Beauty From A Different Perspective Autumn usually makes me feel semi-depressed. Knowing that the growing season is coming to a close. Leaves change color and drop off, leaving plants and trees with nothing but bare branches. A bitter cold winter is waiting around the corner. The whole perspective of everything coming to an end has never settled well with me. Until I came across a … Continue reading Autumn Leaves
Not Much But Still Beautiful I woke up this morning to see snow falling outside. The temperature is cold with no wind so the snow stayed on the leaves and on the ground. Lucky that I’ve gotten everything I needed done in the garden before the weather got cold and snow fell. We insulated our beehives only last week, good for us and the honeybees. … Continue reading First Snow Fall Of The Season
After being Beat Up By Two Storms A little over a week after Hurricane Sandy rolled over our area, a Nor’easter rolled right in and brought us 6″ of snow over night. After the storm cleared, the temperature slowly creeped up to mid 60° F, and then the rain hit today. Not much left of the garden, really. Some leaves are still holding on to … Continue reading November Garden
And Before the Rain Washes Them Away It’s raining again tonight, actually it has been raining on and off for the past two days. It’s just drizzle now. Luck was on my side yesterday; gave me a chance to take some photographs of fall colors before the rain washes them away. Not much left of the garden, really, just a lot of leaves on the … Continue reading Before the Curtain Closes
Stretching Their Arms and Legs Out Green all over again. Spring is the season I love most. It’s not too hot, not too cold… and green. I love seeing our garden slowly waking up from a long winter sleep, pushing their leaves and flower buds out. I feel really itchy at this time of year; wanting to clean, trim, mulch and plant new members in … Continue reading Mostly Green Now
Petals and Wings 