Things are happening in the garden. One of the manzanitas (this is a low-growing one in the front yard) is flowering. This picture isn’t in focus, but the guy I live with said to pretend that it is. The native bluebells,Mertensia lanceolata, are flowering, too: ...
But Mom wasn't feeling well, and she didn't have the energy to start a new garden.I sat in our new yard and stared at the neighbor's garden. My neighbor, a kind granny, was out among the roses, wearing a huge hat. She saw me and asked, "What are you doing, looking at my ...
But she sensed my pain, and instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤蔓) was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow daisies popping through the grass in bunches, as if ...
For two whole weeks —long, dark days of rain —short, violent storms and hail. Broken branches littered my yard and canceled plans littered my calendar. “Where is Noah?” I asked, “Is his ark about to pass us by?” I teased my coworkers as we looked out my office window ...
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they were as drooping and draggled as when their former owner had worn them about the wet barn yard of Tara.The bricks of the sidewalk were broken and, for long stretches, completely gone.In these spots the mud was ankle deep and her slippers stuck in it as if it were glue, even com...
But she 14 my unease, and asked if I wanted to walk in the yard. The rose vince was turning green, with yellow dandelions popping through the grass in bunches. "I think I'm going to ___ all these weeds." she said. "From now on, we'll have only roses in this garden." "But ...
"I think I'm going to dig up all these weeds, "she said, pulling a blossom up by all its roots. "From now on, we'll only have roses in this garden. "I immediately argued, "But I like dandelions. All flowers are beautiful even dandelions. ""Do you mean that every flower has ...
All of these photos were from our yard or neighborhood as we walked and drove around. As we began to take in the damages around us, the severity of our circumstances began to sink in. The next days and weeks quickly became about survival of ourselves, our neighbors and friends, as many...
Oh gee, the dreaded question.The Gardener looks at the ground, unable to make eye contact with the Stranger.“I had to cut it down.”There wasn’t anything wrong with the tree, but, it shaded almost all of the space.“This is the only area in the yard that can get any sun, and...