tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41589104582045674652024-03-12T18:13:37.162-06:00meadowlark flowersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-14089316812234793652014-04-27T15:52:00.000-06:002014-04-27T15:52:07.943-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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on this amazing morning<br />
instead of beginning with alpenglow on the mountain tops<br />
we began with a soft rosy glow <br />
breathtaking<br />
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a winter solstice morning<br />
or so it seemed to me<br />
though another half month rests between today and solstice day<br />
yet this morning I felt it's mystery and magic <br />
the sun made an amazing entrance<br />
burning a bright spot through this dark 5 degree dawn<br />
insisting on bringing light into the quiet dark<br />
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The garden is bursting with end of season goodness<br />
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tomatoes ripening on the vine....almost unheard of!<br />
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beans happy on their poles <br />
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onions making bulbs<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-47093924571308940802013-03-31T18:19:00.002-06:002013-08-21T10:00:05.822-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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soft spring snow,<br />
and gentle drifts of sunlight,<br />
make a world of magic<br />
inside a rabbitbrush.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-83205351993503566582013-02-26T17:25:00.000-07:002013-02-26T17:25:30.279-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the other morning<br />
the cats and i sprawled<br />
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sheltered by the south wall of the house<br />
and nestled beside and amongst<br />
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we breathed the sun's warmth in deeply<br />
and dreamed of summer days....<br />
a little vacation from winter's journey<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-35792305118395656342013-01-29T09:09:00.001-07:002013-02-20T09:39:29.256-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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with the same ethereal qualities as dusk, <br />
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as the light of dusk fades<br />
i settle quietly into the night<br />
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when dawn light rises<br />
i rise to begin the day.<br />
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just for just a moment though...<br />
their light is very similar.<br />
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each calling to that quiet place within.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-59837314310312351412013-01-18T17:49:00.000-07:002013-01-18T17:49:25.424-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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when i go out to tend chickens and cats at dusk<br />
everything is quiet and still<br />
the light so beautiful<br />
an ethereal veil between worlds<br />
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i smile<br />
and feel my heart smile<br />
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even my two outdoor cats<br />
pause each night to face west<br />
quietly gazing upon the falling light<br />
cat smiles upon their faces Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-47753099336220666012013-01-13T19:14:00.000-07:002013-01-13T19:14:29.693-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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afternoon tea anyone?<br />
maybe inside by the fire<br />
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almost twelve inches<br />
of crystalline beauty<br />
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cats and chickens<br />
travel with confused looks<br />
through deeply shoveled paths<br />
barely able to see over the top<br />
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what do they think?<br />
their world buried in snowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-68236428566489557162012-05-31T19:54:00.001-06:002012-08-21T13:52:56.502-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the weather is so changeable lately<br />
the light so beautiful<br />
the mountains are dramatic every moment of the day<br />
and green growth is surging everywhere<br />
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it moves so quickly all around me<br />
i cannot keep pace<br />
instead i admire peony buds<br />
and forget-me-nots emerging from forgotten scattered seed<br />
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april<br />
ever changing light and weather<br />
flowers begin their journey from daffodils to autumn asters<br />
peonies and asparagus reach for the sky<br />
mother nature quietly goes about her business<br />
a steady progression of flowering and leafing out<br />
who am I to question life unfolding?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-19076942596594720542012-03-29T11:26:00.001-06:002012-03-29T12:58:55.103-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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as spring continues her leisurely journey<br />
i find respite in the soft warm air of the hoop house<br />
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where fresh greens emerge<br />
and johnny jump ups make me laugh<br />
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meadowlarks sing on frosty mornings<br />
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on gentle days, the garden has begunAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-693319780784070502012-02-14T11:54:00.003-07:002012-02-14T18:47:42.189-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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gradual and grateful turning toward spring<br />
dreams of summer gardens living in tiny seeds planted in pots<br />
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tending outdoor cats and chickens<br />
lighting the old monarch stove<br />
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our breakfast table covered in jars of homemade treasures<br />
email on the dining room table<br />
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high tech and old world life side by side<br />
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reminding me that winter is a good time to restAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-73535479776330396602012-02-04T09:46:00.000-07:002012-02-04T09:58:42.167-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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snow kissed shoulders<br />
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imbolc today<br />
sun shifting into a new cycle <br />
spring <br />
sap rising<br />
quickening in the earth<br />
emergent green where I walk<br />
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Warmed by the morning sun, they'll be delicious on our breakfast grains or stirred into a little cream. Yummmmmm.....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-36329791098790356582011-05-10T11:38:00.000-06:002013-01-08T16:43:01.781-07:00Happy Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3CU1WVgx7xpIUWxFSgVQ1xo5UdLIViRoCmcFwuLJ4TbL3bYLNDO-OaXH7PFdpqTzng-zj_zy7Y63a1r8gn7eiGMIzFYumjs7iwoNXkA3J99-JCx5iaD5B-JSALxAFowI1K7D75sNi27d/s1600/May+08+2011_0071+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3CU1WVgx7xpIUWxFSgVQ1xo5UdLIViRoCmcFwuLJ4TbL3bYLNDO-OaXH7PFdpqTzng-zj_zy7Y63a1r8gn7eiGMIzFYumjs7iwoNXkA3J99-JCx5iaD5B-JSALxAFowI1K7D75sNi27d/s400/May+08+2011_0071+final.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Home made ricotta cheese...frozen blueberries...whipped cream....stawberry compote....gluten free waffles....warm maple syrup. Yummmmm.... What could be a better celebration of Mother's Day???? I covered the table with a faded vintage table cloth I received from my mother many years ago, and adapted her waffle recipe to gluten free. At a lively 91 years of age...she sat with us at the table, approving the recipe and digging in contentedly.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-24727564786051866872011-04-26T11:33:00.000-06:002013-01-08T16:43:01.760-07:00Snug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh_USpZjQdB7cR7hvJswybmiwxWhJE73qaJqMy1zOYZten5SXnMECNjncpW2H1VvVnigM0-a0OU61yQN7oGJy0khvKogOeoDx3LHvV5GBJP87bfwJ6DCzMRFsQhQoLdObemAYZQm1ViPl/s1600/Apr+24+2011_0047_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh_USpZjQdB7cR7hvJswybmiwxWhJE73qaJqMy1zOYZten5SXnMECNjncpW2H1VvVnigM0-a0OU61yQN7oGJy0khvKogOeoDx3LHvV5GBJP87bfwJ6DCzMRFsQhQoLdObemAYZQm1ViPl/s400/Apr+24+2011_0047_edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Someone found an especially cozy spot on an otherwise chilly spring day!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4158910458204567465.post-71643298045105527762011-04-13T11:04:00.000-06:002013-01-08T16:43:01.796-07:00Feng Shui in the Hoop House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc0lHCkiwWh174wP0z5_PmP-vFZ2kZULSjTmTGDbh5mf7V2T3qrypA_2JPOnxS3c61k9dT47NyjZfB1GCAhbzT_EPadbqCVY7JDeDAkpqJGG9oZrOYxIWrWVFeP9cbQM20Bdo1IgCwq1b/s1600/Apr+10+2011_0031_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc0lHCkiwWh174wP0z5_PmP-vFZ2kZULSjTmTGDbh5mf7V2T3qrypA_2JPOnxS3c61k9dT47NyjZfB1GCAhbzT_EPadbqCVY7JDeDAkpqJGG9oZrOYxIWrWVFeP9cbQM20Bdo1IgCwq1b/s400/Apr+10+2011_0031_edited-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've discovered the benefits of clearing clutter in the garden. It's distracting to look at too much chaos so sometimes I stop what I'm doing to "feng shui" the garden. With the overall space tidied up I can happily (and literally!) dig into the next project with a clear mind and heart. Here in the hoop house I cleared the winter clutter of spent plants, making room for snap peas, lettuce, chard, orach, and fall planted spinach. There's always more to be done (like weeding the path to the right!) but everything looks fresh and in it's place. When I walk by, or come in to water....I see cleared space and new plants growing. It's refreshing.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828068685434673489noreply@blogger.com0