Yesterday, I finished rereading A Listening Life, by Tracy Balzer (2011, Pinyon Publishing). She is a new author for me. I know the quality of the work from Pinyon Publishing, and I saw that Jill Briscoe and Luci Shaw recommended the book.
Tracy Balzer “carry some quiet around” is the author’s site. Her new book will be published in June 2021 – more information at her site.
time with a book
needed rain falls
on the gardens . . .
quiet and I hear
the sound of a train
Poem by Ellen Grace Olinger
The gardens begin to grow more in May. Daffodils and primroses bloom. Hosta and daylily plants grow. And dandelions.
Dandelion Plant Drawing is from Reusable Art.
May begins with a small primrose plant in bloom near the house.
Last year, Karl had to remove a lot of garlic mustard, which is invasive. Those weeds have to be thrown out in bags. Not a compost pile.
I learned more about Garlic Mustard and why it is an “ecological threat” at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Karl also pruned our cotoneasters last year and tiny new bushes are growing again.
And I continue to watch good programs at Milwaukee PBS.
At Poems From Psalms And Nature, I began a new series on the theme of Mercy and Gratitude, which will feature my poems inspired by thrift stores, with links to the store sites.
Photo by Karl – May 2020
Garden Journal
April 21, 2021
Photo by Karl
Earth Day was founded on April 22, 1970, by Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin.
Please visit Gaylord Nelson and Earth Day for more information.
daffodils bloom first
west of our great lake
and plants grow here too
