The Morning Porch

Dave Bonta December 3, 2010 2

Tuesday’s rain still roars in the creek and gurgles under the yard. The moss garden has turned mountainous from an orogeny of ice.

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rr
12 years ago Permalink

Orogeny! Your moss garden is an orogenous zone.
1. Dave Bonta
  12 years ago Permalink
  
  Quite so.

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