harvesting the fava beans. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the day of picking for this new-to-my-garden crop ever since the black and white blossoms appeared a few [...] Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on Earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. Katherine Mansfield
It’s always good to try new things. I’m not always [...] “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” ~Charles Darwin
Everything in the garden is a surprise this season. The chilly weather, the prolific weeds, the endless rain… [...] |
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