Ferry Beach State Park – Saco, ME
A few more pictures from Ferry Beach, partially because mushrooms are annoyingly difficult to identify…
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Garden Notes
Despite the fact that removing blighted leaves from the tomatoes seems to have become a full time job, I’m happy with where the garden is right now. The dahlias are finally out, and the tomatoes and zucchini are producing in a reasonable amount. (There are seven or eight tiny zucchini working since we got our
What the Dead Know – Nghi Vo
This is a great, creepy story. Maryse is a fake medium, contracted to go with her partner, Vasyl to a house in South Dakota in the late 1800s. Once she’s there, she finds out the the dead really do speak. Quick story, very atmospheric. Enjoyed it very much.
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Weekly Wildflowers – Kennebunk Plains Preserve, Kennebunk, ME
It’s nice to see something is enjoying this summer’s weather. I have never seen so many blazing star plants out as we did yesterday. It’s funny for a plant that loves being in a sand plain, but it would appear that as long as it drains quickly, they enjoy the rain. Here’s the best my
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches – Sangu Mandanna
Mika is a witch, which is this story, means she was orphaned, like all witches. She was raised by Primrose, the head of the witches in England. They’re not really supposed to congregate together, so Mika was raised by a series of nannies, and now that she’s an adult, she sees the other witches once
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Nettle and Bone – T. Kingfisher
What a lovely story. Marra is the youngest of three princesses. Her oldest sister is her favorite, but Damia is married off to the prince of the neighboring kingdom, and tragically dies. Kania, the second sister, takes Damia’s place. Marra and Kania had never gotten along very well, but when Marra goes with their mother
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Warren Woods Trail – Scarborough, ME
This was Sunday’s walk. I’d been meaning to go there for a while, because they have gentians this time of year, so when my mother mentioned that our local salvage store (just a bit up the road near the mall) had scored a haul from a rather nice yarn store, this pinged my memory bank
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Garden Notes
The garden’s getting into high season. It’s probably not as good as it could be – we’re still getting a lot of rain. But the peppers are no longer sulking, and I only seem to have early blight on my tomatoes (knock on wood), which is easier to deal with than late blight.