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The Madman And Light Pollution
Facebook2 As we sat on the dock waiting for the Space Station to appear, the madman scanned the night sky. “I can only see five stars in the Little Dipper,” he said. “The Big Dipper is pretty faint, and if I didn’t know where the Milky Way was, I think I’d miss that too.” Lately…
#56 Bulbs in July
Facebook Bulbs in July? Yep, now is the time to start thinking about what blooms you want to see after a long winter. Sounds crazy in July, but the catalogs have been here for a while. Pages are turned down; selections are circled, and lists are started. My problem is that everything looks so good,…
Moss: The Madman’s Green Pick-Me-Up
Facebook12 Sure, we’re out of the Persephone Period, but we still don’t see the sun until around 7 (if we see it at all!). And the madman is still in his mid-winter funk, so I dragged him out to the back looking for a green pick-me-up. And there it was – moss. Moss, more correctly…
#23 Relocation of the Cactus Garden
Facebook32 The madman’s current project is relocation of the cactus garden. We never thought his hobby would grow to this extent. The madman was introduced to the world of cactus and succulents years ago. He had always been a collector and if he saw a plant he liked, he got it. I should have seen…
Guerilla Gardening In May
Facebook18 It is May. I am thinking of May Poles, children dancing with colorful ribbons, and floral dresses. You know, the standard May Day stuff. Not the madman – he’s thinking of Beltane with its associated bonfires. Since both of these events celebrate summer, I guess we’re not too far apart. May Day is the…