Today was lovely out. It was sunny and probably 75, which is really warm for early April(though it's not uncommon to get an 85-90 degree heatwave for 2 days) I took the day off to clean up out front, removing dead plant debris and leaves. I took pictures of sprouts that have started, and included pics of them in bloom, from last year.
Ten pictures:
1. The house from the street, everything pretty dead-looking
2. Section of it, what it looks like mid-summer.
3. Baby stinging nettle, the first edible weed to grow - even the chicory and dandelion are nowhere to be seen.
4. Stinging nettle I picked and added to my dinner.
5. Beginning sprouts of Yarrow. Most of the wild yarrow on the property is white. In the late summer I pick the flowers and dry for medicinal tea.
6. This is the plant of previous photo, yarrow, in June/July. They grow tall, up to 3'.
7. Autumn Joy sprouts. They grow almost 2' tall , and are green for most of the growing season, until Early Fall when they start to bloom.
8. A picture of Autumn Joy in August. It is actually a sedum. Most sedum are low-growing.
9. Catmint. Bees, and yes, cats, like this bush. Growth can get out of control, similar to many mints. Grows very tall, about 3'.
10. Mint- I have a few varieties. This really grows like crazy, and can easily take over a garden. I take cuttings all year.
Vanessa virginiences, or American Lady on Liatrus Spicata, or Button Snakewort.
Both Native
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
There are a lot of expressions that we hear now and then; most we think we know the origin of, some we don't. For the most part we just don't ponder the origin of commonplace expressions because they are... common. The first thing I discovered when beginning to read this little gem of a book, was not only hadn't I considered where many common sayings come from, but my preconceived idea of their origin was actually wrong! Kinda embarrassing, but guessing I may not be alone in this. I thought it would be of value then to share some tidbits from this book. Audio format is nice, as you can multitask while listening to this. This is my first attempt at recording reading a book, so any constructive criticism is welcome!
Cool! I've never noticed galls on staghorn sumac. Location: SE NH.
Melaphis rhois on Rhus typhina
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1112
Happy garden with all the heat, humidity, and occasional rain.
I made a yummy zucchini chocolate bread for my sister's visit. Going to air fry some of what I just picked.
