August
I spent some time at the community garden today. Some weeding, some watering, lots of looking. Lots of flowers.
Category: garden
Garden days – and nights
The garden is finally looking green and healthy, lots of growing things. I planted this sage plant last year. It was about half this size. This spring it came back from a shriveled, dried-up...
In the garden
It finally feels warm and sunny enough to work in the garden. This new bed didn’t even take as long as I anticipated. It was Sam’s bright idea to move the slab of wood...
Onions
I’ve planted these every year since we’ve been cultivating at the community garden. They always look bedraggled and unhappy when they go in, but perk up soon after. Only eight rows this year. I...
November!
I feel glad that November is here. My phrase for this month is “November invites.” I like the soft “v” sounds in both words. I stayed home today instead of going out and being...
No Kings, October 18
(Updated to include names of indigenous speakers) We attended a No Kings rally in Ellsworth, Maine, on Saturday. The weather was beautiful. I started out with a coat on, but I shed it as...
Terma
Terma – Tibetan word meaning something like “hidden treasures” I discovered two termas, one inside the other. The first on Saturday, when I was cleaning up the garden. There was something that looked like...