Doodads — witch hazel, prickly pear, and more

Friday and Saturday were spent mowing, trimming, and hauling bricks to the middle of the yard to build a foundation for the Amish-made lighthouse that has replaced the eroding, ant-infested wishing well my stepfather built for me many moons ago.  When the wood-shingled roof of it fell off last fall, a plan to replace emerged. …

sage haiga and scarce

Imagine my surprise at seeing the sage plant in bloom yesterday.  It’s rearing to go!   I will be pretty scarce this weekend due to having some writing to work on, as well as some other work on approaching deadlines.  Also just heard that younger son and his family are planning on visiting town tomorrow (if…

Tanka Tuesday 303 — Sage Senryu Series

  Sage way of being:textured, muted color, one’ssubtle flavor smiles. Sage rests in the sunyet open to being plucked —time has no meaning. Sage, pleasing contrastto grounded, mud origins,rises to the sky. Sage: plucked, dried, and cut,swims in warm spaghetti seas;inhaled, then consumed. Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday.  Colleen says:This week’s challenge…