Awesome Autumn by Joan M. LaCombe

Awesome Autumn by Joan M. LaCombe It’s amazing, awesome Autumn! It’s that special time of year When Mother Nature puts on a spectacular performance. The landscape bursts into a kaleidoscope of color. The deep green of the pines accent the bright colors of maple, birch, and dogwood. The scenery is aglow with bright yellow, gold, […]

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And Now Its September by Barbara Crooker

And Now It’s September Barbara Crooker and the garden diminishes: cucumber leaves rumpled and rusty, zucchini felled by borers, tomatoes sparse on the vines. But out in the perennial beds, there’s one last blast of color: ignitions of goldenrod, flamboyant asters, spiraling mums, all those flashy spikes waving in the wind, conducting summer’s final notes. […]

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Feeding the Worms by Danusha Lameris

Feeding the Worms by Danusha Laméris Ever since I found out that earth worms have taste buds all over the delicate pink strings of their bodies, I pause dropping apple peels into the compost bin, imagine the dark, writhing ecstasy, the sweetness of apples permeating their pores. I offer beets and parsley, avocado, and melon, […]

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