tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023323360271992527.post6087902367305920227..comments2023-05-02T07:16:18.428-07:00Comments on Wild Plants and Wooly Bears: Soapwort's Sweet Fragrance and Stately BeautyTom G. Seymourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00862429721823843074noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6023323360271992527.post-77212653373601303132010-08-08T15:02:13.641-07:002010-08-08T15:02:13.641-07:00Yes, the downward spiral has indeed begun. Some ev...Yes, the downward spiral has indeed begun. Some evenings find fewer doors open and some windows lowered just a but to lessen the suddenly chill air. I head out to my deck, coffee and book in hand, a little later these mornings as the sun hasn't quite made it over the stately pine that graces the edge of the lawn that gives me the feeling of seclusion. When I do go out, the often chill morning finds me moving from sunny spot to sunny spot until the deck is finally awash in warm sunshine. It is then that I head for the umbrella, book and coffee not quite done. But one quiet morning a day or two ago was started with that subtle twisting, cracking sound that always preceeds the unmistakable WHUMP of a large tree hitting the ground! I checked the clock and it was still on so I knew the power line hadn't been hit. I KNEW what tree had fallen! I'd been watching the remnants of a once proud birch, rotten at the base and peppered with woodpecker holes. I worried about it's trajectory when it finally fell: would it hit the deck; hit the birdbath and woodshed or take out the power line? Fortunately it missed the powerline be about a foot or less. Now as I chase the sun across the deck in the early morning I puzzle over how to remove the wreckage. I guess it must wait for the next visit from a son living away. Until then, it will become part of the landscape and I'll probably miss it when it's gone. <br />Tom, thank you for such a quietly beautiful blog. I felt inspired. Hope you don't mind.<br /><br />LizMs.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463856973366327570noreply@blogger.com