Caroline Gerardo's Blog, page 8

Star Wars Day

May 4th
Star Wars Day!

I'm a fan forever

Campfires and Outdoor Bath

Outdoor Bath
Soak trouble curls of steamDad gone twenty five yearsGhost brings morning tearsChemical free in the stream



copyright march 6 2019 Caroline Gerardo

Love

Romantic love is fluid like cloudslike sandit takes workit needs time



 

Blue Jay

Blue JayFound an injured scrub jay in November.Aphelocoma Californica, in fact.Because we have facts in print, remember.Fear she would die before I found a Vet.No animal control officer help.Watched Youtube videos on how to set the blue jay's wing flapping like torn sea kelp.Fed her drops of treats to regain her life.Last weekend my son came home from college. Blossom, that is her name, is ready strong.Opened her pen near the Okame trees.She didn't fly, cocked her head, which felt wrongThen a buzzing diddy came from the bees,they are working and practicing their song.Velvet cone flowers lift while she sails on.
What to do she has her boyfriend back for treats?


Caroline Gerardo copyright 1/26/2018

Making Magnolia Wreaths

Christmas Tradition
Making wreaths for friends
This is my first magnolia wreath.

The structure built of grape vines here on the ranch.
I take fresh cuttings and bind them in a hoop string.
If the weather is dry, the shapes are ready in a day.

Cut more than you think you need of greenery,
about three times the size of the wreath as leaves
are flawed or fail in the binding.

The only bought item is floral wire, the thin type
on a spool. Wrap groups of stems with leaves and flowers.
Stack heads together in bunches of threes and cut lanky ends.
Pull off around 40 good leaves and wrap bunches of 4-6 leaves
with the wire. I spray painted a few seed pods with a light touch of
white because they appeared a but dreary. These were also wired on
strips about twenty inches long. Start wiring the bunches to the
grape ivy wreath and secure the wires by twisting in the rear. Gently
flip the wreath back and forth filling in as you go. The last touches are
to add seed pods or pine cones if you have them.
I attached a red gros-grain ribbon for hanging in her home.

This year I made woodland wreaths, cactus, and succulent ones for
friends. It takes me about ten hours to make one finished forty inch
wide wreath,

Rain Tears

Rain Tears

It rained for ChrisP.
Thereafter each day of our life when the sky pours a torrent or drop,water tattoos membrane,reminds of quiet courage.
God give his family thestrength to cry together.Holy Mary hold them now.
God give us the force tocarry them on a million days, and nights ahead.Holy Mary hold them now.
May they take rest in this boat protected toagain face the down rush of sorrow's andtrust love surroundsin the currents in the floodin deathand live on.

Christian Patrick brave warrior died last nightPrayers for his family and love  

I Bought 20 Rakes For California

To Rake California
What would it cost?


There are 33,061,888 square miles of national parks in California, this does not account for road sides, county vacant lots, private ranch land, and other wild brush areas. It would take one man approximately six months working 40 hours a week to rake a flat square mile. Assuming half the terrain is rugged, it would take nine months, with no vacations. Paying him $40000 and buying nine $12 rakes, as they wear out. 
We have to provide uniforms, a trailer in remote areas, water to meet OSHA requirements and porta-potties... Okay 3 trailers, 3 water tankers, and color uniforms. I’m picking lime green uniforms, so they can see each other, and the bees won’t attack the employees.

Cost 1,078,227,968. – one billion for just some raking under the dead trees and three foot high dead brush.Raking doesn’t get rid of brush that is three to four feet high; therefore, 
we need weed whackers first, and those create sparks, use gas and are about $ 500 for a commercial unit that works maybe six months, then needs cleaning and repairs. Employees need safety gear. Buy goggles, snake pants, high boots, ear hearing protect-ants, and dust masks – throw in four hundred dollars a head. Cost of some of these items to be replenished monthly; therefore, annual cost of one million dollars. 
Add in another billion for laborOh, wait, 
we need a dozer or three or fifty at $120000 each plus the licensed guy/gal at $90000 a year okay that’s $6,000,000 + $450,000And lots of management that costs four times what the workers get, throw in two billion for them.California must cut down the billion dead trees that the borer beetle, bad sucking moths and critters killed. 
We can’t move them, as it spreads the bugs. 
We can’t burn them, that gets out of control. 
Ah, yes, 
we’ll cut them up and bury them with the dozers building Hugelkultur compost piles the size of small mountains. This nourishes the earth, so the Sierra Club won’t protest my ideas. 
Anyone who protests, hand them a rake (20000 rakes at twelve dollars each).  The brush is not green as in the above photograph.
We need four billion dollars to rake up California’s forests. 
We need to complete the raking and cleaning program every other year.

Make me rake czar and I can do it cheaper, maybe half price, as I will hire prison gangs that work fires and pardon everyone on marijuana possession. We can get students to work in the summer and forgive their student loans for minimum wage plus $30 an hour of loan balance.
Please advise what I missed in the comments.We don't need to ask the Finnish President Sauli Niinisto says he never toldPresident Trump they rake their forests, and don't to prevent fires. "No raking cleaning and doing things..."
I bought 20 rakes come on by amd pick up my donation to start.

How to Rake California

How to Rake California
What would it cost?


There are 33,061,888 square miles of national parks in California, this does not account for road sides, county vacant lots, private ranch land, and other wild brush areas. It would take one man approximately six months working 40 hours a week to rake a flat square mile. Assuming half the terrain is rugged, it would take nine months, with no vacations. Paying him $40000 and buying nine $12 rakes, as they wear out. We have to provide uniforms, a trailer in remote areas, water to meet OSHA requirements and porta-potties... Okay 3 trailers, 3 water tankers, and special color uniforms. I’m picking lime green uniforms, so they can see each other, and the bees won’t attack the employees.

Cost 1,078,227,968. – one billion for just some raking under all the dead trees and three foot high dead brush.Raking doesn’t get rid of brush that is three to four feet high.We need some weed whackers first, and those create sparks, use gas and are about $ 500 for a commercial one that works maybe six months and the guy needs safety gear. Then we need goggles, snake pants, high boots, ear hearing protectants, and dust masks – throw in four hundred dollars a head. Cost of some of these items must be replenished monthly; therefore, annual cost of one million dollars. Add in another billion for laborOh, wait, we need a dozer or three or fifty at $120000 each plus the licensed guy/gal at $90000 a year okay that’s $6,000,000 + $450,000And lots of management that costs four times what the workers get, throw in two billion for them.California must cut down all the billion dead trees that the borer beetle, bad sucking moths and critters killed. We can’t move them, as it spreads the bugs. We can’t burn them, that gets out of control. Ah, yes, we’ll cut them up and bury them with the dozers building Hugelkultur compost piles the size of small mountains. This will nourish the earth, so the Sierra Club won’t protest my ideas. Anyone who protests, hand them a rake (20000 rakes at Twelve dollars each).  The brush is not green as in the above photograph.
My conclusion we need four billion dollars to rake up California’s forests. We may need to the raking and cleaning program every other year.

Make me rake czar and I can do it cheaper, maybe half price, as I will hire those prison gangs that work fires and pardon everyone on marijuana possession.
Please advise what I missed in the comments.We don't need to ask the Finnish President Sauli Niinisto says he never toldPresident Trump they rake their forests, and don't to prevent fires. "No raking cleaning and doing things..."

Enter The Garden Here

Garden Gate
      I lost a sign 
"Garden Gate."
I won't 
say someone took the
 joy I made
because it was
for me.
I've shared 
tomatoes, persimmons,
pomegranates,
and avocados.
Given away  
heart and
made pies
from kabocha 
squash and jewel sweet potatoes.
All free 
All free
giving was 
for me       
so enjoy
the metal
picture I
pounded on
tin
its free.

Le Fantôme Restaurant Montreal

Le Fantôme Montreal
This is not a restaurant.This is performance art.A romantic fantasy eve,a taste of the past stirsa perfume of the future.
There is no neon entry sign.Build sculptures of candles,burned upon other nights,stars melt upon an altar.
Prix fix courses appearas dreams of ancestorsto create magical dishesSit back, enjoy Čehrāzād'sstories to taste of heaven.