10-21-07 VERMONT: So far I have pulled and stored all the flower bed barrier guards, removed all the flower stakes and supports, put away the beetle traps, took down the veggie garden fence and tomato cages and pulled out some of the veggie stalks, weeded the north terrace beds and started cutting down dormant flower stalks. That has taken two busy days. Both days were warm enough to be comfortable outside without a coat. Friday night we got another 1.2 inches of rain in an intense storm and had another shower yesterday afternoon at quitting time. Yesterday the sun was in and out all day changing the vistas from bright to dark and lighting up distant hillsides in sequence as the clouds motored by. Today looks all sunny, and the seventies are predicted.
The pond is full again, and I will do another barley straw treatment before we leave this visit. The barley is supposed to clear algae and sediment, but the jury is still out on its effectiveness.
I have the camera in my pocket all day here are a couple of yesterday’s pix with the interplay of light and shadow. A stranger showed up yesterday with a big Nikon and tripod and asked permission to shot the red maple and pasture.
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