Deere John

My father, John, loves to garden in his backyard at our home in New Jersey. And he has a great ride-on mower that helps him with the task. But unfortunately sometimes he can't keep the deer away from his precious flowers, alas. What's the grower of dahlias and roses to do? Put up fences and netting, that's what! More on building a better deer-trap, at blog.amynelsonhahn.info

Primerole

These days what most enjoins us
to hard tasks is not the looming force
of insurmountable goals,
swooping like birds of prey
and waiting for us to weaken --
these days it is more the lowly,
tacit blessing we gain from leaves,
the subtle surprise of violets,
unharmed and flushed as summer rain
against the cheek of our newfound age.
These days it is pleasantest
to know that the realm is protected
by tiny denizens like primeroles.
Copyright (c) 2012 Amy Nelson Hahn

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