I’m happy to report that it’s still fairly muddy at Warren Woods, so drought conditions remain low this year. I was a bit later than I usually am, so I missed the rose pogonais, but that was more than made up for by the lesser St. John’s wort and the sundews. Those were the best
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This book is the story of how fabrics have shaped our history. It’s a great book to dip in and out of – the author brings us from ancient history all the way up to the present day. There are of course sections on linen, silk and wool, which are all fascinating. The modern sections
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This series is set in a Regency England with magic – powers can manifest at different levels, and the Extraordinaries are the most powerful. Elinor Pembroke’s father has made a study of the families that have produced these powers. Elinor herself is a disappointment, having never manifested a power. Until the morning she wakes up
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Common MilkweedAsclepias syriacaOther names: Butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallowwort, Virginia silkweedFamily: Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family)Range: Southern Canada and the US east of the RockiesNative: NativeNative Habitat: Fields, open areas, waste areasBloom Time: June to August Notes:The plant will form large, clonal colonies when it finds a habitat it likes. It’s the best of all the milkweeds
This book was decent – we’re now following the younger women who will eventually be the rulers of Khaeler. They’re not as powerful as Witch and her friends, but they do seem to be going through some of the same things that Jaenelle and the Coven went through as they came into their power. Complete
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Naturally, we had to catch the Dambo Trolls while we were at the botanical garden. I had seen the three closest to the visitor’s center on a previous visit that the BF wasn’t able to make. So we caught the two I hadn’t seen, and he got to see all five. The Seeds did elude
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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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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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