We have come suddenly to those early spring days when I need more than ten fingers to count the crocuses in bloom, but it is too cold to take off my shoes to further aid my efforts to keep track of …
An Early Spring Visit With Dr. Hortfreud
Hello, Carol. Hello Dr. Hortfreud. It's been awhile. Tell me what you are thinking about now, Carol. Oh, I'm thinking about a new quote for spring. "Nature is slow but sure; she works no faster …
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Squish, squish
Squish, squish. With each step I feel how soft the ground is, how wet it is, how fragile and unstable it feels as it shifts under my feet. It's hard to believe that this ground is the same ground …
Ants
When I think of spring's arrival, I like to think of crocuses, sounding the all clear to alert the other flowers in my garden that it is time to come out and bloom. "The weather is fine, come out and …
Garden Bloggers Watching Out For One Another
Lookie what I got in the mail a few weeks ago! It's a Valentine's Day card featuring of all things... a hoe. Kylee of Our Little Acre saw this 1950's Valentine's Day card for sale on Etsy and said …
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Seeking Direction?
Another fascinating bit of insect lore, gleaned from the pages of “Insect Friends and Foes” by William Atherton DuPuy (1925). The mantis knows the way! “Its very name, mantis, means diviner, or …
