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...
Category: plants
My neighbor’s peaches
My neighbor has too many peaches ripening on the tree in her garden. She invited us to come over and pick some. It was a beautiful experience. The next day I sorted them into...
That time of year
Foggy mornings Small spiderwebs Blueberries starting to ripen
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...
Spring surprises
I’m about 3 days behind posting about spring’s arrival. Things change fast – a lot can happen in 3 days! Sunday was chilly and windy. We went out to camp, where the blackflies were...
Items of interest
I was thinking I have nothing to post about. Then I looked out the window and noticed this tree. It struck me that it looks very odd at this time of year. It’s a...
Purely decorative
I took a photo of this twig in the shape of half a heart in the ice on the driveway. I manipulated the photo to try to make it whole. Not completely successful, but...