A dampish day, but that’s okay,
The sky is overcast,
The garden’s wet, so I’m all set,
The watering chore is past.
A squirrel hops, he looks, and stops,
He chatters to my face,
Then turns to run and have more fun,
At some much safer place.
I pick a pear and am aware
That rabbits like to chew,
If fruit should fall to ground at all,
It’s nibbled through and through.
The garden thrives and gives up chives
To make a lovely sauce,
But not the squash, it was a wash,
Complete and total loss.
I’m glad that kale does not get stale,
It’s growing, slow but strong,
This healthy plant in soup just can’t
Make anything go wrong.
September 5, 2021 at 10:47 am
I love the poem and photos, Lincoln is looking healthy! ❤️🇨🇦❤️
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September 5, 2021 at 10:52 am
Thanks, John. He’s well fed!
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September 5, 2021 at 11:03 am
Love this ..the poem is top of my list but I love seeing that little squirrel.
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September 5, 2021 at 11:40 am
Thanks a lot, Anita. I do love that squirrel too.
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September 5, 2021 at 12:22 pm
We’re still waiting for the dampish days, Anneli. And a funny year for squash, wasn’t it? Here too. A cute poem about the changing season and the goings-on in the yard. Wonderful photos. 🙂
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September 5, 2021 at 2:51 pm
Tnx, Diana.
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September 5, 2021 at 2:59 pm
I loved your poems and your rose is incredibly beautiful. A rainy day here as well. Good to catch up on housework and blogging. 🙂
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September 5, 2021 at 3:03 pm
Thanks, Carol. I sometimes wonder if my poems are a bit goofy, but then, I do this blogging to have fun, so I take a chance. I’m glad you’re enjoying them. And yes, it’s a day for catching up on things.
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September 7, 2021 at 6:30 am
I never found your poems goofy. I just admire your ability to rhyme and your imagination. ❤
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September 7, 2021 at 9:47 am
*Smiling* – Thanks, Carol. So I can safely ignore the Captain rolling his eyes.😉
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September 7, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Yes, ma’am! 🙂
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September 5, 2021 at 2:59 pm
Lovely. My sister said the weasels (I think) take one bite out of corn and then abandon the rest of the ear! And her acorn squash is all done now. The last few looked fairly meager.
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September 5, 2021 at 3:06 pm
I don’t know what was going on this year. So many things didn’t “take” in the garden. We had cold wet weather late into the spring, and then suddenly it was a heat wave and drought for the rest of the summer. And the weasels … well, at least they don’t take it all. We don’t have many weasels around here. But it’s quite nice of them to only take a bite and leave the rest. 😉
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September 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm
She had to can more than the usual amount of corn because the cobs weren’t terribly attractive for eating!
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September 5, 2021 at 3:48 pm
A lot of work, but then it will be so tasty later and she’ll be glad she salvaged what she could.
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September 5, 2021 at 3:17 pm
Fantastic poem, Anneli! The rose is stunning.
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September 5, 2021 at 3:49 pm
Thanks, Jill. Somehow those late roses are even more special than the earlier ones.
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September 5, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Nice to see some rain I bet! Do you have your own pear tree?
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September 5, 2021 at 8:42 pm
Yes, we have a red anjou that has delicious pears.
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September 6, 2021 at 6:28 am
How nice 😊
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September 6, 2021 at 8:01 am
They’re very tasty!
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September 5, 2021 at 7:16 pm
A beautiful rose and Lincoln is looking in fine fettle!
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September 5, 2021 at 8:43 pm
They are all happy for a bit of relief from the heat.
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September 5, 2021 at 9:34 pm
I bet they are!
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September 6, 2021 at 5:19 am
Lovely, Anneli!
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September 6, 2021 at 8:04 am
Thanks, Jennie. Have a good day at school tomorrow.
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September 6, 2021 at 6:02 pm
You’re welcome, Anneli. And thanks!
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September 6, 2021 at 7:56 am
Lovely photos and poem!
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September 6, 2021 at 8:02 am
Thank you, Ursula. I guess you’ve had more than just “damp” days, but that’s good for every plant that wants to live.
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September 6, 2021 at 12:10 pm
Thanks a lot for this choiciest of choice of your best, animals, veggies, rose….. My one and only surviving squash plant grew to a measly 40cm, had some blooms but no growth, not a single squash, I pulled up the tomatos, they depressed me deeply, the tiny fruits half-foul, of my originally 7 plants I had maybe 6 tiniest tomatos, and out of 2 cucumber plants one died off and the surviving one (actually the ONLY veggie to survive this wet summer) gave me 3 cucumbers so far. Strange but hey ho, at least I don’t have to make of living of it as so many should and can’t, thanks to this terrible weather.
Great fun-poems too!
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September 6, 2021 at 2:35 pm
I’m blaming the weather this year (mostly). Too cold and wet in the spring and suddenly too hot and dry for the rest of the growing season. I’m just thankful that I don’t have to depend on the garden to live, but it I did, I would be much thinner next year.
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September 6, 2021 at 12:11 pm
Reading this with Marlene’s most recent post is perfect. She writes about us slowing down, and your post encourages exactly that. So what happened with the squash? The blossoms didn’t turn into fruit?
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September 6, 2021 at 2:32 pm
That’s exactly right. The photo I used is from last year and at least it had a squash on it. I had absolutely NONE this year. The plants got flowers and then nothing happened. All season long, nothing! No bees? Too hot? Too dry? I don’t know.
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September 7, 2021 at 8:42 pm
Enjoyed the tour through your garden with beautiful photos and commentary through your entertaining poetry! One of your best Ms. Anneli. Thank YOU, xox
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September 7, 2021 at 9:12 pm
Thanks, Marsha. Are you still on the other side of the pond?
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September 9, 2021 at 8:52 am
Anneli, a delightful and entertaining poetic post celebrating your garden and nature! The squirrel is so cute and the rose the stalwart as autumn approaches; yes, they will all be back next year! Enjoy your home-grown goodies!
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September 9, 2021 at 10:34 am
Thank you so much, Annika. I usually feel a bit sad when summer is over, but it has been so hot and dry that I’m enjoying the autumn days more than usual. That squirrel and his friends make sure I don’t get any of our filberts for the third year in a row now, but I’d rather have the squirrels around than have the filberts all to myself. Thanks for the visit, Annika, and have a great weekend.
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September 10, 2021 at 3:07 am
Anneli, here in Germany, too, the autumnal days are slowly coming. In the last few days we still had wonderful sunshine, so the wonderful tomatoes in the garden made me happy.
I love your poem an the photos, especially the squirrel is so cute!
Thank you, Anneli!
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September 10, 2021 at 11:46 am
Thanks, Rosie. I hope you have an autumn with good weather. I think we all deserve it. Thanks for visiting and reading my poem. I agree, the squirrel is so cute. I love having them around. They’re so friendly and tame.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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September 12, 2021 at 1:40 am
I love that moment when the madness of summer is over and autumn is just standing there quietly with all its fruits and colours. Although, I know for you it’s the prologue to the rainy season!
Lovely rose.
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September 12, 2021 at 3:57 am
Thanks, Adele. I know just what you mean and it is a beautiful time!
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