flowers – The Trials and Tribulations of an Urban Farmer

Sowing Poppies for Wally, John, Ben and Jean

11 Nov 202015 Nov 2020

Originally posted in November 2019, I share again. To the names, I add Ben, another brother of Wally and John, who I recently learned was also a veteran. We will…

Snapdragons and Resilience

8 Nov 20208 Nov 2020

For me snapdragon flowers have become the flower for 2020. On an unexpected warm spring-like day in November in Canada, they continue to inspire. In the fall of 2019, I…

Wedding Bouquets

11 Oct 202010 Oct 2020

In 2020, weddings look very different. This poem is dedicated to Aria and Bailey as they celebrate a new marriage, to Tara whose wedding attendant duties evolved and to family…

Thanksgiving for Rain

4 Oct 20204 Oct 2020

A dry summer meant a lot of time watering the garden. The other day, as I was putting on my sandals to water again, I heard and saw the rain.…

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Cornflowers and the Spaces in Between

27 Sep 202027 Sep 2020

When I started painting three years ago, I started to see the world differently. Drawing and painting helped me see not just the entirety, but the elements. I noticed more…

Squirrel in the Garden

20 Sep 202020 Sep 2020

Although the surveillance video is grainy, I know I have seen the suspect before. They show up in my backyard early in the mornings and wreak havoc. Footprints, mangled leaves…

Six on Saturday: My Top Six Garden Fixes

9 Aug 202010 Aug 2020

I enjoy reading gardening tweets and am often inspired by the beautiful images posted by plant lovers. On Saturdays, garden Twitter fans often post #sixonsaturday to highlight garden success. Yesterday,…

Timeshare Ending: Let Bygones be Begonias

2 Aug 202023 Aug 2020

A week ago, we checked out of the timeshare we had bought into two decades earlier. A few days later, we signed the forms to exit the perpetual lease that…

A Year of Unplanning

26 Jul 202027 Jul 2020

2020 has been a year of unplanning. Time away and a theatre production in March give way to a lock down. A cruise and engagement party for a loved one…

Rudbeckia Flowers

19 Jul 202018 Jul 2020

My children first spied Rudbeckia at Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village in Whitby. They thought that was a wonderful name for a flower since it combined their version of the…