Category Archives: Summer

A Letter to Lovers of the Blue

Posted on July 12, 2012 by aheronsgarden

(Pink, Red and White, Too) Dear Reader, I do hope you are keeping your mopheads safe and locked tight. Perhaps an insurance policy, or maybe two On them? A simple wire cage will never do. One never knows when a … Continue reading →

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King Mullein Rides High

Posted on August 23, 2011 by aheronsgarden

He certainly was not born to the fanfare a young prince might expect. In fact, we missed his arrival altogether. Yet here he is, royalty from the Old World, soaring ten feet into blue skies and spreading four feet at … Continue reading →

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Sweet, Sweet(?) Sounds of Summer

Posted on July 21, 2011 by aheronsgarden

There is peace on this afternoon in June. Listen and you can hear a whisper of leaves on a breeze, a whisper of waves on the shore, and the faintest ripple of music in the trees. This music is not … Continue reading →

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