The things you learn at the beach……….
I’ve always found those black things along the beach, and only recently learned that they are skate egg cases. The string of yellowish things is a whelk egg case. I […]
Category Archives: Nature
These bearded dragons………
My son and daughter in law have new pets: bearded dragons. They bring them to visit, and when they started with them, I didn’t know anything about them. The more […]
Nor’easter
I’ve been having some fun with Sir Albert, my gargoyle who is supposed to be guarding the garden. Later in the spring/summer, he will be watching out for squash […]
There he sits, in the snow
He’s waiting for life to sprout up from the frozen ground and produce lots of veggies. And my little stool just sits there, waiting for me to sit on it […]
A little winter refuge
That’s a basket that has hung on my back porch for years. I used to keep a couple garden tolls in it. The front handle has disintegrated but the rest […]
Bombogenesis!
A winter cyclone happened, now called a bombogenesis, and it’s a new word to me. We didn’t get the huge amount of snow that they got along the Atlantic Coast and […]
A little winter excavation, and a wish for you
It’s the Winter Solstice, a time when we face the coming cold but also think (dream!) ahead to gardening and growing food as the light returns and the wheel of […]
The cold of the winter
Now in December we rest and wait for the light to return. We had a beautiful super moon and my camera wouldn’t take a good picture. But while I was […]
Hugel bed
I keep reading about a permaculture practice called hugel culture. I thought it would be neat to try. My garden is getting a little smaller next year since I’m getting […]
More of the magic of the earth
This old basket and I have been together in the garden for a few years. It fits over my arm and gives me both hands free for picking things […]
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