Where the Catbird Sings is a chronicle of life in a small town in the American South

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THANK YOU FOR READING
' Hem. 'Lois Barnes', Affordable Care Act, Dum Spiro Spero, Faulkner's boots, Hem. African Diplomat, Hydrangea 'Snowflake, Lilium 'Forever Susan, Rowan Oak, confederate flag, interracial marriage
THANK YOU FOR READING
' Hem. 'Lois Barnes', Affordable Care Act, Dum Spiro Spero, Faulkner's boots, Hem. African Diplomat, Hydrangea 'Snowflake, Lilium 'Forever Susan, Rowan Oak, confederate flag, interracial marriage

I'm suspending the blog after this entry, and wanted to thank those of you who have logged on since January 2013 to read my writings and view the photos.

' Hem. 'Lois Barnes', Affordable Care Act, Dum Spiro Spero, Faulkner's boots, Hem. African Diplomat, Hydrangea 'Snowflake, Lilium 'Forever Susan, Rowan Oak, confederate flag, interracial marriage
MORE ROSES FOR THE SOUTHERN GARDEN; Cultivating Poetry Along With Plants
John William Waterhouse, Lady of Shalott, Odysseus, Penelope, Pre-Raphaelite, Sylvia Plath, Tennyson, The Mirror, The Odyssey, Thomas Hardy, botrytis, bud blast, bullet-proof roses, feminism, literary garden
MORE ROSES FOR THE SOUTHERN GARDEN; Cultivating Poetry Along With Plants
John William Waterhouse, Lady of Shalott, Odysseus, Penelope, Pre-Raphaelite, Sylvia Plath, Tennyson, The Mirror, The Odyssey, Thomas Hardy, botrytis, bud blast, bullet-proof roses, feminism, literary garden

Extremes of weather are common where I live, meaning that even the most adaptive plants may struggle to perform. 

John William Waterhouse, Lady of Shalott, Odysseus, Penelope, Pre-Raphaelite, Sylvia Plath, Tennyson, The Mirror, The Odyssey, Thomas Hardy, botrytis, bud blast, bullet-proof roses, feminism, literary garden
REQUIEM FOR A ONE-EYED CAT
Atropos, Clotho, Homer, Lachesis, Moirai, The Iliad, coyotes, red foxes, stray cats
REQUIEM FOR A ONE-EYED CAT
Atropos, Clotho, Homer, Lachesis, Moirai, The Iliad, coyotes, red foxes, stray cats

The veterinarian didn't give her long to live. 

Atropos, Clotho, Homer, Lachesis, Moirai, The Iliad, coyotes, red foxes, stray cats
CLIFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Carolyn Converse Garden, Clifton SC, Clifton mills, Glendale SC, Glendale Shoals Preserve, Wofford Environmental Studies Center, flood of 1903
CLIFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA: A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Carolyn Converse Garden, Clifton SC, Clifton mills, Glendale SC, Glendale Shoals Preserve, Wofford Environmental Studies Center, flood of 1903

Mill race and shoals at site of former Clifton Mill 2.  The tower glimpsed between the trees is all that remains of the mill, which was demolished in 2012

Carolyn Converse Garden, Clifton SC, Clifton mills, Glendale SC, Glendale Shoals Preserve, Wofford Environmental Studies Center, flood of 1903
CROSSING THE RIVER; on Christmas, Community, and the Writing Process
13th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry CSA, Battle of Monocacy, The Second Mrs. Hockaday, Walter Rivers, channeling ancestors, crossing the river
CROSSING THE RIVER; on Christmas, Community, and the Writing Process
13th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry CSA, Battle of Monocacy, The Second Mrs. Hockaday, Walter Rivers, channeling ancestors, crossing the river
13th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry CSA, Battle of Monocacy, The Second Mrs. Hockaday, Walter Rivers, channeling ancestors, crossing the river
TRAMPLING OUT THE VINTAGE; Making Wine While the Sun Shines
Miss Billie the One-Eyed Cat, dahlias, muscadine wine
TRAMPLING OUT THE VINTAGE; Making Wine While the Sun Shines
Miss Billie the One-Eyed Cat, dahlias, muscadine wine
Miss Billie the One-Eyed Cat, dahlias, muscadine wine
THE GIRL AT THE WINDOW
Garrett Farm, Glencoe Mills Village, Lewis Hines, National Endowment for the Humanities, Piedmont, child labor, textile mills, writing
THE GIRL AT THE WINDOW
Garrett Farm, Glencoe Mills Village, Lewis Hines, National Endowment for the Humanities, Piedmont, child labor, textile mills, writing
Garrett Farm, Glencoe Mills Village, Lewis Hines, National Endowment for the Humanities, Piedmont, child labor, textile mills, writing
A` LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU
Cross Anchor, Glenn Springs, Hub City Bookshop, Klan Museum, Laurens, Pacolet, Reidville Academy, Spartanburg, Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War
A` LA RECHERCHE DU TEMPS PERDU
Cross Anchor, Glenn Springs, Hub City Bookshop, Klan Museum, Laurens, Pacolet, Reidville Academy, Spartanburg, Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War
Cross Anchor, Glenn Springs, Hub City Bookshop, Klan Museum, Laurens, Pacolet, Reidville Academy, Spartanburg, Upcountry South Carolina Goes to War
5TH OF JULY
4th of July, Rock Springs Bluegrass Band, garden party
5TH OF JULY
4th of July, Rock Springs Bluegrass Band, garden party
4th of July, Rock Springs Bluegrass Band, garden party