Looking out on a white and cold landscape, I dream of spring, though do not wish to hurry it. Since we are in January, I look ahead while also following Janus's glances back in time towards my favorite Flower Hill Farm landscape tapestries of spring twenty-twelve.It truly is remarkable . . . experiencing the seasons . . . imagining this lush, joyous and verdant breath of life . . . now resting and dormant within the deepest protected layers of crusty, … [Read more...] about Recalling Landscape Tapestries of Spring Twenty-Twelve
Quietly Walking About the Mid May Garden
Joyous song and fragrance fills the air about our hillside habitat and gardens. Male Indigo Bunting Delicious Viburnum and French Lilac Lilac and Viburnum Looking Towards Mount Holyoke Range French Lilac and Lilac Topiary Looking Over Toward Walnut Hill French Lilacs and Lilac Topiary Looking Over Towards Carey Hill and High Ridge Lilac Topiary Looking Into Lower Garden Dwarf Fothergilla and Lilacs Looking Down Towards Apple Gateway and Blueberry Field Same As … [Read more...] about Quietly Walking About the Mid May Garden
Quietly Walking About the Mid May Garden
Joyous song and fragrance fills the air about our hillside habitat and gardens.Male Indigo BuntingDelicious Viburnum and French LilacLilac and Viburnum Looking Towards Mount Holyoke RangeFrench Lilac and Lilac Topiary Looking Over Toward Walnut HillFrench Lilacs and Lilac Topiary Looking Over Towards Carey Hill and High RidgeLilac Topiary Looking Into Lower GardenDwarf Fothergilla and Lilacs Looking Down Towards Apple Gateway and Blueberry FieldSame As Above Only More to the LeftTiger … [Read more...] about Quietly Walking About the Mid May Garden
Lilacs A Closer Look A Community Within
Lilacs closer up Reveal a community Gruesome life cycle Singles and doubles Petals home to deathly snares Shattering embrace Tiny black dashes Be aware you may inhale Ebony globes prowl Corolla tepals Tenacious tentacles grip Lilac feeding ground … [Read more...] about Lilacs A Closer Look A Community Within
Lilac Time
Lilac time is here Though days are wet and dreary Tight buds open full Bold colors shout out Within the wash of greening Dripping lilacs sway The sun will return Orioles and warblers sing Gardens welcome light … [Read more...] about Lilac Time
