It is hard to find peace. Malcolm's death by a wild animal seems a fitting, though sad and untimely, end. I will always miss this animal, this spirit, my friend, who brought such love, joy and tenderness to my life. Due to the drought this year, our wild animals are especially desperate for food. Bring your pets in before dark.
Danger is greatest just after nightfall.
Laura Spear owns ForestEdge, a private garden in the Black Forest. By this time of year most of my gardens look like my favorite gardening clothes frayed, tattered, floppy, soft and supremely comfortable. Last night while crawling into bed I suddenly remembered what I d been meaning to tell Tim all day. My eyes opened this morning at six o clock to a dark room lit by a gray sky of low-lying clouds rushing in from the north. In the pre-dawn silence my day spreads out before me, a feast of garden tasks to be done.