Just Before Harvest
Sometimes as you’re coming through the orchard in late September or early October, just before the bulk of the main … Continue reading Just Before Harvest
Tag: nature
There Is No Light Like That Which Shines
When the sun crosses that celestial plane to shine its favor on the Southern hemisphere, the pecan trees in my … Continue reading There Is No Light Like That Which Shines
The Last Orchard
I planted a new pecan orchard last week, two of them in fact, twenty-one years after I planted my first … Continue reading The Last Orchard
A Man’s Leisure Time
Our ritual began simply. We hopped into Pop’s yellow LTD, he hit play on a Jerry Clower or a Chuck … Continue reading A Man’s Leisure Time
Night Sounds
Most nights as I lay down for sleep, I can hear the warning blasts from a train rumbling through town … Continue reading Night Sounds
The Catastrophe
For the last 14 years of his life, my father lived in a double-wide mobile home, which he bought new … Continue reading The Catastrophe
Leaf Samples
As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to favor summer as much, if not more so, than other times of year. … Continue reading Leaf Samples
Why I Am Not Going To Mow My Orchards Until June
I was bouncing slowly along on the tractor beneath sun dappled shade on a May morning, killing weeds in a … Continue reading Why I Am Not Going To Mow My Orchards Until June
On The Meaning of Nature’s Patterns and Orchard Design
“Everyone wishes a measure of mystery in their life that they have done nothing in particular to deserve.”—-Jim Harrison How … Continue reading On The Meaning of Nature’s Patterns and Orchard Design
False Spring
It is February and purple henbit is once again blooming in the fallow fields of south Georgia. Interesting plant, henbit. … Continue reading False Spring
