Ellen Grace Olinger
Begonia planter and hosta by Lake Michigan
Garden Journal photos by Karl – 2019
Daisies from a store
Ellen Grace Olinger
Spring and Summer Colors 2019
Category: Spring
Veterans Park
Oostburg, Wisconsin
August 21, 2019
Photos by Karl
Karl took photos by the small creek at the park. This is a poem I wrote on March 23, 2019.
snow melt in town
some piles of snow
in the park
creek running clear
and can see the stones
at the bottom
blue sky background
for the trees
Karl took this photo on March 31, 2019.
Ellen Grace Olinger
tall lilacs in bloom
tall lilacs in bloom
weathered now
branches reach down
to the ferns
Journal Poem
Ellen Grace Olinger
Ferns and Flowers image is courtesy of Reusable Art.
Seasons
Through our blogs, I learn so much more about the seasons around the world. For example, please see recent posts at kiwissoars flights of fancy from New Zealand, by Maureen Sudlow, for Autumn poems and photos.
Here are a few of our Autumn photos. Karl recently completed our tree work, and I helped with the Spring yard work yesterday – just picked up many pine cones. Wonderful to work outside, and sit in a chair too. The daffodils are in bloom here.
Photo by Karl – October 2018
Karl took this photo of Lake Michigan last November.
And I took this photo of our old cedar garage last December.
Daffodils – May 2016
I view so many wonderful posts every day – THANK YOU
Ellen Grace Olinger
Spring Poems and Photos
all the more yellow
because of grey skies
daffodils
forsythia
dandelions
May 2011
by grace we try
to keep a promise
finish a project
monarch butterflies
back in Wisconsin
May 2012
sunrise
in early May
tiny bird sings
on the branch
of budding lilacs
May 2012
sharing our stories
lilies of the valley
grow from one
garden to
another
May 2013
Spring’s steady pace . . .
warmth of daffodils
in Sheboygan
May 2014
sunrise
daffodils bowed by rain
recover
May 2015
New peonies, daylilies, and forysthia by the driveway – May 2016
Forget-me-nots – May 2017
and now
many gifts
to see and offer
with grace
a new Spring
2019
Ellen Grace Olinger
Spring Notes
We went for a walk in the neighborhood. Marsh Marigolds are just beginning to bloom – tiny yellow flower buds in an area with water. The air is so fresh, and we heard frogs singing.
We have many memories of neighbors from the generation older than us, who live in other places now. I especially remember their kindness when I was new here. Thank you.
Primroses – May 2010
Bleeding Hearts – June 2011
Photos by Karl
