The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono. Originally published in 1954 in Vogue under the title, “The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness.”
Dear Readers,
My mom gave me this book a long time ago, and I take it out from time to time to read and remind myself that what we do is important and that our actions matter. And…that there is hope. Yes I recommend!
Jan ❤️
Written by Charles Dickens and published in 1866 in a Christmas edition of his magazine, All the Year Round, The Signal-Man is a ghost story - and who doesn’t love a good ghost story? This BBC production is perfect for a holiday winter evening. Yes I recommend!
https://youtu.be/I89tiXorwBQ?si=dNQAZCA_WKvVcnJO
Coming home last Thursday I came upon a group of turkeys that (obviously) escaped Thanksgiving!
The sky grew dark
tonight
right on time.
Nighttime is never
late.
The earth
never stops turning.
And the sun
always rises.
In a way
that makes
everything easier
because
there are so many things
in life
you can
never count on.
(C) Jan Darrow 2025 - photo: Pixabay
there is a ghost in the woods.
I think now about the drive out of town.
The gold leaves drifting into shadows.
The shifting trees.
You brought me here
into the long dry grass.
You promised
a memory -
when we were young
and you were .. everything.
From Winter Poems: Building Sound
(C) Jan Darrow - Photo Pixabay
