There was a strange stillness. The birds, for example--where had they gone? … On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring …
Author: Stefanie
Avid reader, gardener, librarian, cyclist, and vegan.
Grief and Joy
Ah Friends, it's been an emotional sort of week. We are in moderate drought here at the moment. The garden is suffering in spite of James and I watering it; we can't water enough. New Cherry Tree has only ever made very tiny leaves and I don't know if these leaves are enough for them …
Here Comes the Sun
The garden is planted but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still lots to keep me busy. Like two weeks ago the maple seeds started falling. That means I collected a big bowl and then James and I spent a couple hours removing the seeds and getting sore fingers in the process. All for half a …
Garden Casualties
Lily-of-the-valley, indestructible While Professor Plum has survived and is growing by the day, there have been some garden casualties. One of the black currants had begun leafing out a little early during the April heat wave and when it got cold again a few days later, all of the little buds died. I’ve been hoping …
Garden Hectic
Gardening season is in full swing, and every spare minute I have is spent thinking about the garden, doing stuff in the garden, or recovering from doing stuff in the garden. It is a hectic time of year and I do not like the urgency and rush of trying to do everything in between working …
