Views from Two Weed Lovers Part 1 by guest blogger, Angela Cook “We will grow in force, like chickweed…entwining our arms and thriving among the status quo grasses! Weedies unite! Power to the poke weed.” – Angela Cook Johnny Jump Up (Angela is an aspiring artist and a science teacher at the Greensboro Montessori School [...]
Archive for May, 2009
On Not Mowing Your Grass
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Baba Sri Siva, Charles de Lint, Clover, Creative Landscaping, Dames Rocket, Dandelion, environment, George Jetson, habitats, harmony, lawns, National Wildlife Federation, nature photography, nature realm, nature writers, not mowing your grass, postcards, rabbits, red clover, refuge, sheep as lawnmowers, tao, Wayne Dyer, weed lovers, weedies, weeds, wildlife, Wildlife sanctuary on May 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Leaves I Didn’t Rake
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged backyard, bugs, environmentalist, Free range lawns, gardening, leaves, nature photography, nature realm, nature writer, outdoor, poet, Poetry by Paula McLean, seasonal photography, seasonal poetry, Spring, stock photographs, twigs, weed lovers on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Leaves I Didn’t Rake A wind arranged The leaves I didn’t rake. I find that possible to allow, even the dark and dank, the rotting richly Spring worms and beetles, the pure and clean grubs. Bugs, they come in droves some with wings. On the wind! Feasting consumers undertakers, robbers to the partitioned land. [...]
Shamu and Clover Over and Over
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged backyard, Cats, Clover, feline, Maine Coon Cats, Nature, nature photography, nature realm, nature study, Outdoor cats, Paula McLean, photo series, seasonal photography, weeds on May 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Out in my weedy backyard Shamu comes to join me. Looking over the clover patch I see a matted-out nest he’s he made, a secret fort for his daily business: spying on all the yard’s prey. I decide to get into the hollow myself and kneel down, a little surprised he would follow me there. [...]
