Thursday, July 16, 2020

Echinacea Yellow


Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Echinacea Red


Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Monarchs!

🌿🦋 We found two tiny Monarch caterpillars in our Pollinator Garden! 🦋🌿


     

Monday, July 13, 2020

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Newly Minted American Cardinal



From ALAN:

Saturday, July 11, 2020

TS FAY

See that light blue dot? That's my house. Fay's track is going right over my house! 
(The ❤️s are over the houses of my VT kids and grands.) I love weather!!


Friday, July 10, 2020

Perennial Delphinium


This plant in my garden is in honour of Eldest*Grand 
because she loves the colour blue. 


Waiting to see where this storm actually goes, but my house is on the track on this map.

Thursday, July 09, 2020

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Hero's Welcome in North Hero, Vermont (it's right where boats dock)

 See the benches?  Look closely!



Tuesday, July 07, 2020

COVID METRICS!


to see how every state and county is doing, or any place in the world! 
This is constantly updated and it's fascinating and helpful.


Monday, July 06, 2020

Rowboat


Sunday, July 05, 2020

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

This is my favourite looking bird!
The other day it was in our Lilac (hence the photo), but Mr. Chipmunk kept climbing up the bush and leaping over to the feeder.  I only saw the Chippy, opened the window and groaned at him and Chippy left.  But Rosy stayed!  Rosy flew to the feeder to chow down, but Chippy returned.  I banged on the window so he left, but Rosy stayed!  A third time Chippy came back.  I opened the window and told him to vamoose.  And Rosy stayed!  It amazed me that the bird realised what I was doing. 




Saturday, July 04, 2020

Independence Day

At 12:44 a.m. EDT the Moon will be full. 
There will also be a partial penumbral eclipse of the Moon, 
around the same time, visible from most of North America.

So, something happened on Friday...

"Our store is closed for the time being due to an emergency threat 
to the well-being of our employees"

On Friday, a person who was at our beloved general store here in Jericho 
threatened the employees there over the store's social distancing requirement. 
The owner promptly shut down the store, on a holiday weekend, losing much revenue, 
because he values his workers more than his wallet. We don't know when it will reopen.

I am shocked that this happened in our kind-hearted community at the store my family and I have loved for nearly 40 years. Locals will make sure the store remains solvent, as it is the heart of this community. And I certainly hope that the person who did this 
is caught, charged and gets the help they clearly need.

I wrote to Vermont Governor Phil Scott asking that he please make masks and social distancing mandatory in Vermont, so that it is expected everywhere and takes the responsibility  for the requirement off the shoulders of store owners and employees.  
I added that the leeway he gives now, 
leaves them and their communities terribly vulnerable.

When a plot to shoot up a school was foiled, he decided to enact gun laws.
I hope this jars him enough to issue a mandatory mask declaration.

Friday, July 03, 2020

Thursday, July 02, 2020

Rene’s Bluebells

The memorial for Thankful's brother Rene lives on!


Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Welcome July!


Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Farewell June!

The garden is DONE!
This photo was taken just as it began to rain.



Monday, June 29, 2020

Cedar Waxwing


Sunday, June 28, 2020

46 years ago today, we said we do

listener and Wil
28 June 1974

Saturday, June 27, 2020

Wall Building doesn't have to exclude anyone

Wil is building this from locally quarried "Emerald Mist" green shist.

Friday, June 26, 2020

Changeable Weather

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Digging sods

Here's what I've been up to...



The Winterberry bushes needed more room.  Next, I add mulch.

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

June Roses

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Honey Bee on "Bumble Sky" Meadow Sage

The Pollinator Garden is a success!
We have seen numerous butterflies and Bumble Bees, plus we also have Honey Bees!


Monday, June 22, 2020

A Real Beauty

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Happy Father's Day


Saturday, June 20, 2020

Solstice Bonfire



       Summer begins at 21:44 UTC

Friday, June 19, 2020

Juneteenth!



Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, 
it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control.  As a result, 
in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free 
until much later.  Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas.  The army announced that the more than 250,000 
enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. 
This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas. 

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Weigala

This bush was passed to us from Youngest's house a few weeks ago.  It was almost bare, but for some leaves and rather unhappy there in the shade.  We set it in the sun and it blossomed out!  Can't wait to see it next year...!

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Safety in Numbers


7 year old Grandson is raising chickens!

Monday, June 15, 2020

Black Lives Matter

Painted Saturday in front of the Vermont Statehouse, with support of the Governor.



Sunday, June 14, 2020

Just sayin'