gratitude

Our Virgin rose

cry of amazement
watching the birth

scream of joy
watching the unfurling

intake of breath
Presenting full glory

gentle sigh
The stains appear

Delicately falling
Releasing

Inevitable states of being
I give thanks
Inescapable
reminders of time

 

sunday lunch

 

its a great time of year now in the garden. the last of the winter veges are still there, and ive just planted some new seeds for the coming months. the purple potatoes i dug up by accident while making some room for the rockmelons. some words fromCate Kennedy’s book ‘the taste of river water’ that was given to me by a dear friend

‘..every hour you have ever spent learning language

has been for this, and nothing more:

to pronounce the simple words you need

perfectly and comprehensively, across the swell”

from ‘almost drowning’ p 12

new stages at the bower

new work

this work is a bit of a practice run at printing on heirloom seed packs to see how they look, im sure sending them through a print press will have a really different look to this, but its a start, feedback would be appreciated, as you can probably tell i am a Rosalie Gascoigne fan

seed packs 1

also an update on the blue lake beans i planted upstairs in the warmest spot in the house, they are rockin’

happy beans

no message, just having fun

 

I remember watching someone

peel an apple

a Pink Lady

I can’t recall who it was

But they were nimble fingered

Using a potato peeler

 

I was talking to them as they peeled

the whiteness of the apple

visible to me as I spoke

I was mesmerized by the hands

Peeling the apple

the apple and me, me and the peel

dry point etching

happiness is…

look what i found in the front garden this morning! Wendi from next door and i were checking out the sweet potato vine in the garden and we uncovered this little gem, and many more in various states of growth. i love the sweet potato vine, it produces food, acts as a ground cover and stops the weeds, and is REALLY easy to grow.

see ya later sweet potata

as the weather gets cooler, i am surprised to find the tamarillo flowering and the paw paw as well, though i think the paw paw has left its run too late and there will be green paw paw salad on our plates, the roses are powering and the broad beans are on their way in the new zone 1 garden space

paw paw

tamarillo flowers

broad beans

climbing tea roses

a letter to mum

i have decided to integrate the formal vege garden with the front gardens, the netted vege garden is currently in zone 2  in permaculture principles, so im am slowly moving into zone 1. i have moved the asparagus, raspberry canes, comfrey for mulch, soaked and sown seeds, covered and mulched the lawn that was hit hard by lawn grub this year, into all this i have added marigold seeds, aloe vera, gardenia, and many other flowers. im thinking if i hide the veges amongst the flowers it may trick the vege eating critters that come around at night! so for mum, who i think is a bit shocked at what i have done to the lawn since she has been away, these pics are to look at how fabulous its all looking, and don’t worry i haven’t planted anything too close to the house uprights (for termites) , hugs xo

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