Migration
Fish in the Grass
Heavy rains make weeds grow freely but also easier to remove. Rainstorms flood the pond. Fish are swimming in the yard. Not so lucky for them but the heron is happy for food and the grass will be fertilized. This is my gardener's perspective on a Chinese folk story called "An Old Man Lost His …
Have You Seen the Rose Bush?
The whole is some of everything if we but open our eyes to see. Growing pains do not require suffering. Pruning encourages growth. Endings are beginnings. Instead of shooing away challenges welcome the fortitude of character as an expansive, cleansing belly breath. Out. In. Up. Down. We are the sum of everything --- life experiences, …
Do you Expect More from Plants or People?
Some people say expectations set us up for disappointment. But as a gardener I say, "I must have expectations for the fruits of my labor. Otherwise, why would I plant?" And more often than not, the final product --- of abundant produce and beautiful blooms --- far exceeds my expectations. Still, sometimes plant wilt. Sometimes …
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Nature Teacher: When Love Dies…
A joyous heart in newfound love... Â Opens freely... paying no attention to shadowed pretense and allusion... until reckless carelessness taints the heart and withers the spirit... leaving only an apparition, a ghostly memory of beguiled love.
It’s More than Just Earth Day
I grew up seeing public service messages of a Native American crying about litter strewn across the land and water they honored. The message stuck. I don't litter. And I honor, I love, Mother Earth and our environment. When Earth Day began in 1970, it seemed like a good idea at the time. It still …
Your Pet Trusts You…
...to do the right thing. Please, if you love your pet you need to watch this ASAP. There are several segments but each one is available to see for only 24 hours. I offer this because I gravitate to nature and natural treatments. Much of the critical information is shockingly true for our pets, ourselves …
Contemplating Compost
Death is not so permanent as one might think. When contemplating compost, you more fully understand the cycle of life. Fruits and vegetables provide nutrition to us. Flowers offer beauty. When their peelings, parings, stems and leaves are tossed into the bin to decompose, in time they become nutrition for the soil.  Black gold I …
wRighTing My Life 