drought – The Morning Porch/Patio

Wednesday September 21, 2016

Dave Bonta September 21, 2016

The asters in my garden are finally opening, purple and gold above new, green growth, the lower leaves all dead from the summer’s drought.

Dave Bonta August 25, 2016 2

The cicada chorus ebbs and swells. I notice the big tulip tree has shed all its drought-yellowed leaves from a month ago and is green again.

Dave Bonta July 28, 2016 1

The drought forces plants into triage: the big tulip tree is turning yellow from the inside out; perennials are dying from the bottom up.

Dave Bonta July 15, 2012 1

Ten percent of the tulip tree’s leaves have turned yellow in response to the drought. Goldfinches pass through like a yellow wind.

Dave Bonta July 13, 2012 1

Under a flat white sky, the catbird’s brassy harangue. Will it rain today? Some meadow plants are going limp while others are turning stiff.

Dave Bonta August 5, 2011 4

Humid, yet still so dry that the lilac leaves hang limply. In my last dream before waking, I couldn’t find the exit from an endless mall.

Dave Bonta July 21, 2011 1

Thanks to the drought, the bracken patch in my yard is browning from the outside in. A wild sunflower beside the path bows toward the east.

Dave Bonta September 17, 2010

Due to the drought, the goldenrod display is subdued this year—but birch are turning three weeks early. September will have its yellow.

Dave Bonta August 28, 2008

Steady drizzle after three weeks of drought. The quiet, continuous insect trill in the grass sounds the way I feel—however that may be.