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@deaf-collective here it is!! @fruity-pebblz called it my “Skyrim item” and I think that’s so funny. I keep it under a grow light for 12 hours a day
#terrarium#jar#plants#the plants inside are: Chinese onions#purple prairie clover#and some kind of forest moss
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Rate the native plants i saw today
#native plants#illinois#prairie#false sunflower#grey coneflower#purple coneflower#butterflyweed#purple prairie clover#bergamot
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#purple #prairie #clover #flowering #plant #species #native #digitalispurpurea #common #foxglove #ladyglove #europe #shotinmelbourne (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CefpIYvF4t2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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my first perennials are blooming. well probably several of them but mostly the yard is still covered in what was there last year (clover, violets, wood sorrel, daffodils, probably at least 2 types of clover actually since i think i've seen white blooms and two shapes of purple, which is i guess prairie clover and regular clover). i don't think i've ever planted something that grew the following year before. i mean the nature of that is sort of that i wouldn't necessarily know. but the weird thing is in the actual garden patch part, they naturally clumped in a way that i thought gardens only looked when they're very intentionally planted. like obviously the daffodils are coming up in the same places and i guess the location of those bulbs defines a lot of what can put down roots where. also the bee house collapsed i'm a terrible bee housekeeper
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Purple is a non-spectral color, unlike the primary colors blue and red in the previous collages. Unlike all its peers purple doesn’t correspond to a single type of electromagnetic radiation, and must always be born out of a mix of two others. Look closely at a rainbow, and you will not see the color purple.
Yet, although purple isn’t a spectral color in the makeup of light, it is a color that can exist naturally and in the visible spectrum, so our brains evolved the ability to perceive it. There are even different shades of purple, such as lavender and orchid. Anthocyanins are responsible for creating purple, the same that create blue and red in flowers.
Purple wildflowers are among my favorites, but I wondered if I could pull together a purple collage from my gallery. As it turned out, I had purple flowers left over. Here is my new purple collage, my favorite of the ones that I have created to date. Like the other two (red and blue) this is formatted to be printed at 36" X 48".
From top to bottom, left to right:
Purple leatherflower (Clematis pitcheri)
Texas skeleton flower (Lygodesmia texana)
Plateau agalinis (Agalinis edwardsiana)
Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum)
Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii)
Purple bindweed (Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba)
Ground plum (Astragalus crassicarpus)
Spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum)
Purple pleatleaf (Alophia drummondii)
Purple horsemint (Monarda citriodora)
Bracted twistflower (Streptanthus bracteatus)
Purple prairie clover (Dalea compacta var. pubescens)
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Would never describe myself as "a bright little patriot" but an all-black outfit with a grape-colored bag absolutely sounds like something I would wear
What are you wearing?
Transcription:
Photoplay, December 1941
Be a bright little patriot and take your color cue from your state flower for the gayest-hued season that's ever dazzled America
BY MARIAN H. QUINN
Alabama…goldenrod
A bright gold wool furless coat with a taupe belt
Arizona…saguaro cactus
Be as draught-resistant and as showy in the Lasso boots on page 60* — maybe a pair of red ones
Arkansas…apple blossom
The apple-blossom pink and blue wool striped collars and cuffs on your wool dress
California…golden poppy
The gold buttons you'll wear on anything; maybe they'll be massive carved ones for your suit
Colorado…columbine
A purple crepe lining for your black day suit
Connecticut…mountain laurel
The new plaid combination — purple with mountain-laurel pink, navy blue and white
Delaware…peach blossom
A wool dress the color of peach blossoms under your dark coat.
Florida…orange blossom
A needlepoint purse worked in orange-blossom pattern
Georgia…cherokee rose
A simple white crepe dinner skirt; a sweater of yellow pailettes
Idaho…syringa
White or cream rayon slipper satin waltz dress; wear a black snood and black gloves with it
Illinois…wood violet
Violet silk stockings (honest!) with your violet evening dress
Indiana…zinnia
Be as vivid in a bright orange or red hat worn with black
Iowa…wild rose
Sequins forming a pattern of roses all over your evening bag
Kansas…sunflower
Bright woolen jacket of orange; matching orange gloves
Kentucky…goldenrod
Circular yoke of gold crocheted yarn topping a black wool
Louisiana…magnolia
Magnolia-pink rose on the big pillow muff of black lace you'll carry with your chemise dress
Maine…pine cone
New combination of pine-cone brown with baroque pink
Maryland…black-eyed susan
Smart suit: A black jacket with a yellow skirt
Massachusetts…mayflower
Interpret it broadly; be shipshape in a wine middy-top dress
Michigan…apple blossom
Pale pink crepe blouse; deeper pink jacket; black skirt
Minnesota…moccasin flower
Soft-soled moccasins of gold-trimmed white kid for dancing
Mississippi…magnolia
Pink velvet piping on your black dress
Missouri…hawthorn
A waist-length red velvet cape trimmed with jet for evening
Montana…bitterroot
A whole suit of peachy pink for the tea-dancing hour
Nebraska…goldenrod
The gold service insignia of your beau on the left-hand (nearest the heart) glove
Nevada…sagebrush
Sage-green shoes to go with a sage-green monotone costume
New Hampshire…purple lilac
Clogs of purple satin for your purple dance dress
New Jersey…violet
A purple felt hat with your dark blue wool suit
New Mexico…yucca
A creamy white dog collar of pearls to make you as imposing
New York…rose
Red-as-the-rose red with black; perhaps knitted red gloves
North Carolina…oxeye daisy
A snow-white angora felt cloche with a yellow grosgrain band
North Dakota…wild prairie rose
Belt with a buckle that's made of a cowhide prairie-wagon wheel
Ohio…scarlet carnation
Carnation-red wool jacket piped in black to wear with a black skirt
Oklahoma…mistletoe
The dress on page 63**; wear it and see what happens
Oregon…Oregon grape
A grape-colored suede bag, only contrast to an all-black outfit
Pennsylvania…mountain laurel
Pink brushed-wool hat for your dark suit
Rhode Island…violet
A violet plaid tweed coat
South Carolina…jessamine
Over your black dress wear a tight-waisted tunic of yellow wool
South Dakota…pasqueflower
A purple wool suit and its surefire accessory—a yellow sweater or blouse
Tennessee…iris
The lining of the black peplum on your black wool, a blue as deep as the iris
Texas…bluebonnet
Blue suede gloves, blue velvet bag as an accessory team
Utah…sego lily
The white and orange cockade of finely pleated ribbon on your red velour hat
Vermont…red clover
A clover-red corduroy dress
Virginia…dogwood
A creamy satin waistcoat to wear over a black-velvet skirt
Washington…rhododendron
Deep pink snakeskin gloves to match the belt on a black dress
W. Virginia…great rhododendron
Combine a pale pink with Dublin green in a jacket; wear it over a nut-brown dress
Wisconsin…violet
Dog collar of purple velvet on your beige dress
Wyoming…Indian paintbrush
A harlequin necklace; one side orange-red, one side green
*aforementioned boots for Arizona:
**aforementioned dress for Oklahoma:
#photoplay#film magazine#movie magazine#vintage style#vintage fashion#1940s#1941#forties#40s#maureen o'hara#ootd#vintage inspiration
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Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Purple Prairie Clover offers an abundance of pollen for foraging bees like this Brown-belted Bumble Bee.
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Vintage 90's Floral Prairie Maxi Dress Size Large
Label/Designer
Decked Out
Description & Details
Full length short sleeve dress that buttons up the whole front with nice pearlescent buttons. The floral print is small purple flowers and clover. Ties in the back to cinch the waist. Shoulder pads are still sewn in.
Condition
Excellent, gently used.
Size
Large
Fabric Content
unknown…label is missing but my best guess is that it’s rayon or cotton or…
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Native Plants in Canada and Nurseries that Carry Them
Time to open my first box of new plants this year! :D
For those who would like to buy native plants for your own garden, check out the USDA site, which will show you what regions a given plant species is native to. I use it often when I find a species I’m curious about and have added many plants to my personal wishlist this way.
Just use the “basic search” on the right. Keep in mind though that the spelling of the species name has to be exact or no results will come up. Sometimes there’s disagreement on whether a species name ends in “us” “a” “is” or “um” so I sometimes just search for the genus name and go through the list that comes up to find the species.
These are the places I order from (I am in Ontario, but many of them ship elsewhere in Canada):
ALCLA Native Plants - First time ordering! They’re in Alberta but will ship elsewhere and carry a wide selection of plants, a number of which include Ontario in their natural range as well as Alberta, and some of which I haven’t found available anywhere else.
Bamboo Plants - They’re in Ontario but will ship elsewhere. They do not specialize in native plants but they do carry a number, including things like squashberry (Viburnum edule), which is very difficult to find anywhere else.
Botanus - They’re in British Columbia but will ship elsewhere. They do not specialize in native plants but they carry a few species and the ones I got were healthy. Worth giving a try.
Connon Nursery - They don’t ship, but they do have several locations in Ontario and possibly elsewhere. They don’t specialize in native plants but they do carry a large number of them. Definitely worth checking out if you drive or can get a ride.
Hidden Habitat - They don’t ship anymore, but do local delivery in their area of Ontario and offer pickups. They’re about an hour and 45 minutes away from Toronto so if you live in the GTA and can get a ride, it would be worth checking out. They have witch’s hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides) and partridgeberry (Mitchella repens), which are hard to find anywhere else.
Hortico - First time ordering! They ship across Canada as far as I know. They don’t specialize in native plants but have a huge selection, including some that are hard to find elsewhere, such as squirrel corn (Dicentra canadensis) and fairy spuds (Claytonia virginica).
Lacewing - First time ordering! Located in the GTA. They don’t ship, sadly but if you live close to the GTA maybe you can get a ride over. So far they’re the only nursery I’ve been able to find that carries horseflyweed (Baptisia tinctoria).
Native Plants in Claremont - They only ship in multiples of 6 (and I think only in Ontario) and the plant selection they offer for that isn’t huge (but definitely worth looking at if you’re just starting out). However, their location isn’t terribly far from Toronto, so if you can get a ride out there, the selection is much wider and includes some hard to find species.
Native Plant Nurseries - First time ordering! They’ll deliver within the GTA with a minimum order between $50 and $75 (not hard to reach if you’re really trying to fill a space) and a delivery fee as well. It’s possibly less if you’re closer to their location. Very nice selection and some hard to find species such as white lettuce (Nabalus alba) and purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea).
North American Native Plant Society - First time ordering! They have a few locations and each location as I understand it has a single day to pick up in the spring. If you become a member you can pre-order plants that you pick up that day as well. They have a large number of species, some which are very hard to find, and if you become a member they offer seed exchanges.
Nutcracker Nursery - They’re in Quebec but ship elsewhere. They carry trees and bushes which they ship bare root wrapped in clay and paper for moisture. They don’t specialize in native plants, but carry a number and are thus far the only nursery I know of that carries native burning bush (Euonymus atropurpureus). Your standard burning bush (Euonymus alatus) found in most garden centres is not native and is invasive in some areas, which makes getting my hands on E. atropurpureus a priority for me, but sadly it’s not available yet this year. Hopefully soon though!
Ontario Native Plants - They only ship in Ontario, and only in multiples of 4. They have a nice selection and every year they try out a new and hard to find species. If you’re looking for appearance and aren’t specializing in edibility, I would highly recommend their new rock harlequin (Corydalis sempervirens).
Origin Native Plants - First time ordering! They’re in Ontario, not sure if they ship elsewhere. I think their minimum is 10 plants. They have a number of hard to find species, including Canada lily (Lilium canadense), wild yam (Dioscorea villosa/quaternata), and wild basil (Clinopodium vulgare).
Paramount Nursery - They have locations in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, so if you live close to any of these areas you can get a free delivery with a $100 minimum order. They don’t specialize in native plants but carry a large number, including Canada buffalo berry (Shepherdia canadensis), and bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia).
Phoenix Perennials - They’re in British Columbia but ship Canada-wide as far as I know. They don’t specialize in native plants but have a large number, including some extremely hard to find species such as green dragon (Arisaema dracontium). They ship potted plants that they feel have grown hardy enough to survive a long trip, but there’s a greater chance of plant damage.
Prairie Originals - They’re in Manitoba and will ship elsewhere but not every year (sadly not this year). They specialize in plants native to Manitoba but many of these are native to Ontario as well. They carry a wide selection, and yes that includes some that are hard to find anywhere else.
The Pond Experts - First time ordering! They ship Canada-wide as far as I know. They don’t specialize in native plants but carry some native species, several of which are very difficult to find elsewhere, such as pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) and duck potato (Sagittaria latifolia). As many of the plants they carry are marginal plants rather than floating ones, you don’t need a pond for them, just make sure the area you put them in has poor drainage and isn’t shielded from rain. And water them extra when watering your garden. If possible, put them next to the downspout of the eavestrough.
Wild About Flowers - They’re in Alberta but ship Canada-wide as far as I know. They specialize in plants native to Alberta but many of these are native to Ontario as well. Their minimum is 8 plugs, and they’re also teamed up with Wright Nursery which is more trees and bushes and requires a minimum of 8 plugs as well.
For shipped plants, please don’t hold it against the nursery if some of them don’t make it through the journey. They’re all trying their best to make sure you get plants that will survive in your garden:
Bare root bushes are easier to stack in a long box which reduces chance of damage. It’s also very easy to dig a hole to plant them in and there’s no chance of them being root-bound. If, however, they run out of moisture on the way, they might not make it. Alternatively, being packed in clay and paper they might develop mould, which will kill them.
Plugs are extremely easy to plant, especially if you want to plant in a small space. They’re young that being mildly root bound won’t be a huge problem. They’re unlikely to be damaged in transit. However, because they’re so young and in such a small amount of soil, they can run out of moisture quickly, or perish without the sunlight. It’s also easier to mix up the species. For example, young goldenrods and asters can look very similar.
Potted plants have begun to establish themselves and so are much better able to handle a couple days without water or a week without sunlight. However, there’s a non-zero chance they’ll be extremely root-bound, which may kill them even after you’ve planted them. And it’s easier for them to get damaged in transit.
As you can see, there are benefits and drawbacks to each method, and this is reason some nurseries won’t ship live plants at all. I for one, not having a car, am grateful for those that do.
Now...to find out what’s in my box (from Hortico)!
#native North American species#native Canadian plants#native Ontario plant species#native Canadian plant nurseries#list of nurseries selling native Ontario plants#gardening#native garden
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Hey! I love your blog so much, and I'm so happy that I found it (it's helped a lot)!
I was wondering if you could do a list of flowers that mean (or fall into the category of/are similar to):
Obsession, Obsessive love, 'til death do us part, I want your attention, I belong to you, you belong to me, etc., etc.
Along with this, I'd also like to know what flowers are native to New Jersey (And also which ones bloom in the fall, if any?)
Thank you, and have a lovely day!
That should be possible with some creativity given that obsession and bonding don’t exist as meanings themselves, but it leans well enough into the Victorian flower language to get something out of it still. Hope there’s something in here that works for your story.
arbor vitae – live for me, unchanging friendship
baby’s breath – everlasting love, innocence, pure of heart
bay leaf – I change but in death/dying
broom-rape – union
carnation (pink) – I will/I’ll never forget you, women’s love
cedar leaf – I live for thee
clover (white) – think of me
columbine – I cannot give thee up, folly, desertion
columbine (purple) – resolved to win
cowslip (american) – divine beauty, you are my angel, you are my divinity
currant – thy frown will kill me, thankfulness
daisy (double) – affection, I reciprocate your affection
daphane (rose) – I desire to please
eschscholzia – do not refuse me
euphorbia – persistence
fleur-de-lis – I burn, flame
foxglove – I am not ambitious for myself but for you, a wish, stateliness, occupation, insincerity, youth
furze – love for all seasons/occasions
gladiolus – you pierce my heart, generosity, I’m sincere, flower of the gladiators
heart’s ease – you occupy my thoughts, forget me not, think of me, thoughts
heart’s ease (purple) – you occupy my thoughts
hemlock – you will be my death
honeysuckle – generous and devoted affection, bonds of love, the bond of love, devotion, I would not answer hastily, fidelity
honeysuckle (coral) – the colour of my fate
honeysuckle (wild) – generous and devoted love
japonica – sincerity, symbol of love
jasmine (indian) – I attach myself to you, attachment, separation
laurestine – a token, I die if neglected, delicate attention
mallow (syrian) – consumed by love, persuasion
rose (carolina) – love is dangerous
shepherd’s purse – I offer you my all
spindle tree – your charms are engraven on my heart
tulip – (a) declaration of love, perfect lover, fame, beautiful eyes
tulip (red) – declaration of love
virginia creeper – I cling to you both in sunshine and in shade
Plants native to New Jersey that bloom in fall/autumn:
allegheny monkey flower
american angelica
american arrowhead
american blue vervain
american lotus
american water-willow
ashy sunflower
bigleaf aster
black-eyed susan
bluebell
blue bead lily
blue cohosh
blue mistflower
blue star
blue wood aster
bottle gentian
bowman’s root
brown-eyed susan
bunchberry
bushy aster
canada goldenrod
canada wild ginger
canadian violet
cardinal flower
carolina geranium
caroline redroot
closed bottle gentian
coastal plain joe-pye weed
common boneset
common evening primrose
cow parsnip
crooked aster
cutleaf coneflower
cup plant
downy skullcap
early goldenrod
false aster
false sunflower
field thistle
flat-topped white aster
foam flower
fringed bleeding heart
fringed loosestrife
gayfeather
golden crownbeard
grass-leaved goldenrod
grassy arrowhead
gray goldenrod
great blue lobelia
hairy aster
hardy hibiscus
heath aster
hoary vervain
horizontal calico aster
jerusalem artichoke
joe-pye weed
late boneset
marsh betony
maryland golden aster
maximilian sunflower
meadow phlox
narrowleaf mountain mint
new england aster
new york aster
new york ironweed
nodding lady’s tresses
orange fringed orchid
orange jewelweed
patridge pea
pearly everlasting
pink tickseed
prairie sagebush
purple-head sneezeweed
purple mountain saxifrage
red baneberry
rock harlequin
rough goldenrod
salt heliotrope
sawtooth sunflower
scarlet bee balm
seashore mallow
seaside goldenrod
selfheal
showy black-eyed susan
showy goldeneye
showy goldenrod
showy tick trefoil
slender buch clover
slender dayflower
smooth beggartick
smooth blue aster
sneezeweed
spotted joe-pye weed
stiff goldenrod
stiff sunflower
swamp sunflower
swamp thistle
sweet goldenrod
sweetscent
sweet-scented joe-pye weed
tall boneset
tall cinquefoil
tall goldenrod
ten-petaled sunflower
threadleaf coreopsis
tickseed
virginia meadow beauty
water arum
western sunflower
wild bergamot
wild cucumber
wild potato vine
wild senna
wingstem
white baneberry
white goldenrod
white panicle aster
white snakeroot
white turtlehead
white wood aster
whorled milkweed
woodland sunflower
wreath goldenrod
yellow jewelweed
yellow pond lily
This website gives a breakdown by county in form of excel lists, albeit it doesn’t say whether the plants bloom in fall or not.
https://npsnj.org/native-plants/where-to-buy-natives/plant-lists/
– Mod Jana
Disclaimer
This blog is intended as writing advice only. This blog and its mods are not responsible for accidents, injuries or other consequences of using this advice for real world situations or in any way that said advice was not intended.
https://www.gardenia.net/native-plants/new-jersey
#flower language#gardening#writing advice#victorian flower language#obession#obessive love#feelings of love#attention#you belong to me#I belong to you#mod jana#ask answered
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Today at Buffalo Creek Wildlife Preserve
After a long day of counting plants for my masters class project, and my partner doing ecological restoration work, both outdoors, both very sweaty, we decided to kick back and relax after dinner by identifying as many plants at a wildlife preserve as we could.
Before that, here is a list of the animals we saw while looking at the plants:
-Canada Geese
-Mallard ducks
-Swallow (tree?)
-Sparrow (spp. unsure)
-Redwing blackbirds
-Goldfinches
-Snowy egrets
-Great Blue heron
-Sandhill cranes
-Ladybugs* (ladybug larva?)
-Japanese beetle*
-Stinkbug (spp.?)
-Milkweed bug :)
-Monarch butterfly
-Muskrat
-Deer
-Bunnies!
-Little mouse/vole guy
Here is a list of plants (I'll start with the plants I added to iNat and then the other ones from memory); we did not attempt to identify most grasses/sedges/trees, this is mostly prairie plants and is not a complete list of plants in the region. I will include a little "?" for plants that we couldn't 100% determine or were only recommended through iNaturalist, and an asterisk for plants that are not native.
-false sunflower
-wild bergamot
-sawtooth sunflower
-purple prairie clover
-butterfly milkweed
-stiff-leaved goldenrod
-white campion*
-prairie crab apple (?)
-common milkweed
-common yarrow
-hackberry
-cottonwood
-queen anne's lace*
-oxeye daisy
-annual fleabane*
-prairie dock
-wild white indigo
-illinois bundleflower
-red clover*
-virginia mountain mint
-american senna
-rough cocklebur (*?)
-joe-pye weeds
-orange day-lily*
-ironweed
-oak (various)
-white sweetclover*
-yellow sweetclover*
-compass plant
-gray-headed coneflower/yellow coneflower
-purple coneflower
-cut-leaved teasel*
-canada thistle*
-bull thistle*
-birdsfoot trefoil*
-crown vetch*
-reed canary*
-big bluestem
-chicory*
-burdock*
-curly dock*
-cattails (may or may not be native*)
-vervain
-cup plant
-ragweed
-cut-leaved coneflower
-giant ragweed
-dogwood
-dogsbane
-tall goldenrod
-grass-leaved goldenrod
-virginia strawberry
-elm (?)
-prairie rosinweed
-orchard grass (?)*
-timothy grass (?)*
-switchgrass
-redtop
It was nice and late in the afternoon, cloudy, and there was rain forecasted but it didn't come until we were leaving (and even then it was barely drizzling). Overall we saw a lot of plants and animals! :)
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Dalea purpurea (purple prairie clover) and Verbena stricta (hoary vervain) in a prairie restoration project in my neighborhood
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i had a dream wednesday night. early that morning, really, and not early for her but early for me, that time of day when the sky is gray, or maybe blue already, i don't know, because summer was awake but i don't think my river had texted me yet. i had a dream and i was walking in the rain. we had been together just a moment ago, hadn't we? and i felt ill and lost my shoes and i think she carried me but she dropped me and left and i guess i wasn't too surprised, everything felt unreal and i think some part of me knew she wouldn't carry me forever. i don't know, though, because i texted all her friends until one of them called me, frog, maybe, and spoke nonsense that i understood. but they told me she was gone. she had lived more life and gotten bored and left and if i could leave, too, this would be much more painless. it makes sense, now. the way the rain was warm like tears and the way the only sentence that wasn't a mishmash of words floating through my subconscious was the same sentence that made it so abundantly clear that i was not needed or wanted or useful ever again. i screamed in that way you do in dreams, where your voice is sore even though you've never used it.
i dreamt of her again today, a mid-afternoon nap that slipped into the evening; i missed the sunset, didn't get to watch for the warm pink skies and whispy lavender clouds that look almost like the way it feels when i lay on her shoulder and the wind blows those loose curls of hers around.
one day i'll style her hair into french braids with purple bows and red clovers woven in, ribbons trailing down her back and a misshapen flower crown of queen anne's lace and prairie roses askew on her head.
one day i'll collect edible mushrooms for her; i'll braid seashells and hemp into long, dangling necklaces. i'll mend her skirts with floral embroidery, i'll help her clasp her necklaces and paint her nails, i'll make her morning coffee with homemade vanilla syrup, she'll be woken up with buttered toast made from scratch and chet baker on vinyl.
one day i'll watch her wrinkles deepen and her hair go gray. i'll watch her scars fade and her tattoos age. i'll watch her face become soft and her eyes forgiving, like they were when we met.
maybe one day i'll watch her play with our grandchildren.
i'll watch her favorite movie become something ridiculously cheesy.
i'll watch her make dad jokes in the grocery store while we stock up on flour and eggs.
one day i'll close my eyes knowing that she'll still be there in the morning. i'll send her off to work with the promise that she'll be home at 3:37 sharp with sawdust on her clothes. we won't run out of time for decades.
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The problem isn't the valleys, it's that the tops of these hills aren't connected.
I noticed Autumn slipping in a little more each morning. Cool breezes sneaking around street corners. Trees shaking under the burden of Summer growth. The smell of rich, well-fed soil cooling to a low simmer.
Non-Newtonian in its nature, the harder I push, (Something belongs here about how it feels to hold on tighter/fight harder, cling on/lean in to Summer but for it to just slip away even faster when I fight it. (The fight/lean work as part of the meta text in that they continue with the theme set by "I push," with the action being against or in confrontation with, presumably, Autumn but, I like the desperation of holding on tight and clinging. It not only implies that Summer is leaving but also that the subject, me, is stationary and unable to act or shift my perspective on the passage of time. Cling hints at a lonely helplessness.)) the harder time pushes back.
(A haiku goes here.
About how pretty Fall is.
I should embrace it.)
A solemn hush falls.
Parades of gold bring no wealth.
The mountain recedes.
Really this is all about Winter. Autumn is fine. It's cozy. It's giddy with fresh, earthy breezes but in its turn melancholic in resignation.
Fall knows death. Fall can see what comes for us all. As Summer lies to rest she has her first suspicions. Before Halloween she's certain.
The seasons are shifting.
No one cares. What would we do even if we did?
That's how Winter comes.
We brace. We make ourselves rigid before the cold will. Saving what little dignity we can in creating our own miseries.
Winter is lonely. It has to be. The darkness, the cold make us search. We stumble for months through snow drifts trying to find who we are when we're so alone. So partnered near death.
Even then though we find joy. We find ourselves in others. We hover through the dark like moths, clumsily bouncing from flame to flame. Skipping across beacons, each sharing our fires from one on to another.
And most of us make it.
(Something here about how as soon as it's Spring (first green, first 40° day) we shed all humility and dignity we were gifted over Winter and drape ourselves instead in the naked fear of our own deaths.)
Every year we're reminded of the only constant and every year we forget ourselves.
We move, dance, run and flee. The death of Winter that gives strength to the roots of Spring chases our feet, licking at our toes in fresh grasses, beds of clover and the burled trunks of the reborn, ancient trees.
Mayday comes and goes. June bursts with promises of invincibility and overripe fruit left hanging on the branch.
We can never die in Sumner.
I can't die in the summer.
In the Summer I climb mountains. In the Summer I crawl through prairies. In the Summer I stomp through marshes.
In the summertime I take tea with the bugs and the flowers. I'll discuss the sunsets with the fireflies over the hum of a restless suburbia. I'll hum along with the cacophony of nightly hymns and lullabies, easing myself to sleep.
By August, after gorging myself on the lust that trickles down necks and across chests, after overstaying my welcome at the silver/purple/black sunsets, after the trees close ranks and the forests begin to narrow, I'll have grown too large. Demanding so much space in my own mind.
I am invincible.
I am the Summer.
I am alone.
I notice Autumn slip in a little more each morning. Cool breezes sneak around street corners. Trees shake under the burden of Summer growth. The smell of rich, well-fed soil cools to a low simmer.
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Lifehacker: Plant These Winter Cover Crops Now for Better Soil in the Spring
It’s difficult to overstate the benefits of a cover crop for your garden. In addition to helping replenish the nitrogen in your soil, cover crops also act as habitat for a healthy garden ecosystem and help prevent soil from eroding while it’s not in use growing veggies. Using cover crops, like companion planting, is a less invasive way to promote soil health while still allowing a vegetable garden to thrive. Planting a cover crop will make next year’s veggies that much healthier, and keeping weeds down will make spring planting a breeze.
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Cover crops are also useful as what’s known as “green manure”—essentially an in-place composting system that adds nutrients to the soil with very little effort. Once the cover crop dies off, you can allow it to decay in place, or to speed the process up by tilling the greens under before they go to seed.
What do cover crops do to a garden’s soil?
The two main types of cover crops are legume and non-legume. In addition to the familiar garden legumes, peas and beans, there are a vast amount of legume varieties from clover to vetch that can be used as cover crops that will return nitrogen to your soil. Non-legume varieties include rye grass and kale, and work opposite to legumes, using nitrogen from the soil.
If your garden primarily has things like tomatoes, peppers, or greens in it, a legume “nitrogen-fixer” crop will help restore the soil. If you grow primarily beans, peas, or squash, a non-legume, nitrogen-absorbing cover crop will balance things out. Depending on what you want to grow and your climate, these two major types of cover crop will help replenish soil and prevent erosion.
Which cover crops should you plant?
The most versatile cover crops that can be grown in almost any climate zone are legume varieties of sweet clover, alfalfa, and hairy vetch, and non-legume varieties of rye, kale, and ryegrass. These plants aren’t picky about soil type and are hardy in most climates. If you’re looking for the most simple cover crops, these are your best bet. But here’s what to know if you want a crop that is likely to thrive in your particular location:
Cover crops to plant in the south
In the south, legume varieties that will do well are white lupine, purple vetch, common vetch, yellow sweet clover, and field peas, and non-legume varieties of burr clover and crimson clover. These plants will thrive in warmer, drier environments.
Cover crops to plant in the north
As you go north, your options become more limited, but there is one variety of non-legume cover crop perfectly adjusted for northern climates in the U.S.: Smooth bromegrass is hardy in winter months and has fibrous roots that will help stabilize the soil.
Regional cover crops
Another factor that can affect how well a cover crop will do is its proximity to the coast. In the Northeast region of the U.S., legume varieties of red clover, white clover, and biennial sweet clover are likely to make it through the winter. In the southeast and gulf coast areas, blue lupine and purple vetch are a good choice. In the midwest, hairy vetch, winter rye, and barley are good soil stabilizing choices. In the southwest, cowpeas, fixation clover, and purple prairie clover will all do well. In the pacific northwest, fava beans, a wide variety of clovers, and buckwheat can all do well as cover crops.
If you’re not sure if your desired cover crop is hardy for your particular area, you can check your seed packet against the USDA hardiness zone map. More information and additional resources can often be found by consulting your local university extension.
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