Tiny, Rogue Strawberries - By T.B.D.
That is all we have, this moment with the world. It will not last, because nothing lasts. Entropy, mortality, extinction: the entire plan of the universe consists of losing, and no matter how much we find along the way, life amounts to a reverse savings account in which we are eventually robbed of everything. Our dreams and plans and jobs and knees... See more
Maria Popova • Losing Love, Finding Love, and Living with the Fragility of It All
My husband is always taking care of our plants. I am not very good at it.
He does it with a kind of dedication, he says it’s good for him, but I also see him getting so frustrated, when the succulents are not growing or surviving like he wants them too. Especially when gardeners tell him they are the easiest plants and the easiest to take care of.
... See moreAfter the flood last year I found a big tulip-tree limb that had been wind-thrown into Tinker Creek. The current dragged it up on some rocks on the bank, where receding waters stranded it. A month after the flood I discovered that it was growing new leaves. Both ends of the branch were completely exposed and dried. I was amazed. It was like the old
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