Woosh. The wind whistles through my dark hair. The bitter cold air makes my blue eyes shut tight. Blooming flowers, rustling trees, damp grass; their smells all fill my nose. My arms are spread out wide to catch the breeze as I stand between the train tracks. My thoughts are focused, calm, ready. I’m ready.
In the distance, I hear the bells ringing to announce the arrival of an oncoming train. A small smile plays at my lips. My control on my thoughts begins to slip, though. My mind wanders into the past, into the things I cannot change, and I’m left helpless once again to something more powerful than I am.
Images of my father pass through my mind. He touches me, softly, tells me he loves me. Tells me there’s no need to be scared. Tells me that nobody needs to know, that when two people love each other, this is what they do. I am once again young and alone, unaware that he is wrong. Unafraid of his influence over me and my life. I let him touch me, kiss me, love me because nobody else will. Just because nobody else does.
Another time, my father is angry. His breath smells of liquor as his touch bruises me. I’m no longer young and he is no longer gentle. He is coarse and unkind. I am weak and fearful. My father’s eyes are cloudy, filled with rage and a long forgotten past. A past filled with as much pain as I endure from him. As much pain as I allow him to give me.
I begin to gain control, but not enough. I can still faintly see my mother, staring at me as I tell her about my father. Shaking her head, waving her dish cloth, not believing me when I say that my father touches me, loves me in ways he shouldn’t. She looks at me, angry, and pushes me. I fall into a wall. She walks away, stepping over my crumpled self and into the living room, unable to believe her own daughter. Not willing to accept the truth.
I rein in my thoughts, keeping them pinned up in my head again. Stay, I think, as if they are dogs. I concentrate on what I really need to understand. This world no longer needs an Amy Goldman. My father no longer needs a person to love. Nobody loves me besides him. Nobody in this world cares about me except him. I am useless here. I need to leave here.
The train bells get louder, closer. I feel the tracks begin to rumble beneath me. Gone are the aromas of spring, replaced with the smell of dirt and diesel. My heart, my breath, my body speeds up. My thoughts are screaming now. I AM USELESS HERE! I NEED TO LEAVE HERE! Just as the train is about to reach me, just as everything is about to be peaceful, better, I panic. I can stay. I can speak. I can share my thoughts and it can get better here. But it’s too late for me, though. Before I can speak, talk, share, the train hits me. I am gone from here.

I didnt write this one. I found it in my older sisters notebook. So tell me wat u think please.
thank you.

The Mist

I sit and stare through the misty rain falling from the sky.
I see the forest full of trees swaying in the distance.
One side of the sky has sun shining through the grey clouds,
The other is the most beautiful blue id ever seen.

As im lost in this beauty the mist suddenly grows stronger
And the music from the wind chimes distract me.
I turn to look at them, moving so quickly,
Then i feel a burst of wind pass me by.

Suddenly the world turns silent again.
Only sound i hear is the raindrops hitting the trees.
I could listen forever
And i know it would never grow old.

Although i wish none of this would end,
the rain goes back to a mist and drifts away.
The birds come back out and look around,
and wait for the mist to come back again.

Im looking to do some garden landscaping & in need of some websites that I can maximize every bit of space that I have.

Im start’g on the side yard 1st & have put in my 2 trees & some sod & put in a drip system. But now I need to frame the area around the sod & my trees & in between the 2 (roughly 26′x22′).
But not sure where to put the flowers. I intend to use a total of 30+ varieties as this will be my Master Garden.

Is there a website that will let me create this on my own by color? Im only using shades of Blues, Pinks, & Purples and White and a Purple Alyssum as a ground cover.

Or any websites that could/would show me layouts that have been sketched & used to give me some ideas?

Im think’g of mixing a Mediterranean Garden, a Country Garden, & Arizona Native Garden for my Master Garden.

I want to remodel my daughters room to make it look like an outdoor woodsy/garden with flowers and butterflies etc. and want to put one of those fake realistic looking trees on her wall like i have seen in magazines i just don’t exactly know what they are made off or how to even get started…i do know that they don’t look like they are made of paper(which makes sense since it is actual decor that will stay up) so if anyone could steer me in the right direction i would really appreciate it!…

What could I change and what is your total, honest, opinion?

Light streams through the leafy array of branches,
creating an illusion of day.
The yellow and green mess of tree petals are beginning to change color,
And the air is starting to cool.
It’s the time of year when the wind chimes replace bird’s songs,
And the smell of chimneys smoking
covers the scent of nectar lingering from summer.
The juice of sweet fruit that used to stick to our lips
is substituted for hot chocolate, steaming in our cold, rosy, faces.
And as I stand, looking at the sun setting behind these trees,
The earth underneath me spins.
Changing the weather and time,
The earth spins.

My dentist’s son died in Afghanistan about 4 months ago, and he left a five year old and three year old. Both his parents own the dentistry where I go to, and I want to make a memorial garden for their son in front of their building, with a few friends.

1. Any ideas on how to raise money for flowers, a tree, soil, and maybe even a plaque? I’m in high school, so I was thinking maybe an after school sale of some cheap food/snack. It has to be cheap so that we don’t end up paying more than we make.

2. Also, does anyone have any idea how much that would cost?

3. What kinds of flowers/trees should we plant? The soil isn’t very rich, and the weather is pretty dry, so I need durable plants.

4. When should I plant them? Is fall a bad season?

michael moore

it starts with i see trees of green and red roses too

who sings that version of it and whats it called?
its on the dvd menu too

I’ve always been interested in gardens/landscape/flowers/ trees, etc. I want to make designing/beautifying gardens my hobby. I am just starting out and I have a lot to learn…

There are 2 parts to my question:
–What’s the difference between landscape design and landscape architecture?
–Do I need to become a plant expert? For example, if I am planning a section of a garden and I want a tree that has beautiful large pink flowers, should I be expected to list the names of all trees that match this description? (i.e. the magnolia tree). Do I need to become knowledgeable of the life cycles of all different types of plants and what specifically needs to be done to take care of them (i.e. know that X plant needs a lot of sunlight and a lot of water, while Y plant grows well in clay soil, etc)?

Thanks!

What’s wrong with sparking up some endo and huffin’ them trees? The founding fathers of the United States did it – hell, they GREW IT on their farms! They would have loved hydro.

Look, if you haven’t had the pleasure of breathing in the sweet smoke of a smooth doob full of sinsemilla, you don’t know what you are missing.

How come some retards actually think this wonderful activity should be ILLEGAL? Are they just mentally retarded, or what?
EDIT: To the ignoramus who claimed that marijuana is ‘addictive’ – WRONG. Cite me some peer-reviewed medical studies from respectable journals which establish the "addictive" properties of marijuana.

okay so its more of a fort or tent that i use to enhance my ideas when im writing a story or song or poem. a creative space if u will.
sorry guys. i meant more along the lines of my room becuz i don’t have any trees or much of a yard anymore scince i moved

We both live in townhouses with neighbouring patios. I have a big tree and I had already cut all major branches extending into her patio area. Now after the summer time, some newly grown small branches went into her area again, and she’s asking me to trim them again. I really like the trees since they make the house more like a home. Can I just reject her request? I heard in a radio program that people have no right to ask neighbours to cut or trim trees into their patios, but they have the right to cut those branches at their own cost. Is it true?

Thank you!

Tranquil sounds that relief anxiety,or just make you feel isolated and in a tranced state.
Some of the most calming sounds for me is rain gently pounding a pool of water causing ripples, hearing the wind blow through trees making them rattle and sway, waves crashing upon the shore, and the sound of wind chimes being blown.

I’m going to move into a new house soon, and need some ideas. I am due with a baby boy in November, but I already have furniture and Noah’s Ark bedding for him. I also have a 13 month old boy but have no idea what I want to do for his room. He has always slept in bed with us and never had his own room so I have nothing for him (actually, the furniture and bedding for boy #2 was originally for my oldest but never came out of storage and has never been used). The room he will be in has a high bay window, too. I want to do something original with the paint, maybe a cool theme room. I don’t want any cartoon characters, though. I refuse to do winnie the pooh or cars or anything too cliche. I like the idea of maybe a forest theme with trees painted on the walls, or a beach theme – something like that.

Any suggestions?

I’m going to move into a new house soon, and need some ideas. I am due with a baby boy in November, but I already have furniture and Noah’s Ark bedding for him. I also have a 13 month old boy but have no idea what I want to do for his room. He has always slept in bed with us and never had his own room so I have nothing for him (actually, the furniture and bedding for boy #2 was originally for my oldest but never came out of storage and has never been used). The room he will be in has a high bay window, too. I want to do something original with the paint, maybe a cool theme room. I don’t want any cartoon characters, though. I refuse to do winnie the pooh or cars or anything too cliche. I like the idea of maybe a forest theme with trees painted on the walls, or a beach theme – something like that.

Any suggestions?

Wind
The bells chime as you come by
As you gently leave i breath a sigh
It blows slowly around me, not leaving a trace
I have never seen such a beautiful grace
The trees sway back and forth
Your not like any of the sort
Of things that i’d love to hear
But alas,I can’t hold you near.