Category Archives: Always the Garden

18 Morning Glories

Posted on September 24, 2017 by O

I woke up late again.   Can’t seem to make the dawn date anymore.    When the stars and the moon and the planets are still sighing, trying to hang on a little longer to the quiet soft and peaceful realms far … Continue reading →

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Walking Down Patchouli Avenue

Posted on August 21, 2017 by O

Walking home then after the movie and symphony and cicadas.   We almost missed our stop.  The conductor or loudspeaker did not announce them.  How is anyone supposed to know when to get off? What do you do if you are … Continue reading →

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When Your Roommate is a Hummingbird

Posted on August 18, 2017 by O

You might find me weeping today in the garden.  Today, on a day of immeasurable beauty.  No man or woman or child has ever seen, made, or been to such a place. It started last night after coming home from … Continue reading →

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When Thunder is Happy

Posted on July 7, 2017 by O

I woke up late.   Late like the rabbit in “Alice in Wonderland”.   Was it a rabbit? I don’t know.  I never read it.  All I know is that it’s very late waking up 7:30 a.m. on a summer morning. I … Continue reading →

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The White Trees of Easter

Posted on April 22, 2017 by O

There was a sea of madness surrounding me or maybe I was the sea. Then morning, how still, how white, how blue, how beautiful it all was. Why did I go and buy all those flowers the last minute on … Continue reading →

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The Birds are Singing Madly

Posted on April 9, 2017 by O

The birds are singing madly.  Madly, joyously, outrageously.  If you sang like that I would love you forever.  And ever.   Not once did a bird make me angry, or sad, or confused.  They just are.  Perfect beauty, grace, joy.  Until … Continue reading →

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The Moon Saying Goodbye

Posted on March 18, 2017 by O

I should have known how it would be today.   Something was wrong the moment I got up. Fear of weather again.  Blizzards. Snow two feet deep.  Rain and snow, freezing cold and  then sixty degrees.   The sky opening up and … Continue reading →

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Robins on Top of the World

Posted on March 5, 2017 by O

The phone rang early this morning and I ran upstairs to answer it. Phones ringing in the morning or late at night are disturbing…….  I don’t have phones in every room and haven’t bothered to learn how to use my … Continue reading →

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A Sea of Roses

Posted on February 25, 2017 by O

I’m trying to think of things that would make me feel better today. There are so many reasons to feel joy yet joy is slow to come. Thirty degrees today and snow falling. Have not seen snow since December and … Continue reading →

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Sausage, Eggs, Honey, Maria Callas

Posted on December 4, 2016 by O

I don’t know why I am writing about sausage, eggs and honey, accompanied by Maria Callas singing “The Gypsy Song” from the opera “Carmen”.   I don’t know why the eggs didn’t break this morning as I was holding them above … Continue reading →

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