Tag Archives: garden
Let Your Garden Grow
I may not harvest enough vegetables from my garden to save this year, but I am harvesting an education. Early in the season I purchased plants from a local home and garden center. Over half of the plants died. I … Continue reading
Day Seventy-two; Footnotes Photos
Day 309; Footnotes Pet the Squirrel
Pet the squirrel. I had not even finished writing this morning’s blog when my mother called. She needed me to walk her dog. Dad wasn’t home and they always walked her around eleven. I had a little over ten minutes … Continue reading
Day 308; Footnotes of No Longer The Sound of Silence or How Many Peppers Picked
My time of temporary solitude, has come to an end. My son left last Friday for the races in Martinsville, VA. After the weekend there he was off and running to the coast of North Carolina and a few days … Continue reading
August Ninth; A Flower Garden of Such Beauty
I’m going to be selfish. If I could ask for a gift, during this month of my birth, I would ask for flowers. I would ask, for the chance, one more time, to see the back of my car filled … Continue reading
August Third of 2021; If I Could Ask For a Gift..
Seeds. But not flower or vegetable, but ones that perform in a similar fashion. They bring beauty, and they feed. I’m sitting here this morning, listening to the falling rain and looking at the several packets of seeds on the … Continue reading
Day 209; Footnotes of Bee-lieve it or Not, All ended Well
That little voice in the back of your head, poking you, telling you that something isn’t right…..trust it. The other day I purchased a gift card for a birthday gift. I goofed times two in the purchase. First, I learned … Continue reading
Day 194; Footnotes of To Tell the Tooth.. um.. Truth
I had to interrupt myself this morning or I was going to be late for an appointment where I had been worked in. I definitely didn’t want to start off badly with a new dentist when a dentist office was … Continue reading
I paid a Visit
I paid a visit to the garden, and came back with a few things. I’m really hoping that no one was around with any type recording device. That crawling around on the ground trying to reach some of those cherry … Continue reading
Day 188; Footnotes of The Thunder Beast Approaches
I am starting this very early. It is usually closer to ten at night when I do this post script for the day, but a storm is coming. I see the dark clouds approaching and hear the thunder rumbling ever … Continue reading
Words from The Dirt Road 