Tag: dandelion
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November 12, 2009 09:29 PM EST --
Oh, to live as a butterfly
Flittering about all day
Amid lovely flowers of every kind
without a word to say.
Oh, to fly on gossamer wings
Under sunshine welcome and warm
Often teasing as I . . .
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May 17, 2007 06:36 PM EDT --
My tired feet don’t want to blow
Down that winding road.
If I can stay right here, my friend,
These seeds I will have sowed.
I’ll tell you simply how I am
You tell me what you’ve . . .
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April 01, 2009 09:28 PM EDT --
There are buds on the tulips
There will be white blossoms here on the Bridal Veil bush
Roses will grow here
There are green things growing on the lilac tree . . .
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April 28, 2009 10:36 PM EDT --
I was handed inspiration today to go outside after work and start to photograph the iris that are just starting to come into bloom. The gray of the day lifted for a short while and gave me some lovely . . .
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July 17, 2009 02:59 PM EDT --
by my Mom's house fascinates me, as it is ever changing. I've been stopping by the lot about once a week to photograph wildflowers, weeds, and anything else I can find.
I was really surprised . . .
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May 19, 2009 06:32 PM EDT --
MAKE WINE!
I mentioned last week in a comment that I was going to harvest a lot of dandelions for winemaking. Well, last Thursday I went out with my bucket early in the morning and THE DAMN CITY . . .
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April 30, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
It's almost that time of year again. Thought I'd update my Dandelion Wine recipe.
Dandelion wine is made from the Dandelion blossom. This is a clear, amber, almost colorless liquid. This . . .
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April 15, 2008 04:47 PM EDT --
Today's walk inspired me...
For you!
Dandelions
gleaming in perfection,
a golden piece of sun on earth.
Exuberantly picked by all children . . .
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November 24, 2007 03:40 AM EST --
Are you tired of diets that promise you'll lose weight, feel better or be mooned? You see the testimonials and think, is that the same person in the before and after pictures? Have you bought a larger . . .
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April 27, 2008 09:19 PM EDT --
My daughter and I went outside the other day when little brother was taking a nap. It was actually a day when the weather was pretty warm outside. Now we are back to cool air and jackets . . .
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June 10, 2007 06:49 PM EDT --
Let me be a dandelion, Lord.
Use me to sow seeds of Your love
Far and near.
A dandelion isn’t bashful.
It pops up, bold and yellow,
Shining unashamedly where it grows.
In due . . .
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April 18, 2008 05:53 PM EDT --
Time for some happy photos...
There are buds everywhere, and a profusion of tulips...
One day it's freezing, the next the sun warms us clear through...
Some of these are on my balcony, . . .
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May 20, 2009 05:10 AM EDT --
I hop in the jeep and barely notice the complaint screeching from the rusty car door hinges. Like an old dame who has seen a lot of life, my jeep freely expresses her opinion. Like another resolute . . .
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March 04, 2008 09:22 AM EST --
What would you make with the following list of five ingredients?
1. pork shoulder roast
2. heavy cream
3. dandelion greens
4. Mexican chili powder
5. crookneck squash
You also get to . . .
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June 12, 2006 11:51 AM EDT --
dandelion seeds
the inherent promise of
Spring drifts in the breeze
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April 15, 2008 12:35 AM EDT --
Dandelions are great. We use just about every part of this plant in cooking. Victoria posted the recipe for the Dandelion flowers. So I thought I would post this one for you to try.
4 cups dandelion . . .
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October 27, 2006 09:59 PM EDT --
One day a dandelion and a rose lay together upon the florist table. The rose asked the dandelion, "Why are you here?" Before the dandelion could answer, the rose continued, . . .
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July 24, 2007 03:26 PM EDT --
Here is my weak attempt at a poem. Gentle constructive criticism is welcome. I haven't written a poem since probably Junior High.
I am inspired by the Dandelion Queen. How can I not be . . .
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October 09, 2008 04:18 AM EDT --
“Oh my aching wattle”. A moan sounded from the bright ,multicolored pile of leaves. William propped himself up on wings grown weak from months of slumber on a too hard mattress. I shoulda . . .
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February 27, 2008 03:47 PM EST --
" Fight for a just cause
Love your fellow man
Live a good life."
This was the motto of William Bowers Bourn II, who had this magnificent house built between 1915-1917. . . .
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