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...
Monthly Archive: August 2024
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...
Remote Pond, the sign said
We were greedy for mushrooms. It was the day after a day of rain – seemed the perfect conditions for them. We started on the trail up Fiery Mountain, where I’d found mushrooms before....
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...