Monday, 20 June 2011
Before we left, I helped The Botanist with some chores. I had the most fun looking for the earliest fresh peas (English peas, they call them in the Deep South, to distinguish them from field peas). We also removed a few old dead raspberry canes from the plants Gail gave Dad the fall he had the triple bypass surgery, cut off canker infested limbs from the plum tree, and checked out the basil that I germinated and Dad transplanted into his garden.
Sunday, 19 June 2011
I discipline myself when I’m at the wheel and crossing The Big Bridge (speed limit 45 mph) to watch the road, so I thank my spouse for capturing this image of Fort Michilimackinac.
Saturday, 18 June 2011
I know it’s June, but the mayfly hatch must have just happened.
Friday, 17 June 2011
The lupine are…rampant this year, both in the orchard and across the field.
Guess it’s no longer any good for hay.
Thursday, 16 June 2011
I’m not sure what a Michigan firm (Meijer) is doing promoting an Alaska-based flavor name (the Denali part)…and curious about what Moose Tracks Tee-Em Fudge might really taste like…although the phrase sounds better than Muddy Footprints Fudge (with or without the Tee-Em—and yeah, I know it says Arr, but that doesn’t have the same ring).
Those with long memories may recall that long ago in another lifetime I was a Meijer employee, although then it was Meijer’s Thrifty Acres and Old Fred was still alive.
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
I was a happy-happy diner tonight, emptying this bowl—of crushed strawberries (straight from the Botanist’s garden) over ice cream (with no funky stuff in with the cream, milk, and sugar).
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
As in: West Virginia is sure coniferous* this time of year.
Yes, many construction zones along the highway—mostly new paving, I thought, rather than, for example, bridge replacements. I even saw several landslides, none big enough to reach the pavement (whew).
As we came through Charleston, the capital dome gleamed in the sunlight, and I even caught a windshield shot without light poles, signs, and other visual detritus.
We wound up our day with Mr. B and the lovely KW, a quick social evening that suspended our family obligations and the grey clouds of life for a brief time.
* Vocabulary usage originated by JCB.
Monday, 13 June 2011
For a while this afternoon, the car said it was 100 big fat Fahrenheit degrees out. Then, for a little while it reported 102°F.
Sometime later it dropped to 97, and I began to feel better.
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Surprise! My bee balm also comes in pink—same planting….
