This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and the stars. A Clear Midnight by Walt Whitman Early Wednesday morning, the June full moon,... Continue Reading →
Like some many others across the Western Hemisphere early this morning, I was able to witness the Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse. I always get excited about any impending celestial events like this, but then have a tendency to either forget about it before it happens or just fall asleep. As totality was going to happen... Continue Reading →
October sunset- The Zinnias are still going strong
We moved this past December, and part of getting settled into our new home these past few months has been setting up some new flower beds. Of course, I dug up many of my iris bulbs and planted them in their new home. These bulbs are descendants of ones that grew at my Nashville home... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again! The irises are blooming here in Tennessee! Having a 7-week-old baby, I haven’t gotten out much in the last couple of months, so that may have made the sight of my first iris bloom all that more exciting this year. I jumped up and down a little bit and... Continue Reading →
As my Iris blooms fade, we have some gorgeous Stargazer Lilies beginning to bloom. These lilies have been in my flower beds the last few years despite my best efforts to kill them. I originally had the lilies in a couple of pots and that first fall after their foliage died, I just left the... Continue Reading →
Iris in my front flower bed! It’s Iris time in Tennessee again! I get pretty ridiculously excited every year as it gets closer to time for my irises to start blooming. Late March to early April usually finds me on my knees in the flower bed studying to see if any bloom stalks are starting... Continue Reading →
Rachel F. Jean 