Garden Journal

Entries from October 1, 2011 - October 31, 2011

Monday
Oct312011

The Gifts of Autumn: #7. Leaves on benches

 

Suggested reading: The Bench by Mary Ruefle

"The life of the bench in my imagination was more important than any practical function the bench might serve."

Monday
Oct312011

The Gifts of Autumn: #6. Burning Bush (Euonymous alatus)

Monday
Oct312011

The Gifts of Autumn: #5. Lingering blossoms

Monday
Oct312011

The Gifts of Autumn: #4. Late-blooming lavender

Wednesday
Oct262011

The Gifts of Autumn: #3. Luscious sunsets for dessert

"October is
when night guzzles up
the orange sherbet sunset
and sends the day
to bed
before supper...."                                     (excerpt from October by Bobbi Katz)