It rained again today. It rains a lot, almost as if spring had sprung a leak. The ground is saturated by all of that moisture, and the vernal pools are getting very full. And everything is turning really green. The lawns are bright green. My apple tree has buds. The branches of the weeping willow …
On Friday, it rained. Yesterday, it snowed. I didn’t take a picture of it. It didn’t stick on the ground so there was nothing to photograph. I know… picture or nothing happened. But it did happen, and it was windy. Fortunately, the tree planting went on as scheduled. So… snow at the end of April, …
newly plantedwhite pine Yesterday was Arbor Day. But it rained all day. Plus it was Friday so the first of two Grand Island celebrations took place today at the Western New York Welcome Center, when more people could attend. Arbor Day is a holiday that was started in 1872 by a guy named J. Sterling …
It’s raining again! Could it be time to build an ark? Well, if it is, I’m in the process of making an afghan that will keep everyone warm. Yes, it is that big. On January 1st, I started a year-long project that involved crocheting. At first, my goal was to crochet one square per day. …
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Spring is about rebirth and beauty. It’s about color coming back to a colorless world. When you experience a very long winter, as I do here in Western New York, the gradual unfolding of spring feels like a miracle. It may be a miracle in slow motion, but it is a miracle. Today was a …
What do you do while you wait for the outdoor world to be full of color? Spring is unfolding but the pace is glacial! Well… how about equipping yourself with some fun indoor plants! You can use plants as decorator objects, which would go nicely with hand painted light switch covers and handmade wreaths and …
Yesterday, I noticed that the forsythia shrubs had started to bloom. The bright yellow blossoms are very delightful to see. They look like little reflections of sunlight that covers the tree branches. And, not only are the forsythia shrubs pretty when they bloom, they are also conveying a message: it is time to prune your …
It rained for most of the day yesterday and, today, it’s just gray and drab looking. But it’s Easter, the most holy day in the Christian calendar, at least for the western church. For the Eastern Orthodox church, Easter, also called Pascua or Resurrection Sunday, is next week. In addition, it is the second day …
Today, spring’s unfolding was very, very wet. I was walking to church for a Good Friday service, but didn’t get very far when a neighbor picked me up and asked me if I was going to church. She told me that it was too rainy for me to walk. I said that it was OK. …
As spring unfolds, our thoughts turn toward planting our gardens and maybe planting a few trees. We want our gardens to look their very best because a colorful garden is one of the keys to happiness. And one of the ways to make gardens look great while also suppressing excessive weed growth is to use …
