Category Archives: fall

Mushroom haiku

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

Mushrooms come large, small, thin, and fat, good for you, or poison. They don’t harm a lawn, they just pop up after rain and look weird, but they break down organic material into stuff that feeds the lawn; just be … Continue reading →

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Stormed

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

A storm blew through the other night, high winds, heavy rain. We’ve even had thunder which is unusual here. Scary stuff … STORMED metal boils the sky rolls over hills bursts and sheds                                  steel rods on roof-tops slams into trees … Continue reading →

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Low Couture

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Fall, and I’m into track pants and sweaters, clothes that don’t fit anywhere in particular, everything loose and very comfortable … LOW COUTURE it is a truth I must confess                      that when I get up and dress it is for … Continue reading →

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Where Unicorns

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

For the Anglo-Saxons, October was known as Winterfylleth, because at this full moon (fylleth) winter was supposed to begin. October’s birthstones are the tourmaline and the opal, its birth flower the calendula. The first Thursday of the month is National … Continue reading →

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With Yellow on the Trees

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Fall came early this year and trees are almost bare already. I’ve cut back this year’s raspberries and other berries. We’ve mulched the raised beds, and, with a sigh of relief, can settle into winter, I hope … WITH YELLOW … Continue reading →

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To Preserve

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

I’ve been inundated with zucchini, apples, pears, plums … which is great! The larder is getting full to bursting and I’m ready for a rest … TO PRESERVE plums tumble                                                 out of summer down misted nights into cold-fingered fall flushed … Continue reading →

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Beyond

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

November’s birthstone is the Topaz, in particular the yellow stone; the  flower is chrysanthemum (I love the rich copper coloured ones). There are several days, apart from Remembrance Day, to notice: the 13th is World Kindness Day; the 14th is … Continue reading →

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Heads Locked

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Joanna M. Weston

Deer are on the move, rutting in our back woods, and elsewhere, though I haven’t managed to get photos of them in action … HEADS LOCKED I came into the room                         to get a book but movement on the patio … Continue reading →

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Company

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

Sometimes I sit in the garden and do nothing but listen to whoever is around, wonder at their busyness, contemplate infinity or the spinning of a spider. Enough for a quiet afternoon …   RUMOURS                                               a party of blue jays … Continue reading →

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Planning Ahead

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

Most years we go down to a nearby beach in the fall and collect seaweed, which is a great garden fertilizer, and free for the picking. Best to go after a storm, when the beaches really get loaded up … … Continue reading →

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