Monthly Archive: June 2024

Skylight

Moving along with the housetop quilt – I think I’ll call it Skylight. I’m making it up as I go. I think I’ll stop with the undyed linen after another round. I have a...

Squash circles

Rain today and chilly. I checked my squash seedlings for slugs. None! The seedlings are doing well, all have their true leaves. I often experience germination problems in my garden. To my shock, this...

Heat

We are dealing with the heat over the past two days. We’ve been walking early in the morning. It’s tolerable. Then breakfast, then watering the garden. There’s a shipwreck in the photo. Actually a...

Sea and sky

I’ve wanted to photograph this island many times. It’s visible along a nearby stretch of Route 1, where there’s no place to pull over and cars are going 60-plus mph. I finally figured it...

Wildlife

Sam was mowing the neighbor’s lawn while she’s away. He went around and around. When he got close to the center, he startled a fawn out of the grass. It ran away. Last night,...

Poppies

The pink poppies are blooming in the hoophouse. The light in there is diffuse, and it’s cloudy. I think the pinks show up as a deeper color in this atmosphere. I’ve never had them...

Some garden updates

The past week was busy. These pictures are a few days old – from June 5. I’d like to post from the same day, for a more immediate sense of sharing. But what happens...