4:02 PM

The droning of insects  reverberates throughout my body

Katydid at night

It begins with a subtle vibration on my ear drum which slowly permeates ever fiber of my being

Perhaps their songs are louder today as they instinctually know the world is in balance.

Twelve hours of light – twelve hours of darkness

A setting sun

Gaia is readying her children for what is to come

Ant at work

Birds of all sizes and colors join in the chorus as they search the fields and trees for seed and nut

Chipping sparrow in Norway spruce

Creatures who hug the earth are ever vigilant

Eastern Garter snake in the vegetable garden

As a kaleidoscope changes so does the landscape

The autumn flower garden

Shades of green gives way to a patchwork of gold, orange and red

Estuary in Maine

Autumn is upon us, there is still work to be done by all…

Harvest of gourds

 

 

 

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Life in the Garden

AS A GARDEN AGES – LIFE INCREASES

The labyrinth in summer

WHAT BEGAN AS A FEW PLANTS HAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN OASIS

Newest pollinator native plant garden

Twelve years ago this did not exist. It was a grass slope up to the steps. What will the pollinator garden look like in twelve years?

A REFUGE FOR ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Twin fawns

 

Native bee on our native Echinacea

TAKE A MOMENT, LOOK CLOSELY AT A FLOWER, LOOK TO THE TREES …

Sweat bee on native Turk’s Cap lily

Blue Jay

 

Moments in Time

Echinacea flower

Miraculous  – amazing – always

Sawfly caterpillars on Mugo pine

Mundane – never

Chipmonk gathering bedding

Around all of  us in every moment in time there is something beautiful

Sweet Spice shrub

Something strange

Tussock moth caterpillar on Scarlet Honeysuckle

Something that catches our attention

Rain drops on a spider’s web

Just take the time to see it

American Toad

 

 

Long Time Gone

The last time I shared the life of the gardens nighttime temperatures were below freezing and there was snow on the ground.

Now windows are opened both day and night while the cacophony of bird songs overwhelm one’s sense of hearing.

Babies are born, flowers grow and vegetables harvested.

The gardens are another year older as are its inhabitants …

Parrot Tulip

Bearded Iris

Mourning Dove

Robin family

Baltimore butterfly

Juvenile Grey Squirrel

Eastern Cottontail rabbit

 

 

Emergence

the process of coming into being

of becoming important

prominent

Each spring layers disappear and what lies beneath waiting

Emerges into the light of a new season

 

Splashes of Color in an Otherwise Neutral Landscape

Winter –

If there is snow we see a season of white

Otherwise we see shades of brown and gray

But walk slowly and look closely

and you will see colors of spring and summer

The Eyes are the Window to the Soul

When William Shakespeare said “The Eyes are the window to your soul, he was no doubt talking about the human soul. To equate a soul to an animal can become quite a contentious debate. Having spent my adult life in stewardship to our Mother Earth I absolutely believe all her children have souls. When I look into their eyes I see their connection to the earth, an understanding of this place they call home. Their connection is often deeper than ours. They are part of a web many of us have turned away from. Take a moment and try to connect as they do.

 

Maddie and her pumpkin

 

Common Garter Snake

American Toad

Nursery Web Spider carrying her egg case

Red Tail Hawk