I love my garden
This is our plot at the community garden. It stretches from the onions through the winter squash back to the tall sunflower. The trellised squash on the right belongs to someone else. It is...
Second summer
End of July. I feel like July was a difficult month. I’m not sure what to say about that, except that I’m looking forward to August. My sister introduced me to the term “second...
That time of year
Foggy mornings Small spiderwebs Blueberries starting to ripen
Pushing through
I haven’t been here for awhile. What happened; It’s felt like a whirlwind. There was a lot of uncertainty. First, over what was wrong with him – although really, it should have been obvious,...
White with green
White flowers are starting to bloom in the garden. It feels very exciting to see them. Summer moves along briskly and before we know it, there will be little fava beans and peas. The...
Homestead Day
This past Saturday was Farm & Homestead Day at the Common Ground Fairgrounds. We haven’t gone in the past, but this year we decided to give it a try. It was a beautiful Saturday...
timberdoodle
I’ve wanted to see one of these for so long… and yesterday I saw one! Not only one, but a hen with five or so chicks. They were crossing the road. My friend was...