Filigree of Star (Magnolia stellata)
Sensual flowing waves of soft risings of earth . . . like undulations of skin are the body of this land . . . it lay across from a hillside gently cutting it's Oak, Hemlock and Pine crested curves into the sky. Between here and there a waking forest climbs upslope towards each measured rise from a singing, rushing, overfull river below. Yesterday's last light hints at the golden fields and lay of the land all clean cut . . . revealing it's lovely form. Stirrings tingle and tickle along it's surface and beneath, as they near piercing through the mantle and long to grow towards the light. Standing outside just at dusk . . . I imagine the sounds to come of freshly emerging blades of ghostly growth tossing aside fallen decaying leaves . . . straightaway reaching up asserting their youthful verdurous vigor.
Today Flower Hill Farm is soggy. . . rain has been pounding hard and the wind is whipping and shaking all the trees. Shivering snowdrops and swelling buds may not mind the raw chill and wet of yesterday, today and the promise of more for tomorrow. I cannot go out in any case . . . so I do not mind all the wet . . . but imagine all the good it is doing for the trees and shrubberies. Later in the week the forecast is for a heat wave of nearly 80! It will not last long. I hope this invasive creature in my chest will not stay for much longer either. I have to take a break from my computer so that I can truly heal, for I am in relapse and must obey doctor's orders! Both the real and virtual garden will have to wait and I hope you will too. Please do not forget me. I hope to be back sharing my gardens and wildlife . . . as well as visiting your worlds . . . very soon. I shall miss you! Happy Passover and Easter to everyone.
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You're not particularly forgettable, so don't worry a bit! Sorry to hear that you're struggling. Sending you the best of vibes : )
What a beautiful post, and I'm so sorry you're under the weather - hope you're better soon!
Hope you feel better soon! Your garden in real and virual world is waiting for you... :)
Carol,
I wish you a speedy recovery.
Carol,
That is one lovely clump of snow drops! Kudos on a great photo. 80s already?
Beautiful photographs Carol...the snowdrops, wow, gorgeous!
I truly hope you're better soon. We'll miss you, but won't forget you. Look forward to your return very very soon!
Great snowdrops. I hope the flooding I see in the news is missing you. jim
Feel better! Spring awaits!
Oh, Carol, it sounds like you are really under the weather. Hope you recover quickly. Beautiful photographs in this post! I love the snowdrops and the raindrops, along with the poetic words. Happy Easter to you!
Healing thoughts are sent your way, Carol. Take care of yourself. We look forward to your return to blogging.
Stunning photograph plus poetic words equal a lovely post! I had not thought of new shoots making a noise as they surface. Get well soon. We will miss you!
Spring is always most exciting when you see bulbs popping out discreetly around trees like that. Thanks for the image!
Oh Carol I am sorry to hear that you are under the weather again. Well, rest up and follow the doctor's orders. With hope you will spring back quickly.
Your Snowdrops are beautiful. I do like the raindrops on the crabapple.
Happy Easter Carol! Hope you will be perfectly fit soon>
I hope you feel better soon! Park yourself outside in a sunny chair, rest while soaking spring in.
I hope you feel better soon, I love your photos and posts.
Oh Carol, I am sorry to hear that you have had a relapse. Do take care of yourself, get lots of rest. I hope that you have a Happy Easter as well.
Rest and heal, Carol. -Jean
Beautiful and relaxing post, I hope you feel much better soon. Happy holidays to you too. :)
Dearest, dearest Carol, you are not well? I´m so sorry for you and I wish I could do something. All I can give you are all my thoughts, my love and best wishings for all days coming. Breath well and deep and fill yourself with all the beauty you are surronded with. And, my dear, I could never ever forget you: For how long it may take you to get well I will be here. Allthough I am starting a new job and will not visit my own or your blog as frekvent as before. All my warmest love to you, dearest Carol. And get well soon! Love and kramar!
Get well soon ... we will miss your terrific posts and great photos. The photos on this post are just beautiful.
Dear Carol!
I am so sorry that you are not well at the moment!
This is a strict order from an older lady: You must take care of your health now!
We, who are following your blog, are waiting patiently until you are healthy and strong enough!/Lots of "kramar" to you Carol!Anja
You just rest and make a full recovery!
A beautiful post. Please do take care of yourself. Healing energies are coming from every direction,
Soak up that sunshine and feel some warmth on your back. Short walks and picture taking are the key. No fears - we'll all be back when you are ready to write again. Your prose and photos are truly wonderful. Take care. Barbarapc
You've managed to make dreary gray wet spring look beautiful in these photos.
Hope you soon will be better,waiting for more beautiful photoes.
Take care Wenche
Spring looks to be on its way Carol.
Sorry to hear you've relapsed. Please do take care of yourself and enjoy your beautiful scenery. We'll be waiting to see how Spring looks in your garden!
I'm sorry to hear about the relapse Carol - you will be missed but your body needs to rest.
Carol girl (what happened ! I'm so sorry you aren't feeling well .. I know what that is like : ) Take care of yourself so you can enjoy the garden and astounding scenery you have !
Your pictures are amazing .. and I am totally in love with that crooked ? pussywillow ? I'm not sure what it is but it grabbed me big time ! and of course the other plants are perfect too : )
Happy easter if you are on your time out still : )
Joy
Your photos are beautiful as always! I hope you get to feeling better. Take care and rest! See you soon.
I was afraid this would happen, dear Carol. You just rest up and let your loved ones surround you with caring, and know that you're cared about all over the blogosphere, too. We'll be here when you are feeling better, don't you worry. xxx jodi
Wishing you well, Carol.
Time has been slipping by here, with sun followed by hail followed by rain, and again, some sun.
Sorry I haven't been by for a while,
xo
Alice
Ah Carol, that's a royal bummer. I hope your convalescence will restore you to health in time for the "heatwave." If nothing else maybe you can take a lounge chair outside and grab some vitamin D.
Photos are dazzling.
Hope you feel better soon! (Love the photo with the raindrops...)
Carol,
Your photographs are always so inspiring. I can only imagine how the rain will help to bring forth beautiful growth this spring. I do hope you rest and feel better soon. We will miss you.
Wishing you healing energy and hoping that you'll feel better soon!
Dear Carol, I am so very sad to have reached the end of this beautifully poetic posting, accompanied with the most appealing of images, only to learn that you are, once again, not yourself. I do wish you a really speedy recovery and in getting better you must do exactly as the doctor advises.
Thank you so much for the good wishes you left for me on my weblog. It was so very kind. Now I shall look forward to your posting again yourself but only when you are really ready so to do.
I wish you a very happy and peaceful Easter.
Carol, I love your post...the beautiful snowdrops and the rain drops on the trees that you've captured so well! By the look of your photos and your narrative, I'd never guess you were under the weather. I wish you well, my friend! A healthy, happy Easter to you!
Carol, You do know how to capture a mood! Prose and photos always delight the senses and soul~~I hope that the sun warms and heals you and that you will soon be out there getting your hands dirty and being in spring. Happiest Easter~gail
Fun to ponder the sound that a freshly emerging blade of grass would make (ping!?) Totally entranced by your photos....
Happy Easter/Passover/Spring....
Carol,
I always find myself amazed at how quickly the landscape springs to life... so much is happening everywhere you look. I do hope that you are feeling better soon. I will be sending many hugs and get-well wishes your way.
Hi Carol
Get well soon. Take in the warmth of the sun if the end of week forecast holds true, it's good for the immune system!
Feel better soon! I especially love the picture of the Snowdrops.
Oh, Carol... I'm so very sorry to hear that you are suffering a relapse. Do take care of yourself and I hope to see you back here, in good health, very soon. Selfishly, I'd be heartbroken if I couldn't do my weekly photo tour of your lovely farm.
Carol, hope you are feeling much better soon. Beautiful photos! Here's to spring in your heart and body.
Dear Carol,
Thinking of you this Easter and wishing you health and happiness,
RO xxxxxxx
Carol, I pray that you make a fast recovery, and are able to get back to your gardens soon. Happy Easter to you, and be well.
Kathy
Hello Carol. I just realized that I hadn't seen your posts for a while so I popped over to see why. I'm sorry that you're not feeling well and I hope that you are well on your way to full recovery and will gift us with another post soon.
The snowdrops photo is just beautiful. They struggle here in my redwoodsy, tannic soil, so I don't get many of them.
Your photos are beautiful as always Carol. I love your snowdrops particularly. Best wishes for a speedy recover and a well earned rest over the Easter weekend.
I just now found your blog and I find it really interesting. Especially your words sounds as if they're flowing...
I wish you well and my prayers for your quick recovery.
Carol, i am so sorry you have had a relapse. I hope by now you are mending well and regaining health and strength. The photos in this post are amazing. The filigree of the magnolia looks like delicate ironwork!
Beautiful photos - take care!
wishing you well dear lady.
your photos are enchanting, natures lace and gems comes to life within your lens.
Carol, we will be waiting here for when you feel up to returning. Take very good care of yourself. Spring is a time for renewal.
What a wonderful collection of photos today.
Jen
Oh, darling Carol. I'm sorry to have just read this now, but we were out of town for the Easter holiday and I missed a lot. I do hope you're getting well, and I'm not likely to forget you, such a wonderful, expressive, creative, bright soul. We'll be here when you get back. Meanwhile, rest, even tho it must be hard to do.
Sending you healing vibes and the internet equivalent of a warm hug!
Hi Carol, Enjoy your SPRING BREAK....Hoping to see you around soon. Take care.
I am skipping away from my little garden greening with vegetables. Looking at different landscape, and dew on every swelling bud is like on a vacation!! Cheers..., Bangchik
fabulous magnolia...
Beautiful spring photos :)
Beautiful photos as always. I do hope you are feeling much better now. Sometimes we have to rest and do nothing in order to heal.
(((( Carol))))
FlowerLady
I loved this post and hope you are feeling better soon!
I can imagine by now that your garden is in full flower with spring's bounty. I hope you are feeling much better and will rejoin us soon. I miss the updates from the farm. :) ~~Rhonda
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