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Monthly Archives: May 2016

Month of May 2016 Wishetwurra Report Part II

May 31, 2016by tompostpile Leave a comment

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 […]

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2016, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, photograph, West Tisbury, Wishetwurra Farm

Month of May 2016 Wishetwurra Report, Part One

May 30, 2016by tompostpile Leave a comment

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 […]

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2016, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Wishetwurra Farm

South Beach In and Out of Fog

May 26, 2016by tompostpile Leave a comment

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 […]

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2016, Black Point Beach, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

May 23, 2016by tompostpile 1 Comment

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. […]

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2016, Flowers, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, trees, West Tisbury

The Tree Peony ( Mudan II )

May 21, 2016by tompostpile 1 Comment

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 […]

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2016, Color, Essay, Flowers, Gardening, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, Wishetwurra Farm, Words

Trip to Boston Includes a Celestial Wonder

May 19, 2016by tompostpile 1 Comment

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) […]

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2016, Architecture, Color, Essay, Flowers, Nature, photograph, trees, Words

Chipmunks

May 18, 2016by tompostpile 7 Comments

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 […]

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2016, Essay, Martha's Vineyard, Nature, photograph, West Tisbury

Street Art, San José, Costa Rica 2016 #26

May 17, 2016by tompostpile Leave a comment

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 […]

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2016, Art, Color, Costa Rica, photograph, Uncategorized

More than a Little Odd Houses in San José, Costa Rica 2016 #25

May 16, 2016by tompostpile Leave a comment

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 […]

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2016, Architecture, Costa Rica, photograph

Slightly Bigger Little Houses in San José. Costa Rica 2016 #24

May 15, 2016by tompostpile 2 Comments

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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2016, Architecture, Color, Costa Rica, photograph, Travel

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