Some of the sunflowers that are growing in my garden. Having started off as little seedlings they have grown tall, strong, and sublime. Continue reading »
Category Archives: Garden and Nature in Words
My Valentine
Beefsteak Tomato Envy
Just when I thought my tomatoes were the best on the block… Along comes my neighbor with this home grown monster. According to legend (my neighbor is the stuff of legends), the ancestor plant of this fruit was brought from Greece in the 1960′s, and grown on the same plot of suburban Melbourne dirt ever since. It was delicious to boot, … Continue reading »
Cedrick The Great Worm
A tale for children – Cedrick the worm goes it alone to discover waiting spent coffee riches within the compost heap! Continue reading »
An Uncle and his Nephew
A very short tale of 2 Genziuks Continue reading »
My Comeuppance
A Carpet of Parsley Flowers for Bees
Parsley is a great herb to keep in the garden, and even if you can’t stand eating it – the chooks and quail will. To start with, they get along with just about all other plants, have deep set roots that help break up the soil and bring up nutrients that others can’t reach (especially … Continue reading »
Same Track, Different Game
It’s not the same game No finish line to pursue only to persist This haiku (5-7-5) is in recognition of the way that nature finds a way to undo all our good efforts of controlling her. Thick slabs of concrete are beaten down by the sun and wind, while weeds grow from out the tiniest … Continue reading »
Stand and Stare
Riding on a tide
unsettled thoughts will crest high…
washing off the stain Continue reading »
