Words and pictures from the author of And the Crows Took Their Eyes as well as the Elizabeth Goodweather Appalachian Mysteries . . .
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Almost Seven
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
A Fire Next Time
God Gave Noah the Rainbow Sign
The Carter Family
I've got a home in that rock
Don't you see (don't you see)
I've got a home in that rock
Don't you see
I've got a home in that rock
Just beyond the mountaintop
Hide me over, Rock of Ages, cleft for me.
God gave Noah the rainbow sign
Don't you see (don't you see)
God gave Noah the rainbow sign
Don't you see
God gave Noah the rainbow sign
No more water, but the fire next time
Hide me over, Rock of Ages, cleft for me.
Poor old Lazarus, poor as I
Don't you see (don't you see)
Poor old Lazarus, poor as I
Don't you see
Poor old Lazarus, poor as I
When he died he had a home on high
Hide me over, Rock of Ages, cleft for me.
East and West the fire will roll
Hide thy me (hide thy me)
East and West the fire will roll
Hide thy me
East and West the fire will roll
How will it be with my poor soul?
Hide me over, Rock of Ages, cleft for me.
When this world's all on fire
Hide thy me (hide thy me)
When this world's all on fire
Hide thy me
When this world's all on fire
Let thy bosom be my pillow
Hide me over, Rock of Ages, cleft for me.
Monday, May 6, 2024
Out of the Blue--Out of the Past
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Friday, May 3, 2024
More Learning Opportunities
White Iris
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Not Dead Yet
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Rabbit, Rabbit
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
A Good Year for Epiphyllums
Our greenhouse is home to an assortment of these lovelies--also known as orchid cactus. I acquired my first one (the one pictured here) about forty years ago (can it have been that long?) when Justin was in a youth soccer league and my friend Sue (whose son was also playing,) found ourselves in an unfamiliar part of Asheville and after the game, just had to check out a local greenhouse.
They had a wonderful selection of epiphyllums in various colors, but they weren't cheap, and I had to be content with selecting the gaudiest of the lot.
The weather has been too uncertain to put them outside yet, but they have been blooming exuberantly in the crowded greenhouse.
Somewhere along the way, I was given this red variety below.
And my friend Lisa S. brought me this dainty pink one below.
When the weather is reliably warm, I'll try to get these babies outside and do some repotting and propagating. May they all last another forty years!