rose breasted grosbeak
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Green
My father once told me that the intense green we see after a rain is an optical illusion, but I don’t care. Our two days of cold rain have greened everything up beautifully. Illusion or not, spring green is upon us. I’m most charmed this spring by the lilacs. A hard prune last summer finally Continue reading
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After the Rains
Grand Rapids experienced record flooding this spring. Two weeks of driving rain filled the rivers and streams to over-flowing and prevented me for getting into the garden. I was never in danger of flooding. Or, perhaps it is more accurate to say that if the flood waters got to me, the world would be ending. Continue reading
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Birds and Blooms
The old cherry tree is in full bloom, and, as it turns out, is host to a pair of chickadees. For weeks the two birds diligently drilled out the base of a limb that had been cut several years ago. I could hear them working away as I passed below the main branch. Since I Continue reading
About Me
I haven’t always been a gardener, but I have always loved gardens. It has taken 16 years to get my gardens into the shape they are today. And, I’ve had help. I’m 74 years old, have rheumatoid arthritis, and had a late stage cancer six years ago. I am, though, intrepid. I’m the kind of person who plods along, tailoring my goals as I go. Last November I had a long overdue knee replacement surgery and I’m hoping this spring, summer, and fall will be able to maintain and find even more joy working in all of my garden beds. Full disclosure, though. I have a garden guy who comes once a week to work in my gardens.
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