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Winterspring
From a distance, not much has changed. Almost-mid-May from the house looks pretty much like just-past-mid-March. The difference, as it so often is, is in the details. The expanses of grass, passive and still eight weeks ago, are now host … Continue reading
Posted in birds, change of seasons, color, gardening, precipitation, rodents, snow, weather
Tagged April weather, Rocky Mountain springtime
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On the Theme of Running Late
For once, it wasn’t me. The party running late, this time, was autumn. Oh sure, the light changed, spearing over the land at that long low angle that first alerts me summer is waning. And, yes, leaves of sticky geranium … Continue reading
Posted in change of seasons, fall, gardening, observation, weather
Tagged climate change, growing tomatoes
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Strawberry Season
It’s been a good summer for strawberries in the garden. Actually, it’s almost always a good summer for the strawberries, but this has been one of those years when we’ve not only had a steady stream of fresh berries for … Continue reading
Running Late, Right on Time
Annual cycles come in every variety, and my yearly gardening procrastination routine is well underway. Every year, in the doldrums of “spring” promise during March and April, I vow that THIS YEAR I’ll get the garden put together in a … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, procrastination, weather
Tagged Penn Parmenter, spring planting, starting seeds, tomato plants
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Just One Storm
I’ve lived in a semi-arid environment all my life (except two years during college when I lived in England: a wonder of green, and skin that did not demand a daily slathering of lotion). Living where the air is perched … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, observation, spring, weather
Tagged April weather, high altitude gardening, spring snow, thunderstorms, tulips
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The Conundrum of Cute
The cottontail rabbit I mentioned a month ago is still around. When I didn’t see it for a few days and the entrance to the burrow near the front walk stayed covered with snow, I assumed it had met with … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, humans and wildlife, predators, rodents
Tagged cottontail rabbits, tolerance
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End of Season Miscellany
The season is over. The potatoes are dug, as are the carrots and the dinky onions. The kale, while green right up until an arctic front settled over us and drove temperatures below zero, is done for the season. The … Continue reading
Posted in change of seasons, fall, gardening
Tagged cherry tree, Colorado gardening, fall harvest, garlic confit, pea tendrils
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The Busy
A fringe of scarlet on the leaves of a Rocky Mountain maple. The fade to gold in the cottonwoods. A landscape gone tawny under sun-cured grasses. Short glossy hairs dropping off the horses, replaced by fuzz. Frost-blackened leaves curling on … Continue reading
Posted in change of seasons, gardening, weeds
Tagged meditative activities, time management, weed control, weeds
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A Preponderance of Purple
My tastes don’t generally run toward clear favorites or coveting the “best” of this or that. I favor variety and contrast and have a tendency to be suspicious of my strongest biases, regarding them with clinical curiosity and trying to … Continue reading
Posted in color, gardening, wildflowers
Tagged color in gardening, Colorado gardening, purple flowers, wildflowers of Colorado
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