Rollin on'... ; Or, 'Time and Steam wait no man, nor woman...'

 

 Or; ...Ever crossing your mind, whether the Angels do leave foot-prints, actually?

  ; (pic, above) ; ...from Vampirella-story 'Isle of the  Huntress' by Gonzalez-Goodwin, on mag 14/1971. (Text-bubble somewhat modified...)

“... For the most part a shaggy wilderness, the ground lies in strangely broken undulations, much hidden with shrub and tangled boscage. At the falling of dusk we passed a thickly wooded tract large enough to be called a forest; the great trees looked hoary with age, and amid jungle of undergrowth, myrtle and lentisk, arbutus and oleander, lay green marshes, dull deep polls, sluggish streams. A spell which was half fear fell upon the imagination; never till now had I known an enchanted wood. Nothing human could wander in those pathless shades, by those dead waters. It was the very approach to the world of spirits; over this woodland, seen on the verge of twilight, brooded a silent awe, such as Dante knew in his selva oscura.” ;...from By the Ionian Sea by George Gissing (travel-memoir, 1906 ; p. 59-60, on -86 repr.)

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“... After a few weeks of dèsouvrement she obeyed the impulse to occupy herself with a kind of reading alien to Reardon's sympathies. The solid periodicals attracted her, and especially those articles with themes of social science. ...She read a good deal of that kind of literature which may be defined as specialism popularized; ...Thus, for instance, though she could not undertake the volumes of Herbert Spencer, she was intelligently acquainted with the tenor of their contents; and though she had never opened one of Darwin's books, her knowledge of his main theories and illustrations was respectable. She was becoming a typical woman of the new time, the woman who had developed concurrently with journalistic enterprise.” (George Gissing), of New Grub Street (novel 1898, p.397-8.)

; Series 'Spring-Garden Warden', Pt II.

; Series on Biodiversity, III / 2016

; Not much an enthusiast to the bulbs, but I've probably presented fewsome examples on these posts. ...Well, most plainly said, I find bulbs, and their growing rather tiresome, or merely dull, even. ...Which not the reason me being not devoted on (,at least so o much. I sort of find them not very...interesting. ) ; People of course grow in their garden-lots many kinds perennials, here as elsewhere. There's significant benefits on bulbs, of course. Esp. here, at least, 'cause the Winter generally takes quite take large portion of the year. ...Or, so it was until more recent at least. Anyway, the Months when sunshine only limited favoring most growth takes ca half of the year. To most cases the flower bulbs not any particularly care is needed...Which are, of course, only some of the reasons to their great popularity in the garden cultivation.

...So, overally the bulbs seem to me, or feel like to any ('standard') plants, sort of 'gardeners easy'. That's then also part the reason to my disinterest, the other reason being that most often these for garden flowers also have certain monotonic impressions – Any singular plants seems almost like 'clones', in the exact sense of the word. Well, not exactly, since anything that retraces itself for the real Nature's – or, actual natural vegetation - rarely is...But many bulbs; Tulips, Lilies, etc. species that've been bred to their cultivated varieties since long past from history. No wonder the monotony, 'cause anything grown in the purposes of a human cultivation systems/uses tends have certain amount that. More generally considering, it's also part of our manner of agricultures, also partly from that the form for 'modern' gardening, adopted. ...But let's not go for that by details.

; But let's instead also devote some part this post first for DIRT. Dirt appears as marvellous and luscious a thing than any other fewsome of the 'non-visible' beings – Or, 'essense', entities, substances, whatever term you wish from use - to these few posts presented. All kinds from exciting and important little creatures live in the dirt (under the surface): earth-worms, various many burrowing insects; there's microscopic 'miniaturist' creatures, and then 'macroscopic' large beings, such as the moles and fx I can think for some blind-snakes. There are also, fx, 'land-amphibians' like the ants and termites. Nature's plenty indeed. (Furthermore then is also various many creatures over-wintering or passing the 'dry spells' buried in it. The latter esp., or more so/mainly so at desert environments.) 
 

; On his humoristic-serious flower-gardening guide (Zahrandkov roki, The Gardener's Year, p. 1929.) - don't recall if I'd perhaps mentioned this priorly, btw – Capek tells an anecdote of (his) old mother, who when dealing cards, said for one of the piles; 'That which I walk over.' (Or, walk on, if that the more correct expressed... ; ...Remarks that at the chapter about November, when garden-beds are usually added the new soil/manure/whatever.) The Month not significant to this. I thought that nicely expressed from about how the earth used to be held in much higher respect. Indeed, by the past time land was not understood only to a place of be walked over, but for the consecrated and holy ground. ...Not difficult from understand, once reminded that peoples sustenance and foods, by large part, to those days still (in the Europes meaning this, most part) largely depended about how good was the harvest and how rich and generously productive the land happened of to be. An important wisdom about that then seems been transmitted on even such ordinary, common-place amusements as a dealing of cards. It is, actually, quite natural that if you spend quite some time within the close proximity' w. smtgh like – this case, the Earth – that you start of appreciate and even 'worship' it. (The origins for the many religions/beliefs, probably, or smght like, I think.)

; ...Of course, it being also so, that none a plant grows in the unfavorable circumstances, more specifically not on an unproper soil to it. So large part from my various gardening tasks (of course like the most people who devote some time to their garden,) to this season – late April, May – tend concern the improving a ground. Picking of the earliest weeds. Adding some new garden-soils. ...Any other tasks, but only when necessary. (Any older 'standard' gardening books fx tend remark it here favorable to add some chalk on grounds after any few years...But I think I haven't chalked my any garden-soils from some ten years, and having found that not for any harms.) ; Also, of had by fewsome years a time used more organic natural materials to secure and provide base-fertilizations and adequate 'plant foods' for my perennials, I've noted nowadays little needs of bringing any bought sacks of the garden dirt to my places. Yet, some perennials tend have often much of an 'appetite' from the fertilization, so I've still on this season used some bought dirt too. (Since my gardens are small them produce relative little of the fallen leaf, litter and other biodegradable stuff. And besides, the building of additional garden-bed on this seasonal Spring consumed most from my any composts gathered.) 
 

; In combined, Dirt is...Well, its the dirt. (But once you play w. that, some time, you start of recognize it being just as mystical, and indeed even sacred, such as any bit less 'ordinary' entitety.)

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...Capek mentioned to prior this, I guess it makes then worth the decoration below,  drawing from that garden-book classic of his writing. 
 

; ...Despite thinkin' that I've noticed my urban neighbors, to their 'gardening-manouvres', often concentrated, and much, for the lawn-moving - Already soon after Spring, on the Summers, even late for an Autumns - I actually find myself devoting little time on. I need not, actually, having so much of my limited garden-areas covered w. the plants, flowers and the shrubberies. So I find the habit of cutting the grasses mostly very unnecessary burden. Tend devote any effort to that from as little as necessary. ...Real ecologist personnel(s), of course, would use scythe or sickle, besides – As I've read sometime (But if, be careful w. the task, them are sharp tools.)

 ; Any case, the grasses occasionally need be cut, and for the well frisky, healthy (prospering) individuals it probably only makes some good exercise - As long as one doesn't use a motorized machine. ...Well, at least I can assume that to those 'early' begins, people probably even not imagined them by any motors equipped. Not until someone might've invented that in particular. Or, perhaps w. the usual stereotypized morality and double standards in place, perhaps the non-motorized some were brought for the market to some the 'ladies-version', usable in the 'fine-tuning'. And the motor equipped – Since probably the early some also were rather heavy of to lift and demanded more strenght to their uses – then (were) sold to be handled by men, for the cutting of thicker grasses and hays, etc. ...Funny from think so at least, without a more precise knowledges.

 (Pic, above) ; ...Actually seems it also that the drawings on The Gardener's Year mentioned from originate to Capek's brother, Joseph. ...The example accompanying only inspired these few side-mentions about lawn-movers and peoples. ; 'Guess the 'maccina' itself was still at that 1930s some novelty to the households, I just suppose. At least for any 'common peoples' owning. (; Perhaps it even was little like the tractors, the first owner in the village gathered all enviable and admiring sights from the others and people from near and far to wonder and talk about from; ...And shall the horse now find it's only uses for the sausages. ...And the weathers been quite favorable so far, this year. ...And how soon a time he now intended of to harvest the Turnip. And does he now intend of to build a larger 'keeps' to the potatoes, since that 'monster' now seems from take all the place available on his ground-cellar.... :) But, weren't the old times glorious, those good old times...Don't you think?

; But...it's at least also sometimes quite funny of have a place and time from watching people cutting their grasses, during the most summer heated days; Sweat pushing under their shirts. Which gives the onlooker mostly some rather physical impression to - Just what that task mainly is, from and about. Often enjoyable sight, besides. Then there's also (of smtgh) quite sexitized to it, even. (...And that's also why you'd, perhaps, never see me from staring the working men at their summery sweats, or from watching the finalists to a miss wet T-shirt contest...There's lot more watch to a proper 'appreciative eye' at this very physical contest against the grasses. Or, against their sturdy roots, to be precise...) ; - Along w. that then, maybe, vapors arising, of an exhaustment and fatigue (, in case the sun happens burn of a little too brightly, by the day), the engine clack-clacking, the green-house emissions accumulating, and the sun-shine burning ever more brighter... ; Yet, mostly I've noticed all those lawn-movers of to have some resoluted grin to their blissful faces. Maybe, it from that in our present life there is relatively little of that physical exercise and practice, all I've seen seem (of secretly) from enjoying that so much and be so devoted to their lawn-moving.  

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(Pic, adjacent); Small solitarian bee, that takes a quick look of it's ground-nest to see whether route is clear. ; ...'Suppose I might've presented this enchantin' pic sometimes priorly, (So I don't go offering any of my estimates on what the species in question it might be, precisely.) ; Discovered this specimen from the garden by my own, and I think there actually lives plenty-some those (Not overwhelming many, at least reasoning from the of small dug 'holes' on ground I've discovered, an' supposed them inhabiting some/many of those. ...Once I noted that kind nest there the picture then was easily taken - Guess I was in some luck, but on a sunny morning/noon (don't recall which) I just set my photographing equipment beside place. Didn't have to wait for very long, some minutes only. Seems to me them typically take this kind glance for outside prior raising for flight...And that's of course only for a reasonable precaution. There's of course various some hymenopteran species whom like this live at nestings on ground, along the some that 'populate' the wood and other materials for purpose. - See fx from the Wikip. about Solitary bees.

Seems that our former 'promised' views from/about (natural) herbs and plants w. any medicinal/healthful effects has to be postponed or maybe be skipped...That because I simply seem of had not have any place for their checking or any better familiarizing from. 
 

; To mention, then, that nowadays I actually have various many native species of the plant, some palatable, but mostly only for decoration, growing on my small (overstocked) garden spot. Some or many, probably, having been prior mentioned to these posts, but I do have – if I recall most from those – fx geraniums (, planted of matured seeds collected by myself), Hepatica - Their gathering actually not allowed pick of Natures, but I only took one specimen. Even collected that of my (almost) natural ecologic cabin-site at woods, where the species actually growing lot more plentiful and by more enchanting variety than that I've seen any places. (One singular Hepatica-plant takes about some 10 years to emerge flowering, also demands a relative moisture. Actually, to recent years w. less of the snows I've not seen nearly similar plentyful flowerescense, even there.) 
 

; Then, other native 'inhabitants' to my garden contain at least: White-dead nettle (Lamium album) ; Willow ; Bracken (Pteridium aquilium) ; Garlic mustard (Alliara petiolata, - Well, it's merely a late arrived weed, actually...) ; St. John' Wort (Hypericum perforatum, presented earlier here...) ; Large Pink (Dianthus superbus), Sticky Catch-fly (Viscaria alpina) - both likewise earlier presented...) ; Ground Ivy; Biting Stonecrop; Origanum vulgaris ...And maybe lately even some 'Wild' Thymes I've from repeated having planted (Albeit, it seems that there not any proper place they'd favor.) ; And Veronicas (.officinalis, or .arvensis – not too sure, but 'suppose I did bring them by myself. The other common species from the Speedwells may be a seasonal here; Thyme-leaved Speedwell (V. serpifyllifolia). - At least I of course didn't bring those tiny small 'grass-plants', but them steadily appeart by their own. ; Then is (Wood) Strawberries (some that I've increased from a few brought plants...), Framboise (Rubus idae, ...'guess one can say those for the natural variety, because the usual cultivated plants ain't much differing...) - Actually there some others amongst my berry-bushes too which might on the woods here appear natively growing. Or, their growth there representing the very old (early) naturalized some, any case. Don't care of listing them for this...Cons. how little the garden they are actually quite plenty. (From the same reason there only fewsome from the trees, all counted by one hand fingers.) ; Then there's in addit various some seasonals that seem appear by their own, yearly. Fx; Epilobium collinum (...them just seem appear constantly, though not from such many as the usual more widely recognized early colonizing plant for any open areas here, E. angustifolium.) ; And then also, Achillea millefolium ; Ox-eye daisy(s) ; Bur Marigold...Plus a fewsome others that I not recall for this.

Guess' my native 'growths must've been in favor of the local species, 'cause so far I've seen - alongside the various insects – and on this very diminute spot of garden - several small “wild” beasts inhabiting my locality; At least visits (very regularly) my garden a wood-mouse (ie, the Yellow necked mouse – Or, maybe it some more urban variety, won't matter to this) ; Also, frog ; shrewd (...or is the hedgehog correct naming? ...That small snuffing species w. stings. It may also be the only 'permanent' inhabitant – I have the impression thoem might've overwintered under the terrace some years, regularly 'awakes' to sight by Summers. It here an 'urbanist', a semi-native species, though.) ; Pheasant (...though I think those were after the remains or leftovers from song-bird feeds. Of course, it not either even native but introduced species. It's quite large a bird, from hence the mention. Actually both the hens and male specimen dropped by, but not from the same timing.) ; And then a bankvole (myodes glariolus, ...despite being some commonest species to Northern boreal forests, alongside this occasion, it was maybe only one timing that I've seen any on the woods...Unless from a brief sighting.) ...Reason them not come for the open of to be seen, became quite clear to me from this sighting. Noticed the specimen hiding under a trees coverage – 'Cause it had been chased there by a cat. Of having noted this small burrowing species and it's enfastened rate of the pulse there, in the 'hide', I can assure you that any of the domesticated cattles and chicks, destined for the daily production of foods, ain't neither any more willing from entering on any their slaughterhouses. (Only said from not of 'fancy' anything about it.)

...Actually, that was quite many species I can remember only by this sitting.

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 (Pic beside: Insp. 'Rabbithee', Pic from Sokal's comics)

; And oh, the field rabbits too, I tend see often - Though not on my gardens exactly, but to this locality, almost each morning early around sunrise. Luckily the garden-place is quite high and little by any 'harvestable' hays to their liking. Besides the place has the fences. (; Actually, those rabbits are maybe some from the more notorious mixed breeds, said from seen the consistent increase and now for the troubles to any urbanhoods, et sim. areas – Here as much as elsewhere. But let us count them among 'wild species' too, at least don't behave any manner too domestic.) 

; From the insects perhaps the most impressing been some moths and butterflies; fx those species by group known to Sphingidae...Such as Hemaris titius, or H.fuciformis– One I saw, lately, was recognizable to larger one of those, but I'm only guessing it then for that .tityus. (Also interesting from notice, that if so, the larvae seem said of feed/increase on the Devil's bit Scabious and/or Field Scabious). Both from them also fly by day-time (around the late of noon), as the usual. ...Once in the warm Summer night even, I thought had seen, only by glance, also Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk Moth). At least it not anyhow unlikely, actually is rather common species and permanent (Summer-, migratory, I guess?) resident to our Lepidopteran-genera. ; But like former noted, this place is sort lot windy at times and day-time butterflies seen only occasional visit.

; On this basis, I guess, I can assured say the native plants added for gardens decorations considerably increase it's appeal for the local fauna (/animalhoods in general). Only genera that not visits my garden are the lizards (reptiles) and fishes. Place being scarce by any water-sources, and naturally I've not of much any yearn to those either. The people living closer by any (bit larger) woods seem told from sometimes enjoyed sighs from the deers, bats, foxes even, and the prey-birds such as the Hawks and Owls at least. ...But I don't think that a deer wouldn't ever find it's way for my garden-side. Would that be a sight, though...'Guess that it would, probably, only loose it's senses from to find itself enclosed on that place. ; ...That also reminds about that on a late-evening walk, almost midnight it was I guess, on some not-too- distant forest road I did see a Badger (Meles meles), though, only by from short glance. (Late of Summer/early Autumn it was, supposedly). Some other time (but earlier), I then happened nearby that from to pass aside place that I considered could've been badger's nest – Though none was there to be seen, not too sure about that. (If it was, the 'den' seemed for rather clean a place as such.) 
 

; And the birds sighted I actually did not list to this. (They're not very many, or numerous by variety to these urbanhoods – like you'd easily guess - but any particular season seems exhibit the certain species that regularly appear. Actually are most often seen, there for 'picking up their share', so to say.)

; But that much of the prefaces. Let's then move for the actual part from this series main concern; The plants, of course.

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Spring Aconitum (around late April)

Spring Aconitum (Eranthis hyemadis) ; From these few bulbs by my planting, the plant first represented here because it some earliest, perhaps even the most early to emerge on early Spring. Seems usually from grow sometime about late of March, or even before. Anycase, by the time here still some snow on grounds when I tend recgonize it on bloom. And flowers then resultant about for a few weeks time (That depending also from weathers/sunshines. ...I actually tend usually not recognize it by the time it surfaces, and only recognize the flower once it developed.) ; By natively said to a 'Woodland flower', growing on 'calcareous grounds' (France, Italy, Balkans) ...and also is mentioned from widely naturalized to elseplace Europes. Here them are mostly grown gardens only, I understand. Also, all parts from the plant seem remarked poisonous. (Like it's name seems tell from, though it's noted that actually the contained toxin aren't similar to those of the actual aconitum.)

Usually, by the late from May the whole plant already seems from to disappear under a rapidly increasing garden vegetation and larger greeneries. ; I think I sowed from those about some 4-6 separate bulbs, some years past now. ...And, funny to notice, but only this singular specimen did grow. Maybe the others didn't find the place suitable. Or, them were planted too much in the shade, where the ground isn't adequate warmed soon after the frozen Months. Or, maybe those bulbs had unfavorably dried on their package. Maybe I watered those too much from after sowing, or smght.- Don't know what the reason it had that poor success. Wouldn't care, this bulb actually was quite adequate to my any interest. ; On the picture beside (little dim as it was cloudy day, maybe late on April.) A typical early bulb, such as noted, but I think it far rarer cultivated nowadays than sometimes was.

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Crocuses (Around early May)

 ; (Spring) Crocus (Crocus vernus)  ...I just suppose this for their name. My Crocuses being the commonest some, so, of the various genera I this must represent the species in question. (Them actually/likely were growing already prior us moved here, so I have no other especielt details to tell from that.) ; The easiest and among earliest of these bulb-flowers. Them (here) emerge to flowering already by around midst from April. ...About, by the time when there is (or, at least still few year ago were) some snows on the ground. ; The plant is, actually, a real 'well' of the nectars for the insects – On some early Spring days, when photographing the plant I observed there were some smaller flies, or other insect apparent drowned to that. But the larger bumble-bees are just as eager from visit, since there's not yet so many flowering plants by this early time of the year. ...The picture actually presented because in the midst of these (now, recently) less snowy Spring-times, one day happened pour some sleets and those Crocuses looked very...say 'glimmering', covered by that and reflecting the sunrays. (But since it was cloudy, of course, that picture not very well transmit the impression.) ; Plant belongs for the Iriciaeae, and in the urban parks (, on the open woods nearby human habitation too), it not very rare from occasionally notice some Crocuses of had naturalized. That said, guess we need not say more of this. It a regular garden decoration, 'bulbiceous' flowering plant.

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; Chervil (Anthcriscus cerefolium, ssp cerefolium). Also known as Garden Chervil, and belongs for the Apiaceae (...And that explains it's most demands or the most prerequisitives to it's cultivation. In fact, those are few.) ; Unlike the former examples to this post it is not a bulb, but herb, of course. Probably quite widely cultivated, but as I've actually not much earlier planted it, represents still some 'peculiarity' ('Peculiar' to my finding, meant say. ;) - Perhaps best part in the growing of the Chervil is plant's rapidness: Sowed from around May only 3-4 weeks seem quite adequate (even here) until the plant already appears harvestable. Also it can be grown from lot earlier by Spring, perhaps around late of March, even. Though, I suppose, if sowed week or two later the growth is more fast. Like herbs usually, except from the little soil added (unfertilized some), needs not for any particular care. 

(Above pic; Garden Chervil seedlings, this case on a clay-pot. ; Unfortunately I didn't find of had photographed the grown some, so that doesn't give much of the idea from grown plants...)  
 

On the the aroma of it most characteristic from having some resemblance from anis. Of Mirja von Knorring's herb's cultivation and culinaristic book we then also find that Chervil preferably should be planted in the shade (plus, on relative moisture), and therefore it's suitable companions in the herb-gardens are the Menthe(s) and Lemon balm. Likewise, it is mostly used similar to Dill, best proper w. foods are fx potato smash, omelettes, or – w. Chanterelle. (,and fungi, generally. Perhaps good also w. kartoffelsalad, let us suppose').

; ...Also seems said be an essential ingredient to preparement of traditional 'Bouquet garni' on the warmer regions, such as the Provence. Also, BNG says about Chervil that, “The herb aids digestion and acts as diuretic” (in the past was used to treat the eczema and healing wounds), and “...The ancient Egyptians must have thought highly of the herb, as it was found in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.” Feels to me there must at least some part truth to that, 'cause the plants and their many properties had significant more important role in the lives of peoples to many those ancient cultures. On this 'old' Europe as much as from any other region. ; By native range it seems said, at least, originate from the south-eastern Europes and Asia. But soforth, all in all, that's probably most we could combine from the Chervil to this short view. ....Tasty, give it a try. (And enjoy this 'luxury' from beyond the thousands years...Perhaps you might then even have dreams about a Tuth-mo-se and Akh-mut-se. ...Or whatever, their proper names could've been.) Despite it's 'vulgar' look, an actual 'royalty' for the herb, etc...

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; Martegon lily (Lilium martagon) ; Once in the pasts common cultivated, Martegon Lily also seems had as honorable histories as any favorite garden plant. Possibly you know (, in case you'd be already familiar to this bulb), that alchemists by the medieval-/renaissance era, believed so much for the power of it's bulbs that it was one among plants experimented with the intention from making of gold ! (; ...There were, actually several many such plants, though...). 
 

 (Beside; Martegon Lily, picture from, about, late June/early July. Possibly, concluding of the surrounding vegetation.)

Plant's actual native range seems reach from the mid-Ural until the eastern Europes. But also seems noted that on the central Europe them naturally growin' for an altitude about 2000 m. Didn't check from any too specifics of that... ; As a garden decoration it then a southern species to these regions, only having been spread here/was planted not before the 1800s. On garden the main preferences are the adequate protected and (relative) moisturous place, and not under too direct, constant sunlight. – As fx the usual natural(-ized?) growths inhabit the 'shore- and grovesides, the wetlands'. (Actually, the name to it here appears be 'Shady lily'.) ; Not too many stories to tell from, the only Martegon lily on my gardens is from a bulb dug out from the nearby landsfill-place. ; I'm having some (considerable) hampers from whether it will grow to cultivations even, 'cause only suitable, proper moisturic place also is perhaps too much shaded by emergent foliages – At least it's growths seem stopped prior the flowering period. ... But now it's been quite warm early Summers, so maybe it was just 'skippin' the blooms from a few years postward the replanting. Normally should flower around July. In the pic both it's emergent buds and stem, and that peculiar looking flower.

; ...Some of those landsfill/wastelands are well strange places to any viewer/admirer of the Natures scenes. On that place nearby (, where I dug the bulb), it also surprised me to notice there growing some Parrot Tulip, in full flowerescense. Among the varieties from other garden-escapees from plant and bush that colonize the place. Byside it there also were growing native plants, such as pines, hays...Plus, an even wider variety established 'invasive' weeds. Sure that tulip esp. - in the midst from all that – seemed quite out of place. Like a sight from some weird tropical regions, or from some distant planet where the natural phenomena doesn't follow any Earthly logic... ; But the plants that live by bulbs also tend be somewhat lasting, and occasional often in the fertile woods/meadows one tends see garden 'escapees'. Crocuses prior mentioned, are fx one of the more typical species here. Rarely any bulbs seem from any capasity emerge for an actual invasive troubles, but there's common usual examplaries, and sometimes the more established groups, growing on edges of the woods, heathland. They always look very unnatural on that setting.

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'If we consider the amount of truth that has really been spoken out in the world... - The public failure seems amazing, seems monstrous.' 

  (Adjacent pic; 'The Actual Nature' - In explained: a few dead-woods I by accident discovered/photographed this Spring. ; Have to mention that a look like this, few decayed birches (Betula) or parts of the standing trunks decomposing aren't too completely rare from see - This presented since them more scarcely so full of the holes made by woodpeckers...(And 'cause not so many tree living for until this state. These seem been quite small trunks while died off, not any larger trees.) ; ...But also of mention that it always useful from provide some dead-wood, or pieces of wood, to one's gardens (Or, a base of tree having died out left standin to rotten. Besides nice lookin, the decaying material only is beneficial and harvestable to many smaller creatures, favorable by improving soil.) 

; ...The weathers by the Spring/Summery period been this year quite – or, practically said, very much to the 'normal'. (The fact is, the local weathers by any year, never invariably follow any defined 'norm', actually.) ...I say so, due because from that despite the said (slight) sleets poured by relative late by the day/Month (May), and even that the 'dry-spell' at Spring-time now feels provide, somewhat, enlenghtened or of little less by any rains nowadays – Nothing practically here makes any obvious deviation from the 'normative', at this Spring-season. ...At least not so significantly as what noticeable from the winter-weathers, the lack of the snow. And, even that the weather by mid-Summers, around the July now seems in contrast, now for a few years time from, on these latitudes given mostly  impressions about this to some 'realm of the Swampirella', than from what I'd say for regular Fennoscandian weathers. ; But generally, if not paying any attention for the climates 'irregularities', I suppose here would be quite easy to remain at some complete 'numbness' to these climatic aspects, not from had noticed these changes said be taking place, at the moment. Particularly during these Summery times of year.

So I suppose – If I ever having the chance to refreshen my any knowledge of the climatic 'wisdom'/science – any further views on that are only then presented here after that. ; Resultant, these recent views then been mostly about the various manners one can improve one's own surrounding w. the more Nature's advocating practices, choices of plants. (Fx, that about by one's own selections from garden-plants even, and/or perhaps more so, via from the favored amount/level from practices from any 'sustenance agriculture' maintained, that seems actually have lot of impact for the Nature's state.) ; Of course, it not has much of the notable significance if one thinks from all said, written and considered about what seems been discovered or relate for the 'global warming and the Nature's despoilage'-topics, from constant discussed. But I've at least noted that the larger part of the human lack of understanding to these things is traceable for that – very apparent, very noticeable – separation between the (human) livinghoods and the 'Nature's part'. (This separation a very main causes for life at this present 'Astroturf'-world – If loaning a term from the McKibben's book cited, on posts preceding.) ; ...Not very new or perhaps 'novel' issues related about that, but I've become quite confirmed – Also from reminded by all these variety species referred from, this post – that in this human life a separation from the 'actual reality', the original living environments (the 'wilds', the woods and a variety of other ecological 'ranges') is probably the most apparent cause for any modern problems. (For me it having became clear from my few visits to the surrounding Nature's only. Even here, or perhaps nowadays esp. here, one only needs spend some hours, a half a day maybe, in any human environments of to notice how little there is anything that'd increase the favorability and pleasantness of the existence without an energy-demanding, and often, costly efforts being put for the effect. ; In short, it most noticeable to me how little our present artificial life still is capable of any adaptation for the said changed climates. Human efforts maybe are now more concerned on issue than a few decades past and all kinds renewal possibly in place, but I don't actually think even the 'solving' an issue about emissions and drawbacks grown from the fossil energies would provide any all-around answer for that. (Anymore, I mean. It very noticeable - for someone wishing to see - of notice how much the Nature's 'answers' to these kind aspects differ from our own 'inherited' way to treating them. It naturally doesn't much built for prevent most things that wrench 'of the hands' - such as the 'weeds' or the forest fires, fx - because actually all there is connected. It (the Nature) merely gives way and provides - To the level anything has any potential for to beneficial growth and flourishing. (Of course, from how far the human conversion has already effected to the original environment affects for what then realizes to a followed result, fx the 'Mediterranean climates', or a desert.) Also the reason it very clear from to see that unless these aspects noted and recognized, the resultant 'fixes' to usual human caused trouble often seem remain lacking, by their any resembling favorable effect.) 
 

; ...Something like this also became to me most apparent, understandable from reading quite a lot from (plenty)  old texts and books. It being actually very notable how differing the apprehensions and attitudes towards the Nature's part were in the past, some century or more ago. Not by all people back then, anymore than today, though. But fx the writings by any cultural 'personnel' I've mostly mostly read, usually seems reflect the more devoted and 'affectionate' attitudes about the Nature's 'splendour' (...Well, perhaps this actually should read 'century and half', by any time given...meant by this the 1800s, mostly.) - Simply of the reason that...the 'actual natures' had then a more significant, real place and meaning on most peoples lifes, prior the present modern consumerist era. (Consumerism, life-styles, products, 'brands', existed then already, but it was still more limited.) ...Due because from, by the time, not exactly similar very illogical divide between it and the “human environments” yet not existed. At least not for the same level, and that what seems from been lost in time. ; Not even any protected wilds, natural parks, species 'reserves', (or, the conserved zones connected w. 'channels' for similar areas even, nowadays, sometimes) can actually 'repair' that gap all the way, while all important itself.

; ...I mean not sound from anyhow discouraging, nor anything like pessimistic. ...Lot has probably changed since that decade when this said Astroturf-world was most apparent (ie means the 1980s), and many ways for some actual importance, too. Yet, of course smght like the seen periodic climate 'divergences' for "extremes", the seasons having seem of reflect changes by humanity's evoked (permanent?) change, during only few decades time, in itself seem to be a prospect alarming enough. But to these aspects, only is said that anything which builds on 'limits' of an 'Astroturf', of unavoidably seems to me choose from remain only to a life in the Astroturf-world.

; Yet, let us not go for further on that, this time. ...Also considered to a few notes on the seen climates and their, oddly, fateful relatedness to the hampers on some of the 'recent' by humanity's 'course' (Gulf-war, Iraq-war, fx. But that now left aside from this.) Any further observance on climates, only after us having some/any/more recent informations on and about.

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To some additional pictures/decorement adjoined, here then also a pic of the Hyssop-hedgerow. (Which I established on last Summers, acc. to the good advice at that book by von Knorring.) ; ...Although, don't think my realized creation very obedient of had followed the basic idea. And, it's rather early on growth, as the whole thing described was carried only by last season so they're still small. And since plants aren't yet flowering either you don't get a particular look about it's main characteristic or enchantement. ; Yet, for the herb-garden Hyssop's the ideal plant, usable to the edges surrounding/protective from winds and colds the more vulnerable, less tolerant herb. (As the Hyssop also well attract the bees, there other benefits too.) Also, in fact the whole thing was built for all too 'compressed' a form: There's not very much a space between the flower-bench growths and this 'hedge'. But what could I do, having had to built it on to such 'tiny scale', on some hurry... Each planted Hyssops are/should/be about, ca, 15-20 cm from the adjacent. (Mine were put in place w. somewhat less of the distances in between.). The most important task from cutting it's twigs, by early spring. – Then it should grow for an adequate density.

My 'hedge' (At growth, this season.)

; Actually most interesting thing on my experiment w. this – the reason I actually brought it represented alongside this – was from that I wasn't able acquire any Hyssop seeds for the purpose in time. So, just for the experiment, on around the June from last year I instead took cuttings of my own Hyssop in the garden, and pressed the stems (about 20-30 cuttings, in all) for the regular plastic container (rectangular box), filled w. some regular soil (...but 'thinned' w. some sand and some plantin' soil, then put the whole thing at my garden greenhouse, under plastic coverage. In the proper enough of light (but not direct shine), kept to some moisture. - And it that took – about – Month's a time when them had started from grow by their own (ie, having developed some roots.). With a little watering and small care my hedge then was ready to be sowed outdoors after, maybe from after 1.5 or two Months a time. Weathers favoring last season, I suppose the whole 'operation' was carried (ie planted out) around the Aug-Sept, and all the plants having rooted quite easily seem overwintered. (Albeit not all my cuttings were succesfull. But 'supposing that at least some half, maybe more, lived from to be planted in their places.) ; As all of these from origin of a singular same plant (,or from couplesome, maybe) a genetic 'variety' at my hedgerow is perhaps quite limited...But cons. I took this only for some experiment, 'guess I can now be rather satisfied for it. And quite as merrily, didn't cost me practically anything. ; For to make that more decorative, I actually also sowed in between the Hyssops some Santolina rosmarinifolia (Olive flax, resembling nice flowering herb/plant of the Asteraceae.), but so far I've not seen any growths from. (It's less frost-tolerant, so maybe seeds didn't permit colds, or just did not germinate...at least until this.) 
 

; But, anycase now I have the hedge, even if it being rather diminute/modest a creation. Only hoping it will then also well tolerate the possible dryer spells on the July. ; Until, that season let us wish anyone happy seasonal seeds sowed, and quite as well the healthy perennial cultivations, garden hobbyisms from maintained... (; G.U.J.) 
; ...Signed by: Doktor docto-power.

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 ; (Pic beside right: ...an advert, on the Forgotten Worlds (1950s, american science fiction-horrific comics mag. ...Don't recall what the issue that from.)

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