• "Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds and shine!" - Buddha

Back to School!

Hi there, Happy September! It’s that back to school time of year. My kids went back this week. It is such a time of turmoil and adjustment-even when things are going well and even if no one is back in school! The days are getting shorter and the nights are…

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Purple Loosestrife

Hello there, Happy last week of August. I can’t believe September is almost here. In my family growing up the flowers in the picture below were always called “end of summer flowers” because they were in full bloom as summer was coming to a close. I never really liked them.   Later…

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Shooting Stars

The Perseid meteor showers are happening this week! Make sure to get out and see some shooting stars and make some wishes!. I slept out in my bug tent last night and hoped to watch the stars shining by for hours, but I fell asleep after I saw 5 or…

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Ripening of Summer

Hello there, August is just around the corner! Crickets have taken the evening chorus over from the frogs. It feels like summer is fully here; ripe and glorious.  Here are some apples from one of the trees I planted in our yard 10 years ago. The tree has never borne…

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