My Roots Run Deep (Original)

Winter stuck around too long this year, or maybe an especially wintery winter made it seem that way. Either way, it is only now, nearly late...

The flowers that bloom at this time of year have to be tough. The calendar says April, which brings to mind the sunshine and warmth of sprin...

  Pak choi sprouts grow under grow lights in my kitchen Did some pak choi sprouts and a seed packet inspire a new poem this week? Why, yes! ...

March 2025 has been a miserable month. Cold, grey, and rainy. Today, much of the southern part of the province is recovering from a signific...

A colleague of mine called it a career this week and, as these things often go, I found the occasion to be bittersweet. I wanted to mark the...

I've really gotten into birds lately, and I'm very lucky that life allows me to attend places where I can see them in large numbers....

Be sure to check out my short story  The Blue Flower of Bhutan  and other garden-related posts on my blog  My Roots Run Deep II .  In the me...