Chicken of the Woods
Another adventure, this time in the woods. We went on a group hike up Fiery Mountain (a hill, 557 feet, 170 meters). Near the summit, N’s dog ran away. N and R went off...
Category: plants
So Many Apples
My remaining two fair posts got sidetracked – by life, I guess. There was a frenetic day in there where we had to harvest a lot of things before a predicted frost. Winter squash,...
Friday at the fair
We got to the fair after noon because I had to pick Sam up at Sunday River from his commissioner’s conference. It was a long drive, but the leaves were turning color. So it...
Asters
Eventually I hope to be able to tell asters apart. It’s clear there are white ones and purple ones. There are light purple and deep purple. There are large blossoms and tiny blossoms. I...
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...
August
I spent some time at the community garden today. Some weeding, some watering, lots of looking. Lots of flowers.
Almost
It was our warmest day yet. A beautiful morning, lots of sunshine. I visited Salt Pond and the beach there, where I haven’t been for a while. On the way I remembered to check...