“The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably...

“There’s something in the very small minutia of life that tells us something about the big, big picture that we...

“…the winter is kind and leaves red berries on the boughs for hungry sparrows…” ~ John J. Geddes 

“All problems become smaller if you don’t dodge them, but confront them. Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you;...

“Still lie the sheltering snows, undimmed and white; And reigns the winter’s pregnant silence still; No sign of spring, save...

“Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die.”...

“Moss grows where nothing else can grow. It grows on bricks. It grows on tree bark and roofing slate. It...

“Nature has undoubtedly mastered the art of winter gardening and even the most experienced gardener can learn from the unrestrained...

“Gardens can be sharp and spiky as well as rose-embowered and honeysuckle-twined: there are corners and settings where thistles are...

I wander forth this chill December dawn: John Frost and all his elves are out, I see, As busy as...