This season the rage is death and decline Yet life is abloom in this garden of mine Much will be lost With the first killing frost Till then, my friends, all will be fine. Zinnias in various stages of bloom, photographed Tuesday evening, September 30, 2014: Continue reading New Life in an Old Season
As the summer sun sets into autumn, the final rays of the season of warmth and light kiss Mary and her elephant ears. The equinoxial garden is looking a bit ragged, though the landscape is yet green and vibrant. Plenty of life and color remain to entertain the gardener. The various zinnia patches embrace the season with the zest we have come to expect of … Continue reading The Equinoxial Garden
Gloriosa Daisy steps onto the stage for his final number. A hush falls over the crowd. Gloriosa Daisy. The Great Performer. He begins to sing and dance. It is a subtle reprise of his big summer number. He does not attempt the show stopper quality of his earlier performance. Instead, he expresses himself as he truly is, here in the Autumn garden. He revels in … Continue reading Reprise
Doctor Summer strolls through the garden. He pauses, basking in the glorious late summer light. He reflects on what a strange season it has been. You see, Doctor Summer is a specialist. A high-powered, in-demand specialist. He is a man of action and a man of results. Doctor Summer was sent to this region after a careful review of the data indicated that the fine … Continue reading Doctor Summer
Stone Bunny has been laughing. Stone Bunny has been laughing so much lately, her chest feels like a balloon filled full with fresh air. Every time she catches her breath, she looks at her buddies and they all start laughing again. Part of what is so funny is these gourds. They are hilarious. They are the growingest, blossomingest, strivingest darn plants she has ever seen. … Continue reading Stone Bunny and the Lion Tamer
The end of summer is in the air A sense of change is everywhere The land remains green And blooms are yet seen But the gourds are fading over there. But it’s okay. Mary and I remain eternally optimistic and hopeful. Summer will return again next year. And before it does, we have the pleasure of Fall, Winter and Spring. Continue reading Summer Fading
Hello. It’s Jim. I would like to introduce you to my best friend. Firefox! Yes, that’s a poppy. But if you would take a short flight of fancy with me, perhaps you can imagine my best friend in that picture. Beautiful and elegant. Seemingly simple yet quite complex. That’s her. She’s shares the world with me. We’re in it together, Firefox and me. She’s my … Continue reading Firefox
The nasturtium. Such a pretty flower. Such a pretty name. But what to say where there are two? Good question. I have been puzzling on this for a while. That ‘…ium’ sure sounds latin to me. Let’s check. Referring to Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Fifth Addition, copyright 1942, the word comes from latin, based on the words nasus (nose) + torquere (twist). “Nose-twist, in allusion to … Continue reading Nasturtiums and Nasturtia
I swim in a sea of zinnias I need to come up for air I see another zinnia I forget the world up there I may be a fool but zinnias are cool They’re kinda three flowers in one Petals so bold round a ring of gold on a big, fuzzy bomb when they’re done. Continue reading Swim in a Sea of Zinnias
Summer feels she needs to make a dramatic entrance. She has finally decided the time is right to show up. She hopes everyone notices. She thought she would give the nice people of Indiana a break. Let them enjoy some nice, cool weather. Pretend like it is still Spring. But No! She heard they were beginning to make fun of her! She heard they were … Continue reading Summer’s Grand Entrance
In Jim's Garden 