Pirates Ahoy!
A local news channel had this group on its website today. WOW.
Nothing more needs to be said. Just go see them.
Back to School (and back to normal)
The boys were ready to go, but stopped to pose for one pic…
and then another.
6 September 2006 was a lovely sunny day, with just a touch of autumn in the air. My first order of business: breakfast!
I sat with my tea and some spice cake and almonds while I played Babble (see sidebar for the link) for an hour. Finally, I was ready to start my day and spent two hours happily looking through the garden, taking out the garbage and doing laundry. No different from most days, but nice because it was at my own pace.
And for a change — perhaps because I was moving at my own pace — my body cooperated. My knees didn’t rebel, my back didn’t give out, my eyes stayed focused and my head didn’t hurt. It was nice to be able to sweep the floors and clean the kitchen a little, with only dogs underfoot.
All that said — I missed the kids and will be glad when they step off the bus in a few minutes. Ice cream sandwiches are waiting!
A Real Chestnut
REALLY I have a *insert drumroll here* chestnut on the tree across the parking space from the house! I am so thrilled. And as I looked at the wonderfully chartreuse casing, I looked up and realized the tree has grown easily four feet this year!
I think we can cut back most of the shrubs next to it this fall, leaving the willow tree, the Japanese kerria, the red osier dogwood and the remains of the stumps. The miscellaneous berries in that clump can go, and I can move the fennel plants to another location. They do well anywhere, really, except in truly boggy areas.
The air has been autumnal this last few days — not just in terms of temperatures and cloud cover, but the quality of the light.
Maybe it has something to do with the gradual yellowing of the leaves on deciduous trees.
Or the angle of the sun as it moves on its arc to the south.
Perhaps it’s something about many flowers that are in full bloom now — we have passed the “mostly green” part of summer growth, and now the late summer and early autumn blooms are coming in — gladioli, mums, late-blooming lilies.
The perennials are getting as tall as they will, some are flopping over (really must get stakes ready for next year).
The garlic heads are turning brown and the weeds in that patch are going to seed. The pumpkins are big enough to see without magnification, zucchini and crookneck squash are ripening. Time to harvest. Time to finish picking the last of the summer berries and can or freeze as much as possible.
Time to enjoy the dry weather and play outside, or just sit and read in the shade.
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