8-9-06 VERMONT: Another pretty day, but a bit cooler. I spent the middle of the day in the company of the string trimmer and two extension cords doing the front of the house, the driveway, the roses and behind the pond. I used up all the string and had to reload. I transplanted two lilac volunteers to the lilac bed in front of the old house from BBP and a diablo from the driveway bed to the side of the yard below the garage. Add in some weeding and watering and its a full day.
The night before we had dinner at the Hiley’s in New London and actually remembered how to get there. Tonight Lucy had a dinner guest her camp friend, Leah. We had a cook-out and our corn and our tomatos, the first of the year for both. Two thumbs up from everyone. The pumpkin vines have delivered, the first, still green and softball sized, but growing.
The shadows are growing longer on sunny days, a flock of starling, maybe fifty, were in the pasture working on the horses’ food, some place in New Hampshire was 37° last night, a few leaves have started to turn. When we hit August 21, the sun will be half was back to the equator from summer solstice for next month’s equinox. The month after that it will be half way below the equator on its way to the winter solstice. Almost time for sweaters and flannel.
New Blooms: more phlox.
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