Ruffed grouse?
I went for a bike ride yesterday and saw some sights in the neighborhood. At first I thought these little ground-hugging birds were young turkeys. But 1) no “adults” around 2) not a big...
Category: animals
Garden days – and nights
The garden is finally looking green and healthy, lots of growing things. I planted this sage plant last year. It was about half this size. This spring it came back from a shriveled, dried-up...
Spring walk, Acadia
It’s spring, spring is here! I’m feeling it. I’m finishing up some winter projects. My friend’s book has been uploaded to the publisher. I’m wearing my Last Word vest that I cast on impulsively...
Terma
Terma – Tibetan word meaning something like “hidden treasures” I discovered two termas, one inside the other. The first on Saturday, when I was cleaning up the garden. There was something that looked like...
Unusual
Unusual sights from my yard – This plant, spotted beebalm, develops these very gaudy crowns with pink bracts in late summer. I think it’s amazing. Also – it’s a perennial that moved mysteriously about...
inspiration and finishing what I started
I saw a black swallowtail on a zinnia at the community garden. It allowed me to photograph it, fairly closeup. What gorgeous colors and patterns. The white spots on its upper wing resemble a...
That time of year
Foggy mornings Small spiderwebs Blueberries starting to ripen