Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
May Garden
Still producing: Romaine lettuce, Swiss chard, green onions, radishes
On its way: zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, blackberries, blueberries
I'm helping!
Romaine and chard
Shallots and zucchini
RomaineThursday, April 2, 2009
After the flood
We’ve had storm after storm for a few weeks now. The forecast has rain heading this way next week as well. Currently the Blackwater River and its tributaries are flooded. Many homes are being flooded. Last week my garden at the farm where I work was under a foot of water. I was worried about the beans. They had only been up about four days. The corn was about eight inches tall. The potatoes were well established so I wasn’t as concerned about them. When the water receded I could see that I didn’t lose much at all. Some of my bush beans and lima beans were washed away or covered with mud, but the majority still stood. I lost some squash and cucumbers and peas. The potatoes and corn are fine. Below are some pictures of the garden after the water receded.
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Bush Beans and Lima Beans
Red Pontiac Potatoes
Water was up a little more than a foot over the garden
A survivor
Silver Queen Sweet CornWednesday, March 25, 2009
A Poem for Naomi's Birthday
The Risk of Birth
by Madeleine L'Engle
This is no time for a child to be born,
With the earth betrayed by war and hate
And a nova lighting the sky to warn
That time runs out and the sun burns late.
That was no time for a child to be born,
In a land in the crushing grip of Rome;
Honour and truth were trampled by scorn—
Yet here did the Saviour make his home.
When is the time for love to be born?
The inn is full on the planet earth,
And by greed and pride the sky is torn
Love still takes the risk of birth.
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