Tag: Gardening

The Advent Of Our First Frost

The Advent Of Our First Frost
From the time I crawled out of bed this morning, I was in a near-constant state of motion, and most of it was directed at getting all my veggies harvested since we're on the advent of our first frost … continue reading

Pay Close Enough Attention

Pay Close Enough Attention
In spite of today's heat, I was definitely on the run from the time I arrived at office with one appointment after another. I thought it was troublingly curious to find a very many more 'back-packing' … continue reading

Empty Nesters

Empty Nesters
With it being another Sunday morning, I'm sure you already know my first duty was to get my contemplative prayer session started, and because a number of the those on my prayer chain are feeling the p … continue reading

Creating A Sea Of Green

Creating A Sea Of Green
My usual early Sunday morning exercise went as well as expected, and once finished, I changed into my work clothes and headed out for an extended stint of mowing and trimming, and by the time I was co … continue reading

The King Of Thorns

The King Of Thorns
Our last day of June ended up being a memorable one with blue skies, bright sun and cooling northerly winds. I did happen to read several days ago where the long term weather outlook for the upper Mid … continue reading

A Memorable Sunday Morning

A Memorable Sunday Morning
Upon arrival at office this morning, I first gave the front sidewalk a good sweeping of cigarette butts, wrappers and leaves that had accumulated, and once that was completed, I headed to my darkened … continue reading

An Un-Revealed Side

An Un-Revealed Side
With expecting it to be a relatively slow morning, I ended up being on the go from the time I pulled out of my driveway, and my first stop before arrival at office, was to drop off around fifty half-p … continue reading

Withering Scruples And Clouded Ethics

Withering Scruples And Clouded Ethics
Now that we're nearly half-way thru the month of March, it'll be a mere seven more days and we can officially announce the end of winter and the beginning of Spring. While walking a number of blocks t … continue reading

A Really Good Beating

A Really Good Beating
It started out to be a very pleasant day where the temps were hovering in the 50s, but all of a sudden the skies clouded up and the thermometer started dropping, and then the wind picked up with the a … continue reading

My ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Apples

My ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Apples
It was definitely quiet the day with the wind, snow, and cold, so my Friday was pretty much spent dealing with our build-up of snow. For whatever reason, I knew our temps were going to be taking a nos … continue reading