tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post5181698190258008046..comments2023-11-24T12:31:19.294-07:00Comments on Microcosm: A Change of ClothingStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-33990655794162257882011-12-17T14:36:29.234-07:002011-12-17T14:36:29.234-07:00I think your garden lasted about a month longer th...I think your garden lasted about a month longer than mine did. Your salvia greggii were stunning this year. I might have to find some room for a few of them in the late spring.GirlSprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029711241687325640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-36290534576395793772011-12-15T20:07:05.795-07:002011-12-15T20:07:05.795-07:00The plants are dressing for winter here, but the t...The plants are dressing for winter here, but the temps have been up and down, so much confusion. Wild Thing makes a great photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-69063135359226166202011-12-13T10:44:31.415-07:002011-12-13T10:44:31.415-07:00Each winter I appreciate the tapestry of browns a ...Each winter I appreciate the tapestry of browns a bit more... So many colors, really, when you look hard enough. You've captured that with your camera already. Happy winter beauty...Zoehttp://pearledearth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-38553023338240033332011-12-13T10:25:50.088-07:002011-12-13T10:25:50.088-07:00Donna, I think winter usually hits a little earlie...Donna, I think winter usually hits a little earlier here than back east—and then it leaves, earlier, too. What a difference there is between a regular frost that just takes out the “hothouse flowers” and a hard, killing one. I imagine you’re enjoying having a little warmer weather so far… Ounce for ounce hummingbirds have to be the most courageous animals on the planet.<br /><br />Ronit, thank you—so nice to see you here on “the other side”! I’ve been digging out the wool socks from deep down in the VT weather gear and being incredibly grateful for them.<br /><br />Dave, if I would just stop fussing about how much I dislike winter, it would probably be much more enjoyable… (For all concerned!) In this case it’s a small matter of defeated expectations—I thought the garden would look like “this” and it ended up looking like “that.” Now that that’s out of the way, though, I’m ready to enjoy the beauty that’s there. More or less...Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-54173623443721557572011-12-13T10:23:53.601-07:002011-12-13T10:23:53.601-07:00Holley, I was just thinking that it’s time to star...Holley, I was just thinking that it’s time to start appreciating the boxwood properly again… I’d forgotten that about hummingbirds and feeders—ha! I’ve only been offering them flowers, and the hummingbirds don’t seem to make that same association. They definitely know which side of the bread the butter’s on! <br /><br />Elaine, it’s hard to keep track of the seasons when they go by fits and starts like that—especially with all you’ve had on your plate recently! A friend from California always complains that “it looks like the moon” once the leaves have all fallen.<br /><br />Karen, I must say, one of the very, very best things about a dry climate is not having slugs. Or Worse. (<i>That’s</i> got the old imagination going in a scary way.) I hope the damage is minimal—just enough that you need maybe one or two new things to round out the bed again…<br /><br />b-a-g (or would you rather now be e-w-p?), as a general rule I like quiet, but by now I’m full of it up to here (::points::). You’re right, though, about concentrating memories—and experiences, too. I just need to recalibrate my expectations for winter. And I actually kind of like the way ‘Wild Thing’s bare stalks look—they catch the light beautifully.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-11846609778183227712011-12-13T04:27:06.639-07:002011-12-13T04:27:06.639-07:00Sorry that all in your garden got slapped down so ...Sorry that all in your garden got slapped down so suddenly and brutally. You'll need to wear pink and orange non-stop-till-Spring to brighten things up. But honestly? "Days of stems and trunks, stalks and buds, to the play of light and shadow, to grass seeds backlit against a low, white sun" doesn't sound too bad. Enjoy.David Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10194429506546837258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-72695671223939374292011-12-12T23:54:43.151-07:002011-12-12T23:54:43.151-07:00Another wonderful post!
Stay warm!Another wonderful post! <br /><br />Stay warm!Ronitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-23204083268049559542011-12-12T15:56:20.167-07:002011-12-12T15:56:20.167-07:00Wow your winter has been more of a winter than min...Wow your winter has been more of a winter than mine so far....although it takes only one hard freeze and all stops in the garden and we are left with the quiet tattered remnants of plants and memories...I love the idea of wearing other colors in the garden and seeing what the hummers do...they certainly buzz me and have a few words if they feel I am too close...Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-61209071523369710292011-12-12T12:03:33.413-07:002011-12-12T12:03:33.413-07:00I love the quietness of the winter garden. The gar...I love the quietness of the winter garden. The gardeners' memories are more concentrated than when we were spoilt for choice earlier in the year. I'm sure that you see more than a bunch of stalks when you look at Wild Thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-45316716114168617802011-12-12T11:56:30.660-07:002011-12-12T11:56:30.660-07:00I'm afraid that when I do eventually have time...I'm afraid that when I do eventually have time to get outside, the plants which have been smothered by fallen leaves will have been decimated by slugs and worse. Yuk. In an effort to find a bright side maybe that will necessitate a shopping trip.Karen Chapmanhttp://www.karensgardenadventures.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-71276568648710395232011-12-12T10:11:02.927-07:002011-12-12T10:11:02.927-07:00"Winter" caught me off guard this year t..."Winter" caught me off guard this year too. We had leaves on the trees until a week ago. Then the hard freeze came and they were all on the ground in a day.<br /><br />I wasnt ready for fall to end... I agree with HollyGarden--too busy to welcome a new season....<br /><br />I love your posts and how they give me something new to ponder.<br /><br />Blessings to you.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922200217770835483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534450478022541384.post-66472719168689210652011-12-12T08:08:49.440-07:002011-12-12T08:08:49.440-07:00I was hoping autumn would last for a long, long ti...I was hoping autumn would last for a long, long time, too. I haven't ventured out too much in my garden lately - too busy getting ready for Christmas - but I have numerous evergreens to help me get through the winter. As for hummingbirds, I always thought they instinctively knew people were their slaves! The second they run out of nectar, they are looking in the window, as if to say "Hey, you in there! Get out here and feed us!"HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com