What I love about the Lilac Festival is that you go expecting lilacs (and boy do they deliver), but there are also just so many lovely spring wildflowers. This is probably my favorite spring garden in Maine. I brought my mother for a belated Mother’s Day outing, and we had a lovely […]
The Lilac Festival, McLaughlin Garden – South Paris, ME Read More »
Actual picture date: May 21st.
Weekly Wildflowers – Scarborough Marsh, Scarborough, ME Read More »
The iris in my garden are just about to bloom, but I’ve seen them blooming elsewhere, so I’m planting everything out this weekend. This was the fruits of my labors after a trip to the garden center after work on Friday, and the farmer’s market on Saturday. (Where I managed to give myself and
Pattern: Winter’s Fern by Trin-AnnelieYarn: Briggs and Little Heritage in Natural White, Medium Gray and Blue HeatherNeedles: Size 7 and 8 circs and 8 DPNs Here’s the beanie version of this hat. Both of these are going to be donated – I love the pattern, but I don’t like the way it sits on
This was Sunday’s walk. It’s looking a heck of a lot more marshy than during last year’s dry summer. We’ll have to see how that works out this year.
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In a sign that I am bringing my partner over to the dark side of wildflower spotting, while wandering around his company’s grounds during his lunch break, he’d spotted enough different wildflowers that we made a stop there while driving around last Saturday. The Veronica were a happy surprise. I’d never noticed those before, and
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Actual picture dates: May 15th (wet) and May 17th (dry)
Weekly Wildflowers – Donnell Pond, Franklin, ME Read More »
I’ve had company of the past week and a half, so I’ve been a little behind in posting. These photos were taken over the weekend of May 6th and 7th. Locations: Parnassus Book Service, Yarmouth; Paine’s Creek, Brewster; and Nauset Light Beach, Province Lands Visitor’s Center, Race Point (all in the Cape Cod National Seashore)
Weekly Wildflowers – Cape Cod, MA Read More »
The day before I went away, I received an email that the waiting list on the brand new community garden a few blocks away had opened up, and I had a spot waiting for me for this year if I still wanted it. So it doesn’t look like much at the moment, but I’ve been
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