tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post3053168502278223859..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Sharing Wisdom Through RhymeCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-63685688923058485332007-08-03T18:38:00.000-04:002007-08-03T18:38:00.000-04:00Gina... I don't know if it is true, but I guess we...Gina... I don't know if it is true, but I guess we'll find out.<BR/><BR/>David in Greensboro, NC... I'll have to think about that rhyme, I haven't heard it before.<BR/><BR/>LostRoses... Funny! Have you heard that you can lead a ho to culture but you can't make her think?<BR/><BR/>Annie in Austin... Hmmm, wonder wear that one comes from?<BR/><BR/>Carol at May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-11453970962519128782007-08-02T01:56:00.000-04:002007-08-02T01:56:00.000-04:00One of my neighbors in Illinois used to say this w...One of my neighbors in Illinois used to say this when planting flowers:<BR/><BR/>"Yellow and Pink<BR/>Make a Stink!" <BR/><BR/>[I'm just reporting here - it's not MY rhyme]<BR/><BR/>AnnieAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2438743224808643212007-08-02T01:18:00.000-04:002007-08-02T01:18:00.000-04:00I can't think of any garden rhymes so how about th...I can't think of any garden rhymes so how about this:<BR/>What kind of socks does a gardener wear?<BR/>Garden hose.LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-90112630007595451752007-08-01T22:27:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:27:00.000-04:00When the dew is on the grassRain will never come t...When the dew is on the grass<BR/>Rain will never come to pass.<BR/><BR/>Supposedly there's some scientific validity to this one, but I couldn't tell you what it is...I was an English major...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744599834332468794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6512600489388892252007-08-01T21:44:00.000-04:002007-08-01T21:44:00.000-04:00is it really true that i could have pulled that we...is it really true that i could have pulled that weed in july to get rid of it for good? very informative! I like!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04119471756261855850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-47051433533989376212007-08-01T20:51:00.000-04:002007-08-01T20:51:00.000-04:00Yolanda Elizabet... I guess the Dutch rhymes don't...Yolanda Elizabet... I guess the Dutch rhymes don't translate well into English, but I bet we have many simliar rhymes for the same "wisdom". <BR/><BR/>Eleanor... Yep, I made up the one about the pigeon, clever, huh?<BR/><BR/>Anthony... Well the idea was to come up with rhymes about the garden, but yours is good, too.<BR/><BR/>Dell(ms.native)... Yes, it might speak to a need to compost.<BR/><BR/>Carol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-86272223487132520332007-08-01T12:30:00.000-04:002007-08-01T12:30:00.000-04:00Your poem sounds like you've had a bad experience ...Your poem sounds like you've had a bad experience or two, Carol! <BR/>To make it work in my garden, I'd need your permission to substitute 'White-Wing Dove' for 'pigeon'.<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-15078307525884535012007-08-01T11:46:00.000-04:002007-08-01T11:46:00.000-04:00I've heard three of these before but never heard t...I've heard three of these before but never heard the one about the pidgeon, so it must be yours. Cute.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-57872210395537909202007-08-01T10:18:00.000-04:002007-08-01T10:18:00.000-04:00The other day I was trying to decide a better way ...The other day I was trying to decide a better way to accomplish something and a little rhyme came to mind: what to do, what to do. I looked that up on the net and came up with this also. It might indicate a need for learning to compost! That's what I thought when I read it. <BR/><BR/>SARAH CYNTHIA SYLVIA STOUT - by Shelley Silverstein @<BR/><BR/>(http://doubledeckerbuses.org/blog/index.php/2006/Dell(ms.native)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13719778790736451383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-9952525638328879462007-08-01T10:11:00.000-04:002007-08-01T10:11:00.000-04:00How about...If it's yellow, let it mellowIf it's b...How about...<BR/><BR/>If it's yellow, let it mellow<BR/>If it's brown, flush it down<BR/><BR/>Oh wait, does it have to be about gardening? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-71492517091044670122007-08-01T08:27:00.000-04:002007-08-01T08:27:00.000-04:00Carol, I've never heard the one about the pidgeon ...Carol, I've never heard the one about the pidgeon coo. Is that the one you made up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-68540792084264209032007-08-01T07:54:00.000-04:002007-08-01T07:54:00.000-04:00I do know some rhymes to do with gardening and the...I do know some rhymes to do with gardening and the weather but they are in Dutch.<BR/><BR/>Avondrood teder, morgen mooi weder.<BR/>Meaning that when the evening sky is a soft red, the next day we'll have lovely weather.<BR/><BR/>Well today (and yesterday) we are finally having summer weather instead of autumn/winter. It has rained more than double the usual amount in July and we're famous for ourYolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.com