Friday, July 1, 2011

Thank you, all!

 I think I am over the hump.  It's the first day of July, the month when farming (and gardening) does its thing with a little less frantic intervention on the part of the farmer. There's always weeding, of course.  And watering...the latter made a whole lot easier with the use of 250 feet of soaker hose being applied judiciously, row by row.

And that reminds me:  remember Pete Seeger's song?   It's a goodie...here it is...

The Garden Song

written by Pete Seeger, sung by Arlo Guthrie and John Denver

Inch by inch, row by row
Gonna make this garden grow
All it takes is a rake and a hoe
And a piece of fertile ground
Inch by inch, row by row
Someone bless these seeds I sow
Someone warm them from below
'Til the rain comes tumbling down

Pulling weeds and pickin' stones
Man is made from dreams and bones
Feel the need to grow my own
'Cause the time is close at hand
Grain for grain, sun and rain
Find my way in nature's chain
To my body and my brain
To the music from the land
Inch by inch, row by row

Gonna make this garden grow
All it takes is a rake and a hoe
And a piece of fertile ground
Inch by inch, row by row
Someone bless these seeds I sow
Someone warm them from below
'Til the rain comes tumbling down

Plant your rows straight and long
Thicker than with pray'r and song
Mother Earth will make you strong
If you give her love and care
Old crow watchin' hungrily
From his perch in yonder tree
In my garden I'm as free
As that feathered thief up there

Inch by inch, row by row
Gonna make this garden grow
All it takes is a rake and a hoe
And a piece of fertile ground
Inch by inch, row by row
Someone bless the seeds I sow
Someone warm them from below
'Til the rain comes tumbling down

Sing along with Pete here:
Pete Seeger in concert with The Garden Song
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Thank you everyone for your caring friendships.  Hope your July will be wonderful!
Wish our national anthem was America the Beautiful instead of
"bombs bursting in air..."
but maybe, someday, we'll arrive at the doorstep of being a caring and peaceful  nation...it's going to take a lot of work, though...
Love you all!



5 comments:

  1. That little tune will be in my head for quite a while. I've always loved it. Have a great weekend.

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  2. Carolyn.

    Here's Pete himself! Have a listen to really cement that tune for the next 10 years!!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u90qRE2F7CM

    Elora

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  3. Thanks for reminding me of this song -- I've been living it...

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  4. I've always loved that song and often find myself singing it when I'm working in the garden. It has a nice rhythm for hoeing. :-)

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  5. Elora -- Pete Seeger -- great. Hot here and some rain but folks here have great gardens growing. I bet you have a wonderful one too. -- barbara

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