Surprise! It’s Surprise Lilly time in Indiana. Some people call them Naked Ladies. Others call them Ressurrection Lillies. Technocrats call them Lycoris Squamigera, a member of the amaryllis family. I call them tricky. They come up early in the spring in the form of lush green foliage. Here they are back in early April, standing tall over the young shoots of Trout Lillies and Daylillies: … Continue reading Surprise!
Gnome, what are you doing in there? Me? Oh, I’m enjoying myself. Enjoying myself immensely! I have the pleasure to be in Gourdtopia. GOURDTOPIA? Whaddya talk? Gourdtopia? Yes. Gourdtopia. It is a magical land behind Mary’s Garden, growing up against the playhouse. Wow! That’s Cool! Has it always been there? Oh no. It has never been here. It is not an ancient place. It is … Continue reading Gourdtopia
In Jim’s Garden, there lurks a curious flower. A beautiful, fascinating, slightly odd, super wonderful flower. It lurks in the back of Mary’s Garden. Back behind the jungle scene…. Tucked in behind the gloriosa daisy and sunflowers… Way back, one the edge of Gourdtopia… Blending in… It stands tall in the afternoon sun… And looks like it might just be dying. But it is not … Continue reading Night Bloomer
This thing flew into the garden today What it happens to be, I really can’t say If a bird, it’s absurd If a bug it’s a thug I didn’t quite know when it flew on away. But I captured it here in a camera shot To ponder this thing with a little more thought It’s snout it sticks out It’s legs are like … Continue reading The Curious Overgrown Flying Bug Thing
A letter to a friend: Dear Echinacea, I’m writing to say I’m sorry. OK? I’m sorry! I’m begging you please. I’m on my knees and I’m asking you to forgive me. I have said mean things about you. Well, not you, actually…. You understand that, right? I’ve always liked you. I wasn’t saying those things about you, yourself. I didn’t mean it to be … Continue reading Dear Echinacea…
A limerick: Some flowers are purpley-pink Quite pretty, I really do think Others are yellow I laugh like a bellow and garden with nary a blink! Continue reading Purpley-Pink and Yellow
Stone Bunny can’t come out and play right now. She’s hurt! That stupid, clutzy, fool-headed, doink-wad Referee stepped on her and broke her ear. Yeah him! The one the humans call Jim. He was trying to take a picture. This picture of some pretty purple and white phlox… He was focused on getting the perfect angle and he wasn’t paying any attention to her. All … Continue reading Stone Bunny and the Bastille Day Garden
Now THIS is summer… A real feel good kind of summer… When the livin’ is easy, as they say… And the gardens are happy. When the big summer bloomers settle in for the long haul… And the bugs live off the fat of the land, Eating to their hearts’ content. Yep! THIS is summer… When Mary begins to feel overwhelmed…. While she rejoices in the … Continue reading Now THIS is Summer!
Zinnia my dear You give me good cheer I find myself grinning from ear to ear. What can I say? The Blues go away When you join with your friends in a pretty bouquet. Continue reading Zinnia My Dear
Stone Bunny and her friends had a great weekend. They spent the holiday weekend engaged in a tremendous conversation about colors. Specifically … RED WHITE and BLUE It all got started on Friday, the Fourth of July. Stone Bunny doesn’t pay much attention to human affairs but she knows enough to aware of Independence Day. Oh yes! She has heard all about freedom and self-government. … Continue reading Stone Bunny and the Independence Day Garden
In Jim's Garden 