Author: Catherine

Wildlife

Sam was mowing the neighbor’s lawn while she’s away. He went around and around. When he got close to the center, he startled a fawn out of the grass. It ran away. Last night,...

Poppies

The pink poppies are blooming in the hoophouse. The light in there is diffuse, and it’s cloudy. I think the pinks show up as a deeper color in this atmosphere. I’ve never had them...

Some garden updates

The past week was busy. These pictures are a few days old – from June 5. I’d like to post from the same day, for a more immediate sense of sharing. But what happens...

Wonders of the world

We went to Connecticut for five days to visit family and friends. It was a trip full of memories – good ones and not-so-good ones. Interesting to notice what I remembered, what I never...

New

The Golden Houses are hung at the gallery. They look good! I had one valerian bloom in the driveway last year. Such a surprise. I don’t know how it got there. This year, I...

I found them

I heard about sweetfern flowers from a naturalist friend. She said the plants could be male, female, or both. We have a lot of sweetfern on our property, so I was on the lookout...

Shadbush, shadblow

This shrub makes my heart sing. I’ve been seeing a lot of it lately, the white blooms gleaming in the woods. Some things I know (or would like to know) about it: