Tag Archives: dead hedge

Yellow sneezeweed flowers bloom against a green background.

the beginning of autumn (cleaning up)

Ever since the air started to cool, and the first leaves began to drop quietly from the trees, I’ve had the strong urge to catch up on everything and get it all back in order.

It’s not an unknown feeling — it’s actually a quite common autumn feeling for me, especially after a summer full of responsibilities.

the common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) in the meadow has been stunning this year — I can’t wait to see it continue to spread!


Continue reading →
A tray of plants sits in the grass

a busy spring

April and May have been a blur of flowers, birds, hard work, and poison ivy.

As mentioned in a previous post, we’ve been doing some pretty extreme work on our property, so here’s a collection of photos from the last two months.

Mom finally brought the poetry magnets back out, so our fridge is currently full of them


Continue reading →
A stream flowing in between snow-covered rocks with the sun shining through the trees,

march wrap

Living in New England, I think that March might be the most dramatic month of the whole year.

On the third of March we went “hiking” and ended up clumsily tripping through three feet of snow, but by the end of the month the ground was clear, and flowers were blooming.

You can watch my 60-second March wrap here!

March 3rd, we definitely underestimated how much snow would still be at our local park; watch my spring vlog here!


Continue reading →