Instead of the Storm

The storm was thankfully a dud.  So where have we been?  Instead of wind and rain knocking out our power and communications, it was the plaster, painting, and tiling operation.

They are mysterious, the magical wires that lie hidden in the walls and bring the wider world to us.  Sometimes when construction is happening, the magic mysteriously goes out of the wires and cannot be made to come back easily.  This is one of those times.

Perhaps in time, perhaps soon, the wires will again bring us the magic of internet. 
Until then, Take Care and Carry On.  -Polly  

The Late August Garden Before The Storm

       As we wait for Irene, I'm trying to decide what to pick and what to leave. Irene may not turn out to be much of an adventure, but the not knowing makes me glad that I am growing these things as a hobby, and not as a livelihood or main source of food.  Our local grocery store was running out of bottled water today, but I trust that it will be stocked up again before long.  Really it was not that long ago that there was no weather radio to give folks a chance to decide what to pick and what to leave.  I am a little anxious about this eggplant, and I do have the grocery as a back up.  -Polly 

And...Another Little Trip

As the summer is winding down, we are trying to get to a few more of the activities and adventures on our summer list.  Now, the visit to the zoo is complete.  Also the horse back riding experiment.  Both went well. -Polly 

Another Little Trip

Today we visited Coggeshall farm with two good friends.

 

These two turkeys seemed to be inseparable friends, probably siblings.  They moved, turned and walked together like a dancing couple, but they reminded me even more of the way a street sweeper moves. -Polly 

Where We Went

We have been again to Maine.  It has been two full years since the boys and I have visited.  Considering that last trip, this one was much better.  There was a lot of driving and then a lot of sun and green.  We saw racoons up close,  found porcupine quills, heard owls, and I found more rusty treasure in an old cellar hole. Some blue socks were finished, then there was some more driving.  The actual driving was done by the Mister.  I sat under the dog and handed out snacks. -Polly

And Now, Summer

The last day of school is finished.  Now my helpers will be around all of the time.  Lately they have been helping by chasing small rabbits about.  Can you spot the bun in the picture above?  The picture gets much bigger if you click on it twice.  -Polly    

Father's Day

Around these parts, Father's Day means rhubarb pie.  -Polly 

Wedding Season

June is also good for weddings. -Polly

The June Garden

Green and blue and white with a little bit of red. 

 Lily beetles of course.

  Strawberries now, grapes later.  -Polly   

Finally the Sun Appeared

Yesterday after days and days of rain, the sun did briefly shine.  It was quite rapturous really.  -Polly  

A Tiny Egg

And today, a quail egg.  One year ago this egg's mother was in our incubator staying warm and waiting to hatch.  One year ago?  -Polly

Old Friends

 Today I put an old lens on my new camera.  I have not used it in many years, and I don't think it  has improved with age and storage, but it still feels like an old friend.  And finally finally, the garden is starting to wake up, and old friends are turning up there also.  -Polly