Spring has sprung, the flowers has ris, I wonder where the birdies is? That is an old line used frequently by Seniors like me, but it does say it all. My flowers are indeed rising, and our feeders are full of birds and the squirrels have come to fill up on peanuts. I just love having the yard full of animals,etc. and they are so cheery. The gardens are early this year and I hope a late frost doesn't get the new buds. The lilacs are out, the lilies are up and about ready to bloom, all the perennials survived the winter and are flowering out. The Funkia grows an inch per day and that is no joke. However, no one but my brother and I seem to know what Funkia is. Well it is similar (but not exact) to Hosta. I have 5 varieties of Hosta among my Funkia, but it is easy to tell the difference. The Funkia has curly leaves and is much prettier than most Hosta plants. It came from a very old batch that grew on the stonewall of my brother's greenhouse land. When he moved South to live, he gave me a large clump of the bulbs and I planted them. They are now totally covering the garden in front of the house and I have spread them to the side and back yards as well as giving away a lot. In the old days this kind of plant was seen around old farms and houses and you didn't buy it. It had to be given to you, as was my starter bunch. So maybe that is why it is different and the name suggests "earthy smell" as described in my books.It gets the usual blue flowers in mid-summer but they are slightly different than all the other varieties.
Our feeders are emptied every single day with our Cardinals, Goldfinches, Red-headed sparrows, Red-headed woodpeckers,etc.etc. Most of our regulars spend the winter with us and don't migrate. We feed them all year long. They are so used to us they sit on top of the feeder pole while Fred fills and changes the feeder tubes. Then they feed like he hadn't even been there. If anyone has garden stories, I would like to hear them. Much of what I have planted all around the house are varieties that are very old or unknown now. Interesting.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Slavery
I'll bet the first thing that comes to your mind is the Civil War and black slaves. Well, there are many kinds of slavery, in many colors and many disguises. Be wary.
No one thinks about being a slave to computers, Black Berrys, IPods, Cell Phones, emails, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs,etc. - but how many people do you know, right now, that are slaves to most all of those. They can hardly get through a day without constantly attending to their masters (the above electronics). SLAVERY! Heavens no, I am not a slave to those - they serve me. Oh! really, think again.
If we lose our freedoms of opinion, the media, and speech (without fear) are we not slaves? You bet! Yet, we give away more of those every single day. The inroads are clever, hidden, inching along day by day. When something like the Health Care Bill scared us half to death, we began to wake up and notice - but is it too late? Have we waited to long to protect our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution?
Women, for centuries have been slaves to house work - mostly because they love their families - but when they were needed in WWII to fill in for the men who had gone off to war, they were suddenly liberated. They were productive, they learned, they were independent and making money, yet still taking care of their families. After the War they were all expected to return to the home and forget everything they had attained. Who became the slave then? But they had tasted freedom and wanted more. So they went on to combine job and home and what happened? They were soon slaves to both. They wanted it all, but couldn't balance all of it without losing something.
So when you think of slavery today, you need to remember that there are all kinds, and our Constitution can no longer protect you from any of them if you don't wake up and save it, for all of us. Congress will not help you. They are slaves to politics and its demands. Each of us must look to our own vote and use it wisely.
No one thinks about being a slave to computers, Black Berrys, IPods, Cell Phones, emails, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs,etc. - but how many people do you know, right now, that are slaves to most all of those. They can hardly get through a day without constantly attending to their masters (the above electronics). SLAVERY! Heavens no, I am not a slave to those - they serve me. Oh! really, think again.
If we lose our freedoms of opinion, the media, and speech (without fear) are we not slaves? You bet! Yet, we give away more of those every single day. The inroads are clever, hidden, inching along day by day. When something like the Health Care Bill scared us half to death, we began to wake up and notice - but is it too late? Have we waited to long to protect our Bill of Rights, Our Constitution?
Women, for centuries have been slaves to house work - mostly because they love their families - but when they were needed in WWII to fill in for the men who had gone off to war, they were suddenly liberated. They were productive, they learned, they were independent and making money, yet still taking care of their families. After the War they were all expected to return to the home and forget everything they had attained. Who became the slave then? But they had tasted freedom and wanted more. So they went on to combine job and home and what happened? They were soon slaves to both. They wanted it all, but couldn't balance all of it without losing something.
So when you think of slavery today, you need to remember that there are all kinds, and our Constitution can no longer protect you from any of them if you don't wake up and save it, for all of us. Congress will not help you. They are slaves to politics and its demands. Each of us must look to our own vote and use it wisely.
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