Stone Bunny has been thinking about luck lately.Good Luck. Stone Bunny doesn’t dwell on things like Bad Luck. “You know.” she says to her friends. “I’ve been thinking about luck. Maybe it’s just because I’m here with the clover and clover makes me think about luck. Or maybe its because there are some lucky plants in the garden right now. Did you guys notice them?” … Continue reading Stone Bunny and the Good Luck Garden
Stone Bunny wipes a cool sweat from her stoney brow, looks around at the mint and exclaims “Shooo-Wheee! This is too close for comfort!”Gnome agrees. “Too close indeed!”Clay Pig says “I know. I thought we had it a few days ago but then the darn cold snap came and the mint quit growing.”Stone Turtle remains unflappable. “Don’t worry. It will be fine. We will make … Continue reading May 3, 2014 – Stone Bunny and the Mint
“Greetings. I am Doctor Spring. May I take your coat? No? I understand. But you see ma’am, it would be best if you handed me your coat. There now. Thank you. See, I am just hanging it on this hook in plain sight. No, ma’am. Don’t grab the coat! Let it hang. Ma’am, I understand that you are nervous and feel the need to clutch … Continue reading April 22, 2014 – Doctor Spring
Stone Bunny just loves the woodland flowers. Oh, she loves all the flowers. But she really loves the woodland flowers. She loves how they all grow together and how they all seem to get along. They seem like such a happy, harmonious bunch out there in the woods. Stone Bunny wonders why that is so. She is always curious and never shy of asking her … Continue reading April 18, 2014 – Stone Bunny and the Woodland Flowers
Stone Bunny has been thinking about the snowdrops. She has been thinking and puzzling and figuring and there is something she just can’t figure out. “Hmmmm.” She thinks. “It just doesn’t make sense. Maybe Iron Turtle will know.” “Turtle,” she says. “Yes?” he replies. “I’ve been thinking.” Stone Bunny continues. “Do you see the pretty little green pattern on the inner flower of the snowdrop? … Continue reading April 9, 2014 – Stone Bunny and the Snowdrops
Brass Frog considers himself an expert in matters pertaining to the weather, thank you. Not only is he a consummate analyst of patterns, precipitation and possibilities, he can also feel it in his bones. Frog would like you to know that this moment Sunday afternoon was the moment of change: The moment when the gorgeous, warm weekend began to give way to the next round … Continue reading January 28, 2014
Stone Bunny’s eyes are twitching. She is in a deep REM sleep, dreaming in vivid colors. Dreaming about Spring! She is flying into the forsythia bush…. She keeps coming closer…. and closer… She is going to crash… She smashes into the bush and the bush becomes red! Meanwhile, down in the Pub, The Plants do not sleep. Oh no. No one sleeps there. The Pub … Continue reading January 24, 2014
The Council: Mary says “I would like to talk about seeds.” The Plants: Yarrow hits the panic button. Oh No! he thinks. Seeds! This is not good. I can barely hear. This darn snow is muffling everything. Yarrow’s heart races. The Council is going to discuss seeds. SEEDS!! The most important discussion of the year. Think about it. One handful of seeds could contain hundreds … Continue reading January 21, 2014
More cold and more snow today. The Council Brass Frog is gloating. Cold and Snow! His friends were wrong, he was right and he knows it. (They might argue that point, but they won’t bother. They were just saying that the earliest signs of spring were popping up during the brief thaw. They know its winter. There is no point in arguing with Frog.) “Mint.” … Continue reading January 17, 2014
The Plants Yarrow heard it. Yarrow heard Turtle say that they should move the oregano all to the west side and he heard the others agree with that. Yarrow has just enough greenery up top to be able to hear the Council but still enough energy stored in his roots to easily get back down below. Yarrow races down the tunnel and into the Pub. … Continue reading January 14, 2014
In Jim's Garden 