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The Glad Game

It’s gladiolus  season. And I am playing The Glad Game today, finding all of the ways I can photograph a few stems of these glorious flowers. My mother always grew gladioli in her garden. It was the one flower that she actually planted in the garden, not in the many flower beds around the house. And she loved August when she cut bouquets of gladioli throughout the month. Though her life as a farm wife included long days of hard physical labor cooking, doing laundry, ironing clothes, sewing, cleaning house, canning and preserving food, and many more chores, she always Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Bright Days

It’s August and everywhere I look I see Bright Days filled with late summer flowers and plenty of green all around despite the drought in Minnesota. Coneflowers, black eyed susans, dahlias, and lilies are in glorious full bloom right now. And they are thriving despite the heat and humidity (or perhaps because of the heat and humidity?). The Pond August of another summer, and once again I am drinking the sun and the lilies again are spread across the water. I know now what they want is to touch each other. I have not been here for many years during Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Blue Sky Daze

After the many days of hazy skies earlier this summer I find myself appreciating days when the sky is blue. On my daily walks I fall into a Blue Sky Daze of appreciation gazing up at the sky as often as I look at the nature around me. This morning the sky was filled with huge puffy white clouds. I wished that I could find someplace above the treeline to photograph the sky filled with the gigantic awe-inspiring clouds. Here’s a poem that talks about seeing the sky above the treeline… Above Treeline Everywhere I turn, the measureless sky, wild Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

From Tiny Acorns

On my walk at Big Willow Park last Sunday I came upon this burr oak leaf and acorn on the path where I walked. Big Willow Park has many native burr oak trees which I often don’t pay attention to. This perfect little windfall on my path reminded me that From Tiny Acorns mighty oaks grow. It also reminded me that oak trees are one of the best native trees to plant to support wildlife. Oaks support more life-forms than any other North American tree genus, providing food, protection or both for birds to bears, as well as countless insects Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Into the Woods Again

It was my weekend for going Into the Woods Again Saturday we went to see the Guthrie Theater production of Into the Woods. What a great production it was! I’ve seen the musical before but it had been many years ago. Live theater, like live music, has a magic that lifts my heart and spirit. My daughters and granddaughter loved the musical as well. The lyrics of the songs in the play and the play’s dialog are still reverberating through me. While the play is funny much of the time, tongue in cheek in others, and achingly sad in places Read more…

By Marilyn, ago