up in the pasture-an old cemetery

My friend Hazel and I went up to coast yesterday to visit her relatives, and my friends, near Bath. They live on a beautiful old farm overlooking the water. Tomorrow, I will post more about the farm, but today will show some photos I took in the late afternoon light. There is an old [...]

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fall flowers – harrington’s pink asters

About fifteen years ago, I bought a packed of New England aster seeds. I had good luck with germination, and ended up with many plants in various colors of purple, and this shade, which I discovered later was called Harrington’s Pink. Back then, we had deer coming out of the woods every night to eat [...]

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life in a seaside park

Remember how I have been complaining of a lack of butterflies and dragonflies this summer? I found them this week, over at the shore. I saw more butterflies in one day than I have seen all season here, too. Doesn’t this  mourning cloak look kind of prehistoric?

The air over Two Lights was full of [...]

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the field in august

The main color in my back field again this month is yellow. The black eyed susans are still going strong, and along with them the tansy and goldenrod were even brighter than last year. I moved the bouncing bet out of the garden and into the field  a year or so ago. It looks much [...]

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