““Gardens are about life and death, not only about pretty plants. My garden emerged from an ecology in which processes of decline and decay are
August Bloom Day
It’s been a dry summer after a wet spring. I’ve had to water the vegetable garden about every day for the last month and I’ve
Addendum: Gray Treefrog
Just after posting about the gray treefrogs in my yard, I went outside and immediately spotted another (?) one on a Joe Pye weed leaf,
Great Golden Digger Wasp
I think I’ve mentioned this gentle giant before, because it’s one of my favourites in the garden, the great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus. In the
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor or H. chrysoscelis)
This summer I’ve been fortunate to spot two gray treefrogs in the garden, one yesterday looking green (possibly a young one because of its bright
Wednesday Vignette: Two Solitudes
“Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke, in a letter dated 14 May 1904, Letters
