White Admiral
This might be a new butterfly to me – the White Admiral. Limenitis arthemis. I saw a post from a nursery I follow on Instagram calling this an Admiral. I thought, oh no, that’s...
Author: Catherine
Canning tomato sauce
I used to keep two blogs. This one was more making-related and the other one, called Cross Road Gardens, was more (obviously) garden-related. It became too much of an effort. And my life merged...
Smalls
I spotted the tiniest monarch caterpillars on one of the milkweed varieties in the circle garden. It’s late in the season. I don’t know what will happen to this one, but I wish it...
Ship to shore
Yesterday’s big excitement in the neighborhood – the shipwreck was brought to shore. A barge was in the area and the harbormaster Zach pushed the town selectboard to hire them to remove the abandoned...
Montreal
Last Wednesday, Sam and I went to Montreal for a few days of sightseeing and cycling. It was hot, so hot. But we survived and made some good memories. Some of my photos: The...
Joy
The coneflowers (echinacea) at the edge of my plot in the community garden are attracting a lot of butterflies and bees. Standing next to the flowers, I’m enveloped in a cloud of flight. It...
In the blueberry field
We are in major blueberry harvest season. Spending time in this beautiful field near our camp. It’s wonderful.