How we eat determines to a considerable extent how the world is used…land that is in human use must be lovingly used; it requires intimate knowledge, attention and care. ~ Wendell Berry (quoted on the Maple Spring Gardens home page) Today is Saturday, and that means it’s time to get down to the Durham Farmers’ … Read more
One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe One month to the day after our last hummingbird sighting, John saw the first dark-eyed junco of the season. Often called “snowbirds,” this member of the sparrow family ranges throughout North America. But here in North Carolina, we only … Read more
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~ Albert Camus In the blink of an eye, it seems, most of the crimsons and sulphur yellows of Autumn have faded into tan, auburn, bronze, khaki, and rust. Soon enough, they, too, will fade and by January, the prevailing color in our woods … Read more
(Thanks to my dearest John for sharing this. And I strongly recommend expanding it to full screen.)
Our normally dry tiny creek:
You will absolutely want to watch this full screen. (Click the arrows icon to the left of the word Vimeo).
Lammas Bread Blessing Bless the earth that grows the grain, Bless the water that gives us rain, Bless the wind that helps seed spread, Bless the fire that bakes our bread. – Words by Diane Baker, music by Anne Hill, Serpentine Music The Wheel of the Year turns today, and across the Northern Hemisphere, we … Read more
