doodle by andre: a worm’s eye view of winter
AMEN. Let’s hear a chorus of it: AMEN! (Thanks, Andre Jordan, for another of your delightful doodles.) A lot of “inside contemplating” going on over here.
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January 20, 2015
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Johanna says
March 10, 2011 at 7:57 amDo you think that worm is counting its fingers and toes while contemplating life?
Brigitte says
January 20, 2015 at 10:08 pmNo because they don’t have fingers nor toes nor antennae for that matter.
Angie says
March 10, 2011 at 8:14 amAmen indeed! Here in the South it was so crazy with all the snow that even the people who were excited about it initially, later said enough! But Spring is finally starting to show.
Laura Biegger says
March 10, 2011 at 9:57 amAmen, amen, amen! Even though our winter has been much more bearable than several previous years (and better than yours, Margaret) we are ready for spring! Warmer weather coming in the next 24 hours.
andre says
March 10, 2011 at 10:37 amit is still snowing here in south dakota
pLEaSE heLP Me
Kiel Fergen says
March 10, 2011 at 2:01 pmAmen! Two days ago, for the first time this year the temperature was rising. The snow melted and my heart began to fill up with hope and faith that spring was coming. Then I woke up this morning and saw that it snowed more than ever before. Spring is coming, that’s for sure, but it is also sure that a last snowfall comes before it happens. However, what is nice to think of is that when spring arives and we hear the sound of birdsong and the smell of the plants growing, it’s a wonderful feeling:)
balsamfir says
March 10, 2011 at 4:06 pmPoor Andre.
I keep trying to visualize my February Gold forcing the tips of their blossoms up through frozen dirt and 10 feet of piled snowbank to explode, on schedule in two weeks when somehow winter will end and spring will appear. Also thinking about lawnmower shopping. Meanwhile, your drawing expresses the thoughts of my Jack Russell nearly perfectly.
Linda
Rose Wallace says
March 10, 2011 at 7:00 pmAMENAMENAMENAMEN! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would agree wholeheartedly with a worm!
Dee says
March 10, 2011 at 9:27 pmAmen! But Andre, earthworms have no legs, and I refuse to sympathize with a centipede.
Heather says
March 15, 2011 at 2:27 pmHi Margaret,
I am really loving this doodle! I am wondering if I would be allowed to share it on my facebook? I don’t want to just post it/copy it on there without asking for permission. Please let me know :)
Thank you for sharing your wealth of gardening knowledge and your beautiful website!
Margaret says
March 15, 2011 at 3:32 pmWelcome, Heather. Will you credit Andre Jordan and link back to our post on my site? Thank you.
Dansken says
March 29, 2012 at 1:48 pmAmen! We were having nice warm days with a touch of spring here in DK, but now the forecast says snow! Not to fond of the idea of snow again :-|
margaret says
March 30, 2012 at 5:44 amHi, Dansken, and same here — a little of everything one kind of weather extreme after another.
Bonny says
January 20, 2015 at 10:02 pmIt sounds like retirement to me.
Lorie says
January 22, 2015 at 1:28 pmIt’s either feast or famine. My furnace died 2 weeks ago at 3 a.m. on a Sunday, when it was minus 15 degrees, with a worse wind chill, and today I am dragging out the hoses to keep the new evergreens alive.
joan packer says
January 24, 2015 at 5:45 pmYes it is a skating rink here too in Farmington, CT. So its difficult to do anything in the garden. This winter already seems very long, although December was warmer than average. Today snow on top of the ice.