Karl and I enjoyed some sunny time in the yard. He planted the lily plants from Meijers in Sheboygan, the red geranium from Windmill Gardens in Cedar Grove, and the hyacinth plant from Walmart this Spring. On the porch we have a new begonia planter from The Home Depot in Kohler, and a pansies planter from Walmart in Sheboygan.
The gardens begin to grow more in May. Daffodils and primroses bloom. Hosta and daylily plants grow. And dandelions.
Dandelion Plant Drawing is from Reusable Art.
predawn
a deer discovers
the hosta
new leaves
on the birch tree
and on the branch
with no leaves
a robin
on the branch
with no leaves
sun and shadows
reading poetry
my own words
return
November 30
yard at rest
with the wind
this year’s leaves
on a chair
Photo by Karl – 2012
Ellen Grace Olinger
different shapes
of the rose bush
and lilacs in the yard
they grew towards
the light
Ellen Grace Olinger
reading poetry
from books and journals
recently in the mail
and also on my shelves
for a time
and for a different
sense of time
the new sun
on the birch trees
in the back yard
January 2015
Ellen Grace Olinger
Yesterday, Karl and I worked in the yard and began with the clean up after the storm. We were without power the previous night, from 8 PM until shortly before 6 AM yesterday. Others in the area were without power longer. We are grateful to all who worked such long hours to restore service.
We have seen trees grow again in new ways after losing a good part of the tree, or from the stump. This is a powerful metaphor of healing and resilience.
I remember when my mother lost an apple tree. The tree stump became a place for a big planter of flowers.
Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 