Here I went and had another unintentional blog-cation. We’ve been having second summer for weeks with temperatures as much as 20 degrees F above normal, whatever normal means these days. Yesterday, Saturday, was a record high of 91F/ 33C. I am grateful that today is cooler and we are getting a cold front—finally—that will tip …
Tag: pole beans
The Sound of Monarch Wings Flapping
The milkweed has been blooming for a few weeks now and it is utterly delightful to see all the monarch butterflies flitting around the garden. I think of butterflies as slow and gentle beings, failing to remember that monarchs migrate thousands of miles every year. The speed at which they move through the garden is …