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Seeing the Gardens: A Cat’s Eye View

Mar 25, 2022

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Beth Brown

in Falling Leaves, Gardening with Cats, Journals by Most Beloved, Seasons of the Year, Spring Beauty, Summer Heat

Seeing the Gardens: A Cat’s Eye View …Says She, Making a List Doves in the ground applesYellow and red chrysanthemums Orange Canna Lillie still bloomingLilirope (lily turf) blooming. Birds—little birds and songbirds—bathing in the water garden fallsChipmunk? Not yet, though perfect day for sunningSquirrels? NoWhite moths, YesYellow Goldfinches? Now brown Apples groundedThough still some red…
The Cat, Considering Fall, Wists Melancholy

Jan 23, 2022

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by

Beth Brown

in Falling Leaves, Gardening with Cats, Journals by Most Beloved, Seasons of the Year

Fall Brings Melancholy and Reflection Fall brings melancholy and reflection. Earth, plants, trees, and flowers all begin to prepare for whatever journey life intends for them. Seeds scatter, birds migrate, bumble bees still cover themselves in pollen from flowers still blooming. Lavender is blooming again, still a dark purple, still vibrant and healthy, but fewer…