A Shetland in Brooklyn

Independence Day, a hot and sunny wander to the other end of Prospect Park; finally seeing the Kensington Satbles, and surprised. I admit, I did expect there to be some green space (at least some dirt!), only to find a shockingly urban home for these horses, with the usual sidewalks and streets surrounding. Not surprising… Continue reading A Shetland in Brooklyn

more green.

pumpkin flowers wildflowers Although the vines suffered a bit from my being out of town last weekend (and unable to water them- they were shriveled when I returned!), they are still going strong, and several pumpkin flowers have appeared! So exciting. I thin by autumn there will be no room for me out there at… Continue reading more green.

the green monster

The pumpkin vines have been busy converting rain into massive leaves this past week, and have climbed over the edge of their own accord. I shall have to restrain them once the pumpkins themselves begin to appear. Imagine the lawsuits I could be subjected to were one of the gourds to fall on the head… Continue reading the green monster

Cthulu

So. I looked up this Cthulu on the (incredibly erudite) world wide web, and he was a sort of octopus-looking thing; an evil god. (I knew he was some bizarre confection from the mind of H.P. Lovecraft, but that's about it). As it happens, in the dream he was a man; an extremely diminutive man… Continue reading Cthulu

rain.

I've been out walking, and have gotten thoroughly, pleasantly soaked. A circuitous route around the Slope, some of it through the park on this wet blue evening, and it felt so great to ignore the rain and be drenched. Even my hat, whose office it is to keep my head dry, was soaked clean though… Continue reading rain.

first flowers!

First wildflowers have just appeared since yesterday! Very exciting. Basil is gorwing nicely, if slowl ( little does it know it will one day be delicious pesto...) And, of course, the pumkin vines are monsters. When first they began growing, there were nine of them! I uprooted some, but the rest continued to grow ravenously.… Continue reading first flowers!

month of may.

Today and yesterday had beautiful weather, and me stuck in front of a computer. Work. Memorial Day weekend has arrived. I've begun work on a new book. Book number two. A book is a more interesting project than a calendar, but much more challenging, to say the least. This one shall have more writing than… Continue reading month of may.

so fast

Now, with furniture! In the large planter little pumpkin leaves can be spied coming through the dirt...! green onions growing So here we are arriving at the end of another month- madness! The sproutlings out on the veranda are doing nicely, and finally the pumpkin vines have made an entrance. *yay*

eloquent surrealism.

Spam, on the whole, is one of the more irritating aspects of being digitally connected, but this is pretty entertaining (especially as it wasn't pushing knockoff pharmaceuticals or cheap software): "Now and then, the secretly overpriced particle accelerator requires assistance from a lazily temporal skyscraper. When you see a grizzly bear defined by an eggplant,… Continue reading eloquent surrealism.

green things growing

wheat grass wildflowers green onions Front garden at five storeys. You should see it at sunset.