La Casa Grande Colectiva

Tag: bamboo

  • perennial emergence

    Would anyone like to trade some images for some words? How many words are these pictures worth? ~JP

    I meet your five pictures with five poems.  Brownie points to those who guess th constraint. ~AndR

    bamboo shoots
    Bamboo Shoots

    blasting aggressively, my bamboo oozes out,
    striking hard only once: three shoots

    hops coming up
    Cascade Hops

    “climb! a skyhigh clamor! away, dread earth!”
    (how ordinary: pursuing sun)

    Apple buds blossom
    Apple bud blossoms

    a plump pink leafy existence
    but under drunk
    billowing laughter of some smiling ovary: my spectacle

    older asparagus bed
    Asparagus

    aerodynamic sunfed plant, arousing rustic “awwww’s”: give us splendor

    stinging nettle
    Stinging Nettles

    spines touch. i never go in nighttime gowns
    never ever tattle try like embers: sigh

  • Bamboo

    webdsc_5218
    I saved some of the bamboo and it’s in my room, hanging out next to the aloe plant.

  • Spring Comes Early in the Garden

    Last Friday was a beautiful day. After a day at work I came home to find housemates and friends working in the garden.
    garden_work1

    gardenwork2

    Drew, Rob and JP clearing out bamboo to make room for fresh beds.

    webdsc_4746b

    The chickens were out pecking for worms and enjoying the nice weather.

    webdsc_4699b

    Sophie was really excited about the chickens.

    webdsc_4682b

    The bamboo was burned.

    webdsc_4675b

    And the resulting fire was strangely beautiful.
    webdsc_4751b
    Just another day at La Casa.