Saturday, March 2, 2024
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Monday, September 4, 2023
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Swallowtails
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Gourds
I'm thinking of making a birdhouse out of a gourd for this upcoming cold season.
"Gourds continued to be used throughout history in almost every culture throughout the world. European contact in North America found extensive gourd use, including the use of bottle gourds as birdhouses to attract purple martins, which provided bug control for agriculture. Almost every culture had musical instruments made of gourds, including drums, stringed instruments common to Africa and wind instruments, including the nose flutes [GROSS!!!] of the Pacific." -- WikipediaWednesday, August 23, 2023
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Late Summer
There are some definite signs here that summer is beginning to wind down. There are no less than four low pressure systems off in the Atlantic somewhere, something anyone with any modicum of sense living near the coast pays attention to. Also, schools are ramping up. And, hey, we're smack dab in the middle of the NFL's preseason, and the Washington Commanders actually won their first game! Of course, it IS only the pre-season and we all know, I think, what that means--or doesn't.
Anyway, I'm still enjoying some our late summer blooms. Here are a couple I came across just in the past few days.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Canna Indica
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Paw Paw
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Late Summer
Sunday, August 6, 2023
Favorite Garden
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Chaste Tree
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Слава Україні!
This sunflower immediately makes me think of events reportedly taking place in Ukraine and Russia this morning. I doubt the world will be any better place as the result of the armed "rebellion" now supposedly taking place in Russia led by members of the extreme right. On the other hand, if it will divert any of Russia's attention and resources away from Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive, then maybe, in strange way, it can ultimately serve to bring peace to that troubled region. We shall see. Слава Україні!
Friday, June 23, 2023
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Monday, June 19, 2023
Powell House
"Benjamin Powell was a carpenter who became a contractor, built a couple of Williamsburg landmarks, and enjoyed the company and counsel of some of 18th-century Williamsburg's leading gentlemen. He acquired his property at the east end of the city in 1763, and for nearly 20 years pursued from there the career of an 'undertaker' – as contractors were called in those days." -- Colonial Williamsburg