journal

It has been quite awhile since I refreshed my essence writings ~ the last time was in 2019 & my oh my how much has changed since then,...

Cheerful yellow tomato flowers, shaped like a wizard’s hat, need to be shaken to release their pollen. They resonate with the buzzing of...

All shall yield to the Mulberry-tree; Bend to the blest Mulberry; Matchless was he who planted thee; And thou, like him, immortal shall...

We are Violets blue, For our sweetness found, Careless in the morning shades, Looking on the ground; Love’s dropp’d eyelids and a kiss,...

Here’s to thee, old Apple-tree, Whence thou may’st bud, and whence thou may’st blow; And whence thou may’st bear Apples enow. Hats full!...

Kisagata— Seishi sleeping in the rain, Mimosa blossoms. — Bashō :･ﾟ Names: Mimosa, Silk Tree, Persian Silk Tree, Happiness Tree (Tree of...

a monograph on my favorite of the fungi • Common names: Clinker Polypore, Carie blanche spongieuse de bouleau (spongy white birch tree...

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the...

a simple syrup recipe for immune support & sweet relief~ Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green, When I am king, dilly dilly, you...

And tho’ Sweet Marjoram will your garden paint With no gay colours, yet preserve the plant, Whose fragrance will invite your kind regard,...