tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157333055767403088.post48996381132070402..comments2023-04-04T08:22:31.086-07:00Comments on Home Ground: Day 3 Outdoors: Edge of an Old ClearingP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157333055767403088.post-23889054236183753242012-01-19T06:37:49.421-08:002012-01-19T06:37:49.421-08:00Interesting that you picked up on that phrase, Hel...Interesting that you picked up on that phrase, Helen. I hesitated over it a long time, because in general I am trying in this blog to stay simply descriptive.<br /><br />We do attempt to keep our meadow free of shrubs and trees--not grasses! Years ago I seeded one corner in native wildflowers and native grasses. The rest was seeded most recently (but several years ago now) in rye and then not mowed for another year. Keeping out invasive autumn olive is a full-time job.<br /><br />There are very few stone fences in this part of the country. There are piles of stones at edges of fields. More another time, in my other blog, on signs of "the hand of man" on this land.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157333055767403088.post-63176995387169666672012-01-18T20:16:27.045-08:002012-01-18T20:16:27.045-08:00I love this description: "almost as if the wo...I love this description: "almost as if the woods to the north and south yearn to reconnect and are reaching across to close the breach."<br /><br />When you walk through the woods in the Berkshires of MA, you find, here and there, stone fences which remind one that these woods were once cleared for farmland. <br /><br />Keeping the land free of shrubs and grasses is a full-time job; whenever I see these stone fences I think, "no wonder the farmers left for Kansas!"Farshaw@FineOldBooks.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663199582891083995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157333055767403088.post-67860089361202775002012-01-17T16:26:30.445-08:002012-01-17T16:26:30.445-08:00I have a lot to learn--about birds and trees, trac...I have a lot to learn--about birds and trees, tracking and drawing--but it's all exciting, and yes, I'm keeping warm, too. I will do a post soon for "Books in Northport" on books and clothing that are helping my stillness project this winter.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157333055767403088.post-77878292980084380542012-01-17T16:04:13.032-08:002012-01-17T16:04:13.032-08:00I love that you are doing this, Pamela. I am glad...I love that you are doing this, Pamela. I am glad you are not afraid to share your drawings. Thinking of the cherry tree, and snow on its branches. Have you been warm while drawing?Kathyhttp://upwoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157333055767403088.post-14901846256852756182012-01-17T08:39:17.799-08:002012-01-17T08:39:17.799-08:00shhhh.....so peaceful.shhhh.....so peaceful.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com