Memorial Planting

Last year the planet lost a sweet little woman named Avis, who shared with me her love for flora. Over the years we had fun trading plants until she became too frail to garden anymore. Recently I got permission to dig up a rose from Avis’s now sad and unkempt yard to plant here in…

A Rotting Paradise

We’re a few days from the 2016 winter solstice, and like many around the country, we’ve had some pretty frigid temperatures lately. So we complain about frozen roads, worry about losing power, and moan about water pipes freezing. In the beautiful Northwet, we also whine about endless days and weeks of dreary clouds and rain….

Snakes Among Us

It’s been a strange summer so far, started off cold and rainy then switched to 95+ temperatures. The blueberries are just starting to get ripe, which means our friends the cedar waxwings and robins stop by to rob us. I had a big wad of plastic bird netting on the ground under the plants, ready…