~The Dragon Flies' Lair Thread XI~

April 17, 2004 | bentfeather, and poets of the Dragon Flies' Lair

[Soaring Feather]

My Dragon Fly and Me

If I could be a Dragon Fly
and wing my way through the sky
I would never be shy
just me and my Dragon Fly!

By moonlight we ride the wind
chase the comets tail for fun
by day we would hide from the sun
our fragile wings would come undone

On darkest nights we would use
fireflies as our guides
we would dip and we would glide
through the heavens open wide
and scatter diamonds in the night sky
my Dragon Fly and I...

And we would wing past our lovers
silent in the night...
to kiss their face in our flight
much to their surprise and delight
my Dragon Fly and me in sight...

Such a view do we share
away up here in the air
of breezes soft through our hair
my Dragon Fly and me a pair...

bentfeather©

[Soaring Feather]

Who knows!! Maybe some good stuff will come along. :-)

We can always hope.

[Darksheare]

True.
Though at the moment I'm drawing a blank.
(Usually means it will make a showing in dreams.. so that it won't stick in my skull when I wake up!)

[radu]

For some reason, we got lucky with the veggies last year as far as the deer. Nothing got messed with. Now, Petey's aunt was a different story. SHE was the one we had to worry about messing with the stuff. LOL!

I've wrestled with chickweed and henbit in the flower beds and can't seem to get rid of the stuff! I've yanked them out by the roots and ever'stuff. Can't spray with Round Up because of all the flowers. sheesh! A never-ending battle.
It'll be the same in the veggie garden, too.

It's almost ready for me to start planting the seeds. The tomatoes have already been started in seedling trays in the other house and will be ready soon for transplanting.

Last year, we were drowning at this time and this year, we're dry as all get-out. At least the garden is set up between two spigots that we can run long hoses from to water when necessary.

Roses do demand a lot of attention. Your wife's former mother-in-law is a lot braver than I am to grow them. LOL! I'm the "Black Death" to roses, unfortunately.

[Darksheare]

I seem to sometimes be blessed with roses.
(Though there have been some that were beyond my help. Others have made returns from seemingly beyond the grave..)

There's this little vine like weed that smells like a herb of one kind or another, has little horn shaped flowers on it, cerrated oval leaves.
And it makes me itch, though it's not supposed to.
Mira knows what it's called in Czech and German, but can't think of what it would be in English.
(The missus former mother in law is Czechoslovakian.)

Had ot get my hands on rotenone based rose dust for some stuff.
*ugh*
Using that stuff, you end up tasting it eventually, and getting a metallic taste in your mouth.
Yes, it can kill you, but it'll kill fish alot faster..

[Colonel_Flagg]

Well, then can I be the last to wish you a belated happy birthday?

I'm always the last to know ... =\

[Colonel_Flagg]

Shocking, isn't it?

Off on the great excursion tomorrow. Will have a chance to use some of the Treadhead Tuesday weapons in authentic cardboard combat.

What is left of my pride will report back upon my return :)

[radu]

Rotenone is hard-core stuff! We had to use it on the potatoes last year to kill the potato beetles. Sevin wasn't working. But then, it kept raining so much, the Rotenone got washed off sooner than normal. Frustrating, to say the least.

Roses certainly take a special "something" that I don't have. LOL! I admire folks who can nurture them and keep their beauty flourishing.

Hubby came in a few minutes ago and wants supper. Some nerve, huh?! LOL! Guess I'd better head out.

It was great to "see" ya tonight!

[radu]

Howdy Col.! Thank you.

Don't feel bad....you're apparently not the last to know. :-)
I'd thought hubby had offered to take me out for supper tonight to make up for forgetting but since we're still home........

He forgot last year, too, so it's no surprise. LOL!

[Colonel_Flagg]

Well .. then I'm almost the last to know! :)

[Soaring Feather]

Oh no, slaps head!! No shaking around up there!! LOL

[SAMWolf]

Other than cats, I picture bats when Radu comes to mind. Must be all that night time activity.

[Soaring Feather]

LOL!! radu is a night swooper for sure. She swooped into the guest house when I was sound asleep to gather food for the cats. Never knew she was there.

[SAMWolf]

It's great meeting other Freepers for real isn't it?

[Soaring Feather]

Oh yes, this so. radu and her family, hubby, Aunt and cats were and are a great pleasure to know. I also, met LaDiva Loca in Washington, DC last August. She is a lovely woman.

[Soaring Feather]

~Barry White~ ~SWOON~

[Soaring Feather]

Good nite poets

May the sweet aroma of Lily of the Valley
fill your dreams
caress your face
tenderly lull you to sleep
in the safety of knowing love...

~ Dream a Little ~ Love a Lot ~

Today

Should thou lovest me this day
I would be content in today
not ask for tomorrow...
But... live this day only
in splendor of knowing
thou lovest me today...
bentfeather © 04/03/03

bentfeather
Touch the Chariot of Fire

[SAMWolf]

LaDiva Loca does a lot of good work on her history threads.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[Darksheare]

Morning.
*chuckle*
My dear kitty is currently sleeping, thankfully.

[Darksheare]

Yup, the roteneone IS pretty heavy stuff, but some rose blights are hard to get rid of with the light and perfumy pyrethrin based stuff.
Roses are one of the hardest plants to read, you really can't tell if the discoloration on the canes is from a bug infestation, a fungus infection, it needs water, or it's just the normal discoloration of the cane prior to it becoming a thicker wood like stick.