The Strangler Within
We encountered a strangler yesterday when we were out walking. I didn’t panic and run for the hills, because the attacker wasn’t the kind that usually comes to mind. But […]
The Same But Different
It’s been a while since I posted. But the morning here is sunny and crisp, just right for contemplating my garden. As I pottered about, replanting flower pots and tending […]
Finding the Bright Spots
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Despite living in a subtropical climate here on the east coast, mornings are chilly. Traditionally a less colourful season, winter in my tiny garden […]
Garden of Essential Needs
According to the old English proverb, necessity is the mother of invention, and that is never truer than in my tiny courtyard. One thing I’ve learned is a garden is […]
A Garden Shared …
… is pleasure multiplied. One of the great joys of being a gardener is the opportunity it gives us to share. Share the interest, share the plants, the successes, the […]
A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
Over the past few seasons many gardeners have lamented the increasing absence of insects, butterflies among them. And then just recently, after extensive heat then flooding rains here in Eastern […]
Interrogating the cracks
Cracks are beginning to appear. We’re getting on each other’s nerves, the ‘Woman Who Lives in My Head’ and I. She seems obsessed with the news, the latest depressing COVID19 […]
Re-framing perspective
Patience. The ‘Woman Who Lives in My Head’ has none. Together, we watched breathlessly as the flower spike on my Cattleya orchid slowly emerged from its curled leaf cocoon and […]
Hanging In There
A bright splash of colour on one of my early morning rambles pulled me up short. I had been walking with my head down, deep in thought – there’s a […]
Contained
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. In the meantime, life marches on, chiming changes all around us – some good, some not so welcome. During moments of contemplation, […]
