An important day
A Substack newsletter by Alexander Chee* alerted me to this date. It’s the day Lauren Oya Olamina starts her diary in Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler. I pulled the book off my...
Author: Catherine
Garden days
The squash is on the move. It’s going to outgrow its space and spread out everywhere. It’s becoming impossible to know what’s going on under the cover of the foliage. Maybe flowers? I planted...
Moth and note on comments
I found this beautiful moth on a flower at the community garden. I used Google to identify it as a Virginia ctenucha moth. I love every feature of this insect: her dusky wings, iridescent...
The mysteries of the hydrangea
Last summer Sam alerted me to “something blue” in the border next to the driveway. I investigated and found a little hydrangea bush with a single blossom on it. I’m not a huge fan...
Cooling thoughts
I’m posting these images from my morning walk with cooling wishes for all those threatened by heat and wildfire. The last photo has no visible horizon. I looked at it for a long time....
With daisies
Summer afternoons in Maine. The daisies are blooming near the deck. They look beautiful for a few weeks. My quilt top is progressing. To manage the size a little better, I’m going to stitch...
Back to the garden
A tiny corner of the orchard, the circle garden, the main vegetable garden, the shed which used to house the chickens. And in front, leading to the house, the rock garden dividing the lawn...