Turtles and Veggies.

5-25-15 VERMONT: It’s been very dry here. We need rain. With Clara’s help, I got the veggie garden set up and planted. Soaker hose, plastic mulch are both in place in the new bed. The new fence needed some stabilization work. Clara planted 75 corn hills while I did 12 tomatoes. I ran the soaker hose all night to get it, well, soaked.

More in bloom: forgot to mention on the last post: baneberry, yellow lamium.

New blooms: lily-of-the-valley.


On a hot afternoon, the turtles crawl out and bask on the rocks. They need the heat for their metabolism. Painted turtles have red markings when the shells are mud free.

Second turtles blending in with the rock,

Third and fourth hanging out together. While these four were in view, I saw a fifth turtle swimming.