23 July 2009

Don't Know...

Haven't named it yet...

Now breaths draw heavy to my breast
from weight born on my shoulder
The years levy unending tests
Leave scars of growing older
Though I'm not trying to contest--
The winter's not much longer--
My feet plod steady towards their quest
The burden makes me stronger...

jMc aka Cygnus


Slainte, folks.

Cygnus

22 July 2009

Number Twelve: Legacy

Another Broad "To Do"
[And no, not that kinda "broad", nor doing of her... I got another blog for all that poly stuff...]

I say broad because "Legacy" can mean any damn thing we want it to.

To some it might be measured in dollar bills, or Ducats, or whatever coin of the realm you choose/ exist in...

To some it is name and tradition... and though oft tied with money, it needs not necessarily be so.

I don't know what my legacy will be yet. I win the lottery it might be a hangar full of vintage airplanes! ha!

But...
I got a good vision of how to start. Two point two acres worth of vision...



I like gardens. I prefer to be able to eat from a large portion of them, but think of the variety of flora that means--not just garden veggies but fruit trees, nut trees, berry bushes, sunflowers (seeds AND flowers!),dandelion (tea, greens, salad (petals))...

I don't mind leaving as much of it as possible au natural, nor do I mind "formal gardening" [Xerescaping] of needed areas...
What I DO WANT is, this land made a Preserve; I want it not changed for aeons of future generations.









Two acres...
It's a start... Maybe someday little Swan Farms will pepper the nation, eke out their greening across climates varied, producing the same way.

Slainte!

Cygnus

19 July 2009

Number Elleven, Isn't This?

  • On Genealogy...
I need to research the MacClaughry insofar as their relation to O' Neal [old spelling Ua Niall, I think...]. The way it is written in our family's purchased-genealogy trace book, I can't make it match with some history I read in The Story of the Irish Race by Seumas MacManus (published circa 1921...).

I want to clarify if, and if so then how, the McLaury are O'Niall related...correct the genealogy book if necessary.

Well, tip of the iceberg for what I hope turns out to be a life-long learning hobby...

Slainte, folks.

Cygnus

Things That Make You Go "HMMM..."

We recently went to a 'Summer Schedule" at work-- to last thru 19 Sept. From 44 hrs per 5-day week to 40 [and no, I'm NOT complaining. Glad to have the 40 in today's economy, and nice to be headed home an hour earlier Mon.- Thurs.].

But it means no O.T.

Well, last weekend, I went in to complete the company's "Lift Truck" (forklift) safety course.

And today... I was able to fill in for a man in a department next to mine.
My work cohort was at a funeral.

Because Monday his best friend was killed in a forklift accident.

'Here and Now', as the parrot in "Fierce Invalids..." said, Folks...

Slainte.

Cygnus

17 July 2009

Another of the Thirteen...

It Plans Out Thus
in this feeble l'il bird's brain:

Arrive at the Emerald Isle-- preferably sailing right in to Cobh...

Promptly begin the "sacred sites" tour...

Meet Yew Berry...

[Well, now-- where else would a relationship lead? lol!]

Well, True! ha!, And even though they don't bury in/at Newgrange anymore...

Well, what'll I care-- I'll have moved on, and what a happy way to have done so!


To visit Ireland...

~SIGH~...

High on the list, folks...

Slainte.

Cygnus

16 July 2009

Thirteen Things to Do-- "Is Next? SWIMWEAR!!!"

Well, ACTUALLY, number 9-- not 'nein'-- will be the order.

And ONE WORD I have for the "To Do" here....

{Um, Bodhran roll, Please!}



  • ALASKA
I realize that Alaska is a 'place', but that makes it no less a "thing" to be done.

I also realize that her"doing" may take several weeks, or several years...

So, she gets her own post.

As will the "next" tick, eh? But...

You gotta tune in on the morrow for THAT locale/ Agenda! LOL!

Slainte, folks!

Cygnus

15 July 2009

Open Sunlowers and a Watermelon...

Here we have the "Baby group"-- maybe 3' tall-- in the West corner of the garden...



["Front Man!"]


[Here's the baby of the entire sunflower family in ol' Cyg's Eden-- this one is actually in the S. corner-- and about 18" tall overall-- the rest of the "smalls" are maybe 3'...]



And then we got the Granddaddy group-- in the mason bricks S.E. bordering the cantaloupe/watermelon vines...
These wonders are well above six feet tall-- the smaller {background sunflower} only three days ago now taking over as height king from his Brother--


[Note the coloration difference from varying pollenation maturation times in the faces ('dark' spots)]






[And again with the pollenation coloring. Cool differentiation.
{Well... that, or I'm just weird...
One can hope...! ha!}]


OH!!! And a Mrs. A.M.M. wanted to see my Melon!!! {Can you imagine! The AUDACITY!!! HA!}

So, if it make her happy... take a peek!!! ha!





[Um, it's bigger than the phone makes it look...
REALLY!!!]

Slainte, Folks!

Cygnus