Month of May 2016 Wishetwurra Report Part II
Let’s take a brief ground level meander through Wishetwurra Farm, and take a closer look at what’s happening as we near summer. We’ll start in front of the greenhouse. Our friend […]
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Month of May 2016 Wishetwurra Report, Part One
Less than two months ago there was snow at Wishetwurra Farm. That snow was the last of it, but the chilly weather was awful slow to loose its claws. Even […]
South Beach In and Out of Fog
One of my annual chores is to put out walkway boards at a beach I caretake. So yesterday I went to the beach. At home it was calm, sunny and […]
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
The weather’s warmed up enough so we can take the occasional meal outside. Leaves have mostly come out now, and in the landscape trees have mass, instead of skeletal form. […]
The Tree Peony ( Mudan II )
The fourth week of May has begun, and at last spring warmth seems to be here. For the ten days to come, not a single night is forecast to be below […]
Trip to Boston Includes a Celestial Wonder
We drove to Boston yesterday. New buds and spring blooms colored the landscape. All along the roadsides and in the median, great swathes of blooming red sheep sorrel (rumex acetosella) […]
Chipmunks
Chipmunks. Ten years ago, we had no chipmunks at Wishetwurra Farm. Now we have them, and each year there seem to be more of them. They’ve discovered the garden, and […]
Street Art, San José, Costa Rica 2016 #26
Here is a selection of San José street art. There’s a lot of street art in this city, by some very able artists. The works are from one wall, and […]
More than a Little Odd Houses in San José, Costa Rica 2016 #25
In this post we’ll visit some larger San José houses. Some are old, some are newer. Some are conventional. Some are odd, even weird. Some are smaller, some are rather […]
Slightly Bigger Little Houses in San José. Costa Rica 2016 #24
More San José houses. Houses here can get crowded into small spaces. Utility cables can be as crowded in the air above the streets as the houses are below. […]
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