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Monthly Archives: July 2014

Cuttyhunk Trip: the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier

July 31, 2014by tompostpile Leave a comment

We had to go to New Bedford to get to Cuttyhunk. For Cuttyhunkers, their link to the mainland is via New Bedford. Vineyarders don’t go to New Bedford nearly as […]

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Choice Church Quahog Chunks, Cuttyhunk

July 30, 2014by tompostpile 5 Comments

“Poocuohhunkkunnah”. What a name for an island. For a very small island, at the western end of the Elizabeth Islands, which in their east to west string, separate Buzzards Bay […]

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2014, Architecture, Art, Cuttyhunk, Travel

On Infinity, and On the Increase of Garlic at Wishetwurra Farm

July 22, 2014by tompostpile 4 Comments

It has been many years since I have gone to a store or market to buy garlic to cook with. Garlic is an easy crop to grow if you get […]

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2014, Essay, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, photograph, Wishetwurra Farm

Hummer at Dawn

July 19, 2014by tompostpile 1 Comment

An early retiring can mean an early rising. Which was the case this morning. While preparing tea at first light – five o’clock AM, I looked out the window over […]

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2014, Birds, Hummingbirds, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph

Have You Seen Anything Interesting Lately?

July 17, 2014by tompostpile 2 Comments

Yes, as a matter of fact, I have. Here are a half dozen of things-interesting-recently-seen. Many Islanders know exactly where this is. More formica wear, with the addition of the […]

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2014, Essay, photograph

Zippety-Quick at Wishetwurra Farm

July 16, 2014by tompostpile 3 Comments

Two days ago, after mixing up a batch of starter mix from peat moss and compost, I planted three flats of cole family seeds for fall and winter eating. There […]

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2014, Essay, Gardening, Nature, photograph, Wishetwurra Farm

Beautiful for a Day

July 14, 2014by tompostpile 3 Comments

Daylily. Hemerocallis. “Beautiful for a day”. That’s what the word “hemerocallis” means, in the greek roots from which it stems. I first encountered this flower when I was three and […]

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2014, Color, Flowers, Gardening, Nature, photograph, Uncategorized, Wishetwurra Farm

WHFO and a Dance

July 12, 2014by tompostpile 2 Comments

Between seven and seven fifteen on the evening of First Saturday of each month, a car or two will pull up in front of Community Hall in Woods Hole. The vehicles […]

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2014, Essay, Music, photograph, Woods Hole

July Wishetwurra Farm Up Close

July 8, 2014by tompostpile Leave a comment

Early July is a good time for nearsighted people to explore a garden. We’re not troubled by being able to focus far away, and can get right to the business […]

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2014, Color, Flowers, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, Wishetwurra Farm

Wishetwurra Farm, July 2014

July 7, 2014by tompostpile Leave a comment

Another month has begun, and it’s time for another Wishetwurra Farm report. July is here. July rhymes with dry. June, May, and April, none of those months rhyme with dry, […]

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2014, Color, Essay, Flowers, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, West Tisbury, Wishetwurra Farm

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