Garden Diary

12-28-21 SHORT HILLS: We are a week past the Solstice and are at the nadir of the sun-cycle. Think of it as a sine wave. We are at the negat...

Here's some interesting data on Covid Vaccination rates by state: More vaccinations in Blue states and Less in Red states. These choices...

12-18-21 SHORT HILLS: It’s cold and rainy, but we did a short walk with the dogs and talked with neighbor and cousin Ken and his puppy. The ...

12-9-21 SHORT HILLS: Another palindrome date. We’ve been back in NJ for several days. Today was the first cold one with our first snow of th...

12-1-21 VERMONT: Wow, I just noticed that the date is a palindrome, and the next several will be also. T-day is over, and we’re in VT for a ...

11-24-21 SHORT HILLS: We’ve been back here for a few days. It’s warmer than VT, and the color is still impressive. The burning bushes are br...

11-18-21 VERMONT: Yesterday morning was 20° with frost on the grass and ice on the ponds. Both ponds were about 80% iced over and the brook...