Older Apple trees, not unlike humans in their dotage, seem to tire more with time and are not quite up to producing all the plump blooms . . . that with the prodigious participation of pollinators . . . will bear fruit every year or in some cases every other year. There is a sizable silence of florescence in five of my six senior Apples this spring. Apple on the Edge of North Garden and Field April 2012 Apple on the Edge of North Garden and Field April 2012 Pruning is a rather … [Read more...] about Focusing on Old Apple Trees ‘Giving Sculptures’ of the Land
Focusing on Old Apple Trees ‘Giving Sculptures’ of the Land
Older Apple trees, not unlike humans in their dotage, seem to tire more with time and are not quite up to producing all the plump blooms . . . that with the prodigious participation of pollinators . . . will bear fruit every year or in some cases every other year. There is a sizable silence of florescence in five of my six senior Apples this spring. Apple on the Edge of North Garden and Field April 2012Apple on the Edge of North Garden and Field April 2012Pruning is a rather large … [Read more...] about Focusing on Old Apple Trees ‘Giving Sculptures’ of the Land
Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light
A fresh spring green landscape awash in first light. Rings of chlorophyll reign in the 'north garden' bathed by the rising sun. A diverse family of flora and fauna coexist in our hillside paradise, wearing equally diverse coats of greens and a multitude of colorful blooms, scales, feathers and furs. Millions of atoms trapping sunlight in varying wavelengths resemble tiny flames of energy. Mighty Oaks stand like guardians before our serpentine Black Cherry, while countless more are … [Read more...] about Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light
Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light
A fresh spring green landscape awash in first light. Rings of chlorophyll reign in the 'north garden' bathed by the rising sun. A diverse family of flora and fauna coexist in our hillside paradise, wearing equally diverse coats of greens and a multitude of colorful blooms, scales, feathers and furs.Millions of atoms trapping sunlight in varying wavelengths resemble tiny flames of energy. Mighty Oaks stand like guardians before our serpentine Black Cherry, while countless more are unfurling … [Read more...] about Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light
Spring Spreads Swaths of Sweetness in Petals and Song
"She beckons, and the woods start~She nods and all begin~Surely ~ such a countryI was never in." Emily DickinsonViburnum carlesii before White BirchSpring is spry and gay . . . spreading sheets of sweet petals . . . swathes of green surface. Flowering QuinceMagnolias and Weeping CheryReturning birds and songs fill the cool spring air. A magical time of year.Tree Swallow seen from under the Weeping Cherry treeStrife strings along with the season ~ As well as wing embraces ~ a … [Read more...] about Spring Spreads Swaths of Sweetness in Petals and Song
