tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039805419464444106.post7470381152541646408..comments2023-10-30T05:47:11.286-04:00Comments on Quarry House: Poem: Yard WorkTom Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15068850208360958008noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039805419464444106.post-75957832505689558982009-05-11T22:06:00.000-04:002009-05-11T22:06:00.000-04:00Good morning Tom
I like to use that analogy mysel...Good morning Tom<br /><br />I like to use that analogy myself of cutting back dead wood, seems such a powerful image...<br />but new growth always springs forth with vigour from well pruned shrubs and trees.<br /><br />Happy pruningDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039805419464444106.post-55233852297688638112009-05-11T18:46:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:46:00.000-04:00Hello Tom - really glad to have you blogging again...Hello Tom - really glad to have you blogging again, you've been missed!<br /><br />I like 'and so, still overwhelmed, you begin.' <br /><br />That strikes a chord with me, because it is tempting to wait until one is not feeling overwhelmed, but the longer things are left, the more overwhelming it gets!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039805419464444106.post-46279112038540856902009-05-11T17:20:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:20:00.000-04:00Thank you both, and it's good to be back to writin...Thank you both, and it's good to be back to writing. <br /><br />Derrick, my new yard is actually quite tiny, and there is nothing there but grass. but time will take care of that. I took some cuttings from my other house, and will get other things in the ground in time. After a year or few, I'll have a proper garden. <br /><br />Firelight, I am glad you liked the description, life, like those treasured shrubs, tends to get caught in the weeds a lot, I find, unless we are diligent.Tom Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068850208360958008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039805419464444106.post-28841396374132163652009-05-11T15:03:00.000-04:002009-05-11T15:03:00.000-04:00I like "a resurrection from the weeds" .... an a...I like "a resurrection from the weeds" .... an apt description of uncovering a cherished shrub or flower bed from tangled vines...I have to do this a great deal in my "lower forty"....It is so good to see your work again.FireLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807248509319526615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039805419464444106.post-82732886188334760842009-05-11T12:48:00.000-04:002009-05-11T12:48:00.000-04:00Hi Tom and thanks for your first proper post from ...Hi Tom and thanks for your first proper post from Quarry House.<br /><br />The poem is great. There's always a lot to do in a new home, in a new city, in a new state. I hope your own yard doesn't need so much work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.com