TJ Wilde Trilogy · Duxbridge Mysteries · Jennifer McCaffrey Mysteries
The beauty of a winter garden. The majority of my yard is native plants, butterfly, bee, and hummingbird attractors and we are encouraged to leave everything as-is through the winter and spring for the wildlife to enjoy. I have to say, besides being easier to take care of, it sure can be pretty.
Sedum
Echinacia and oat grass
She sat at the back and they said she was shy,
She led from the front and they hated her pride,
They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance,
They branded her loud, then were shocked by her silence,
When she shared no ambition they said it was sad,
I’m not a big fan of winter, but I am a fan of seasons, so I always look for the beauty to get me through those shorter, colder days. There is a peacefulness to the end of fall – start of winter.
The work is done, the gardens are put to bed, the yard is winterized and it leaves time to sit on the patio and just breathe.
One of the perks of winter is with all the foilage gone, my mountain view returns with spectacular mountain sunsets.
Now is a good time to move indoors and focus on indoor tasks, like painting and deep cleaning…oh, you thought I meant writing. Yeah, that, too.
Between traveling and Standard Time returning, my mornings have been early and the sunrises spectacular. This doesn’t even do it justice.
I use this time to write…
I set out whole pumpkins with the idea I’d gut them later for the dogs and leave the rest for the squirrels. The squirrels had other ideas and have literally “carved” my pumpkins into their own version of jack-o-lanterns. I’m thinking I’m going to add an eye to each side of their handiwork and really make it spooky.
With any luck, this time next year, we’ll have a short holiday Halloween themed book from a very spooky Duxbridge.
Annie DeMoranville 