Strawberries ... even in July
Agriculture is far different now from what it was when James Whitcomb Riley wrote "Knee-Deep in June." That was around 1883. More than a century later we can buy strawberries at almost any time of the year. These aren't local strawberries but they will be used and enjoyed as food and the strawberry sepals will be used for art work.
"Long about knee-deep in June,
'Bout the time strawberries melts
On the vine."
James Whitcomb Riley
Friday, July 27, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
A poem for a summer afternoon
If I can stop one Heart from breaking
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one Life the Aching
Or cool one Pain
Or help one fainting Robin
Unto his Nest again
I shall not live in Vain.
Emily Dickinson (c. 1864)
It's always interesting to me to note which words are capitalized in an Emily Dickinson poem. Are these the words that are meant to have more weight and meaning?
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Let's talk about the weather ... for a change
We've always been told not to talk about the weather in new situations, at parties, etc.; as soon as you mention the subject your new acquaintance needs to go and refresh their drink. These days I'd welcome a conversation about the weather. Aren't you tired of hearing the self-appointed experts go on and on about global warming, climate change, catastrophic climate disruption?
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Summer Afternoons
"Summer afternoon, summer afternoon, to me these have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." Henry James
Red Admiral butterfly on rudbeckia. Photo by Ellen Halloran
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