Tag Archives: Gardens

A Journey of a Thousand Blog Posts

Posted on April 16, 2021 by tinthia

Life moves at a steady pace on the Concord River. Continue reading →

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Pockets of Joy

Posted on February 1, 2021 by tinthia

I am confident it won’t come as any surprise to you when I write my next words: (Virtually cracking knuckles to limber up my fingers.) Life has had the joy sucked out of it like a little lamb suckling milk … Continue reading →

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What is essential?

Posted on August 1, 2020 by tinthia

How does one determine what is and isn’t essential? Consider this caterpillar; is it essential? It’s a cool caterpillar that lives in oak leaf litter. It flips over to show its pinkish-purple belly, thus playing dead. Eventually it will finish … Continue reading →

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That Which Shall Not Be Named

Posted on March 22, 2020 by tinthia

This blog post is not about that which shall not be named. You know what I’m referring to. No, not him. You know. Yes, that! I’m not going to blog about it. I’m not going to name it. I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged American robins, animals, birds, Blogger, bluebirds, concord river, coronavirus, COVID-19, ducks, gardening blog, Gardens, Goldeneye, nature, songbirds, spring 2020, wildlife blog, wildlife photography, Wood ducks | 1 Comment

Time and tide wait for no man.

Posted on March 1, 2020 by tinthia

Nor do they wait for an elderly woman in her sixties who’s recovering from hip surgery and grieving over losing her sister. Three months have passed since Dyan’s death. It seems like eons since I last spoke to her, damn … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged ancient runes, Blogger, bluebird nestbox, bluestone, casting runes, death, Eastern Bluebird, flower catalogues, gardening blog, Gardens, gardens and flowers, grief and grieving, losing a sister, loss of a sibling, ovarian cancer | 4 Comments

Stranger Things

Posted on June 12, 2019 by tinthia

Life on the Concord River is getting stranger as the weather warms up. Continue reading →

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Farewell Umbrella Skies

Posted on September 23, 2018 by tinthia

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The summer wind has blown past and the umbrella skies of cobalt blue, the emerald flashes of the hummingbirds, and the bright yellow blossoms of the sunflowers are no more. Autumn winds will now blow through my corner of the … Continue reading →

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Henry James said it best,

Posted on June 21, 2018 by tinthia

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“Summer afternoon, summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” Welcome Summer 2018. You’ve been missed. Spring was grand but nothing speaks of the joys of childhood better than you, my … Continue reading →

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While filling the feeder tonight, I heard a soft quack behind me. Mama! You would have thought I had just been visited by Apollo, I was so excited. I knelt down to offer her some cracked corn, and she came … Continue reading →

Posted on July 4, 2013 by tinthia | Leave a comment

A small spot on 16 miles.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by tinthia

The Concord River is 16 miles, starting in Concord and ending north, in Lowell. I find the fact that my river flows north very cool. It’s like a miniature version of the Nile and I own a small spot on … Continue reading →

Posted in Life on the Concord River | Tagged Concord, flagstone, Gardens, goslings, Isis, Nile, The Secret Garden, weeds | Leave a comment