Uncategorized

My Little Joy

| Flower Roberts

I am home for the holidays. We are frantically cleaning before our son, the sneezer, arrives.
All dust must be ousted.


I tossed out some dusty items onto the bench outside. I forgot that this is the spot where my little friend sits each morning. I call him “Stubby” because he is missing the end of his tail.

Stubby and the ousted dust.


He has never been frightened by me. I would like to believe he is the baby I rescued from the koi pond.

Chipmunk Rescue

Chipmunk Rescue


These are the things that bring me joy.
I consider them gifts from the Universe.
I hope your holiday brings your heart joy.

FLOW

Our New Airstrip

| Flower Roberts

There’s a new piece of land out front of our house due to sedimentation.

It is long and flat and clear of vegetation.

It has caught the attention of the pilots from the nearby private airport.

First a helicopter landed on it. (earlier post)

Now, we have observed PLANES landing on it.

The first time this happened was at dusk and I could not get photos.

It happened again yesterday.

I was worried about boaters landing on the new island! HA.

One yellow plane landed and took off while the other yellow plane flew alongside probably to film the feat.

There was a dip after takeoff. We thought it might go under the water but it pulled back up.

We may need to trim some limbs, so we won’t miss any of the air shows.

FLOW

P.S. My daddy would love this. He had a little yellow and red Piper Cub.

Limes Among Laundry

| Flower Roberts

Even when things seem rather dark my plants serve as green lights to cheer me.


I am home for a while catching up on housework and laundry.
I really do not enjoy these endless chores.
The brightest spot in the laundry-hanging room is occupied by my largest plants.


The biggest one is a key lime tree that I grew from seed.
Here it is now with lovely little limes hanging like Christmas balls.


This was my joy today, seeing these sweet( not literally) litte limes hanging among the laundry, lines and clothes pins.
My hope is green and my joy is green!

FLOWER and her fruits

Change Causes Change

| Flower Roberts

I use this saying often, especially now.

Our home is being surrounded by changes.

The latest change is a growing sandbar across the river.

The marina upstream has been adding many boatslips for renting.

We have watched the dredging off and on for months. The wet buckets full of mud rise from the water and dump the soupy sludge onto a barge. Muddy water streams off the equipment with each movement.

When things move water, water moves things.

The stirred up sediment goes with the flow of the water. It ends up somewhere else.

We are lucky that the island in front of us is on the other side of the river. Some neighbors to the north were not so lucky.

I hope the marina will do the right thing and clear the area in front of these piers.

Change causes change. Actions have reactions.

This last photo is a helicopter trying out the new sandbar. I suspect this will be a new hangout for boaters.

Here we go!

FLOW

No Choice but Change

| Flower Roberts

Humans are not my favorite species.

Man has motives that I do not abide.

I have lived apart from the herd,

but the people have found us.

They have added boat slips and buoys.

They have parked their barges beside us.

Sounds surround us day and night.

My quiet home is not alone.

No choice but change,

Here at home, no longer alone.

Will it still be a haven when we share it?

There is no choice

but change.

FLOW

Safe Plants say Thank You

| Flower Roberts

Our first freeze arrived, but my fragile plants were safe inside my workshop. The cuttings are rooting and the plants are blooming.

It is crowded in there with no room for any creating art, but the plants are busy.

It is more important to rescue my rare and delicate plants from the cold. My Cereus cuttings are making new leaves for their new owners Sidney and Mary.

The red hibiscus is happy.

The Lifesaver plant is smiling.

The Schlumbergeras are budding.

All small plants are in my shop on my work table taking turns at the windows.

My trees are in the laundry room. Stay tuned for those. The Key limes are almost ready!

FLOW