Tag Archives: gardening

Winter Changes

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Doc Arnett

we felt the wind coming from the north,
the beginning of a hard change
that would be below freezing by mid-afternoon. Continue reading →

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Toward Peace

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Doc Arnett

We sit, then, sipping cold drinks
and watching the moon slip its way
into the branches of the pin oak. Continue reading →

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Purpose Driven Life

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Spring has surged
so green and sudden
that the Bradford pears
have already gone
from bloom to leaf. Continue reading →

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Multi-Tasking

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Doc Arnett

With the low last night in the mid-sixties, this morning was just right for a bit of garden work in the early hours between dawn’s easy light and the cresting of the sun. Continue reading →

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Time for Pruning

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is often easy to make the wrong snip, to take away what could have soon been lovely. Continue reading →

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Morning Talks

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The roses are blooming, finally. A few days of sunshine and warm temperatures coaxed the buds into their pleasing burst. Continue reading →

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