Backyard Philosophers Pillows

The Boys of Indian Summer

"We really need more perennials? Aren't my weeds and crabgrass enough?"

5pm Happy Hour. 6pm discussion: what is true happiness?

Water Gardening: One thing is certain - you will find the peace and tranquility of water an almost irresistible attraction.

"Do you think there's intellegent life in there?"

"He's declared it an area of natural beauty"

"Do you think the birds like me?"

'Dad, do you you think there's s**t on other planets?'

"Tracks of black bear cub... Tracks of black bear mother... Tracks of Henry David Thoreau."

"It's a beautiful day. I should go for a walk. . . Oh, now my neighbors are all out there."

Using Frank Drake's famous equation, Betty calculates the probability of finding intelligent life on a Saturday night.

'She loves me, she loves me not, she loves me...'

"I'm tardy? Whew! I was afraid I was going to be late for school!"

The Last Days of a Hydrangea

"I've never read such utter nonsense! There's a guy here reckons we're all living in some kind of computer simulation!!"

It MUST be Valentines Day!

'When they start calling you a splendid bird, you know you're in trouble.'

Man watering with the 'Theory of Natural selection'.

"It's like a tiny house, but bigger."

'By George, this one I think I'm going to like!'

The Farmer Sutra.

"What do you mean, we don't have an 'exit strategy'?!"

"I love the way it blurs the boundary between inside and out."

'You always say you'll do things tomorrow. . . but you never do.'

Stop and Smell the Roses

"I swear, we spend more time decided which squirrel to bark at than we do actually barking at it."

'A little madness in the Spring is wholesome even for the King' -Emily Dickinson.

'I became a bit claustrophobic living in a warren all the time: I prefer camping out now...'

'He lives in a house, and it's by the side of the road, but he's still not a friend to man.'

'I'm letting it lie fallow this year.'

Poultry Reading: 'Lo, Ye Sky, It Falls! Verily it does, watch ye out!'

'But if night falls, why does day break?'

'First of all, I want you to know that my door is always open...'

Nursery - Products That Help Things Grow... Products That Kill Things.