Coastal Maine Botanical Garden – Boothbay, ME
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Winter’s Orbit – Everina Maxwell
The planet of Iskat is in charge of a small empire of planets on the edge of the larger known galaxy. They’re held together by arranged marriages. (Fortunately, the Emperor has a lot of grandchildren.) When Prince Taam, who’s married to Count Jainan of Thea, is killed in an accident, Prince Kiem is quickly lined
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Weekly Wildflowers – Bijhouwer Forest Preserve, Phippsburg, ME
This preserve was an interesting find. It’s got one of the northernmost stands of mountain laurel in New England, which was the main reason we decided to stop by. But the geological features are just as interesting. There are a fair number of glacial erratics, but the coolest feature is the Hundred Foot Rock, which
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Weekly Wildflowers – Popham Beach State Park, Phippsburg, ME
Not going to lie, this visit was a little disappointing. Since the last time we visited Popham Beach, the area has come out the worse for the wear from a number of coastal storms. The current in the area has altered, which actually caused a quick sand incident last year. (To the great bemusement of
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Knitting Notes
Pattern: Peerie Flooers by Kate Davies Designs Yarn: KDD & Co Milarrochy Tweed in the Tarbet, Birkin, Stockiemuir, Cowslip, Eyebright, Garth, and Snapdragon colorways Needles: Size 3 and 4 circs and size 4 DPNs Peerie Flooers is done! This was a bit more a challenge than it probably should have been. I didn’t handle my
Polaris Rising – Jessie Mihalik
This was a fun book. Ada von Hasenburg is the fifth child of one of the ruling houses of the known universe. She’s therefore somewhat expendable, and mostly useful to her father in who she might marry. She doesn’t approve of his choice for her, and has been on the run for a couple years
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Orange King Devil
Orange King Devil Pilosella aurantiaca Other names: orange hawkweed, fox-and-cubs, tawny hawkweed, devil’s paintbrush, grim-the-collier Family: Asteraceae Further Classification (Asteraceae only) Range: Southern Canada and New England south to the mid-Atlantic states and west through the Great Lakes region to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Native: Introduced (Invasive) Native Habitat: Native to alpine regions of
