Gardening with Soule

  A spider’s web reflecting the morning sun.    The spider’s touch, how exquisitely fine! Feels at each thread, and lives along the line. ~Alexander Pope                            

Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. ~Pietro Aretino    

I hate to admit it but  the last couple of frosts did most of my garden in.  There are a few random survivors, but mostly it’s gone  gone gone.  Time to clean it all up.   Call it a year.     Live from the memories.    Live for the possibilities of next years’ gardens.   One of the [...]

Looking out my window this morning I was amazed by the scenery.  It was as if beautiful landscaping was done in my yard, all in white.   Turns out Jack, Jack Frost that is, was doing his handiwork on my window.  His intricate art is to be held in awe.  Each sprig of frost looks as if [...]

It helps shorten these long winter days when there isn’t much to do gardening wise except plan and dream and remember how pretty your garden was last summer.     But before you know it, spring will arrive and those houseplants will become wall flowers that we barely notice…     …until next winter . ~”He who [...]

We took a drive in the 17 degree weather to enjoy the bright sunshine and crisp day.  Luckily we were warmly in our heated car as we took in the views.     Along the Susquehanna River were these crows on Sumac trees.  It almost looked like a blackbird tree with many of them waiting to be picked. [...]

 These are hunting dogs that I photographed for a friend.   * mouse over picture for dog breed Each one was more than happy to pose ….as long as we released a bird and he got the scent.   They are amazing dogs instinctually.   They get in to the zone and nothing distracts them.  It is really fun to [...]

Insided that is.  I bought myself a bouquet of alstroemeria at the grocery store.  Fresh flowers always perk up the bleakness of winter.   My Christmas Cactus started blooming again.   Works for me.   My miniature rose is still blooming although some of the flowers are ready to drop.    I have to buy a Cyclamen every January because [...]

    ~People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.  ~Anton Chekhov      Wordless Wednesday  & Outdoor Wednesday

       The color of springtime is in the flowers, the color of winter is in the imagination.  ~Ward Elliot Hour   Visit Susan at  A Southern Daydreamer.  She hosts Outdoor Wednesday