“Papa Tom!” “Yes?” “I want a spoon!” “Why?” “To drink my tea!” “But it’s so far to the kitchen…” (It wasn’t) “Papa Tom, I want a spoon!” “But—-OK, OK…. How […]
The New Potato at Dawn
Here are some ways of looking at a just-grabbled new potato. Thank you for visiting thetompostpile.
July Wishetwurra Flowers
Here are some wandering comments on photos from twenty-six minutes of an evening walkabout about Wishetwurra Farm. The daylily (hemerocallis). We have a dozen or more varieties in bloom here […]
From Two Symmetries to Thirty Pieces of Silver
In our last post, we looked at a couple of Victorian symmetries. Our eyes love and are attracted to the symmetrical. We’re symmetrical creatures, so why not? As we walked […]
Two Victorian Symmetries
From an evening walk in Oak Bluffs, a town whose first years encompass the second half of the nineteenth century. “Carpenter Gothic”, and “Gingerbread” are names often associated with domestic […]
Wishetwurra, After a Big Rain
We had a truly torrential rain yesterday. About two inches fell in about two hours, which is a good cloudburst around here. Up towards the Cape Cod Canal there were […]
A Photo Fivesome
Here’s a group of recent photos. Tourists line up by the hundreds to purchase tickets for the ferry to the Island. Fourth of July weekend/week is here. This year’s sweet […]
