grace grits and gardening

ramblings from an arkansas farm girl

We Created a Moon Garden!

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We Created a Moon Garden
We created a moon garden by accident! I realized this a few nights ago when, half asleep, I trudged outside with Gracie and Annabelle and saw the Man in the Moon perfectly situated in the sky above our backyard. It was like he was waiting for us. And, even though he was still one day shy of full, his brilliant spotlight made our plants glow.

We’ve created a moon garden, I thought, completely mesmerized by the scene.

Sometimes, darkness brings light.Continue Reading

The Worm Moon

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I am late in posting about the Worm Moon, but still I wanted to share this fascinating (to me) information. It’s never too late to learn something new, right? Besides, next March when the full moon appears, we will know all about it.

And knowledge is good any time.Continue Reading

same moon

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Last night, sleep was difficult. The wild sounds of nature filled our little cottage. Not sure what exactly – tree frogs, crickets, birds, owls, werewolves…. With only a flimsy screen door separating me from unseen critters, I pretended to be camping, in style…

I imagine the sounds to be those of the late night zoo. Or the deep jungle plus exuberant schnauzers minus howler monkeys.
No air conditioner noise, no traffic, no sirens or airplanes, no sounds of Dallas. Only nature. The twinkle of stars. The rustle of leaves turning.
Lucy and Annabelle were wide-eyed and excited. In and out, in and out. Up and down off the bed.
The moon, almost full, cast shadows to go with the sounds. A grain moon or sturgeon moon according to Farmer’s Almanac. Stirring the dirt and crops, rousing the nocturnal creatures a bit more? The trees were luminous.
I thought of family and friends. Each resting under a different roof. Across the country or across town, but under the same sky. Same moon.
talya

Musical Pairing:

Somewhere Out There, Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram

It suddenly struck me, that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn’t feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. – Neil Armstrong

Food. Farm. Garden. Life.

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