Spring Reigns

"Everything is blooming most recklessly;

 if it were voices instead of colors,

there would be an unbelievable shrieking

into the heart of the night. " ~Rainer Maria Rilke

"It's spring fever. 
  That is what the name of it is, 

And when you've got it, you want... 

- oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want,

but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!"  ~Mark Twain

Grape Thoughts

“Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.”

The grape vines are producing with vigor this year. I think we might have enough to make wine but this is not our goal. We have planted them for beauty and for eating. I wish I could send the fragrance and the taste of these grapes to you with this post. It's the wonderful taste of summer. These grapes are "good in the first place" and would make great wine.


Wisdom does not come automatically. As with growing grapes, it takes effort and time. I know that there is a certain amount of nurturing and care to achieve a final product. Before all of this, there has to be acceptance and love for what you do. It's an effort that produces insight. It's the reward.... after you water and care for the soul of things.