May Evening

This is a season of endless flowers. This evening, some of the apple trees are in full bloom. Growing food keeps you surrounded with beauty.

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The cherry blossom petals are blowing onto the pond, collecting like snow along its banks.

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The chickens are making their last rounds before darkness settles in.

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Tulips still dazzle. They last longer if you plant them in part shade. It also helps if you have gentle springs, not too hot, not too cold.

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5 responses to “May Evening”

  1. […] that sound like cryptic poetry? It has a lilt I think. A Man and his Hoe seems to be about raising chickens (and life on the farm), something we did for years while we were […]

  2. I love the contented clucking of hens, it is the sound of contentment. What a lovely garden you have

  3. My grandfather had chickens like that; my nephew in Colorado has built a lovely coop and has his “ladies” in fine chicken world style; We eat a lot of chicken ….I am always sorry that I know the Perdue and other big name factory chickens did not get to live this kind of life. The photography is wondrous. Took me right back to the farm.

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