It’s been busy, this week was my Dartmouth Reunion, the 55th. A lot of the class is now looking dodderish, stooped, pot-bellied and shuffling. Others of us still look quick and lively. It was a nice few days in spite of the rain.
The rain was welcome in the garden, of course, and I managed to get some stuff done. There was a lot of pruning and trimming with more to come. I gave the pond another pro-biotic treatment. The pond definitely looks better this year than last. There were five turtles in May, but I have not seen more than two this June.
We, Judy, Lucy and I, did two outings since the last post—a visit to the primrose colony in Norwich, or possibly Sharon, on Mitchell Brook. The primrose, white, red and pink, extend for many yards along a meandering brook. The photos don’t do it justice.
The other excursion was to the new Life Science Center on the Dartmouth campus. There is a greenhouse on top of the building with an orchid collection, and cacti and some native plants from this region. The orchids are quite dramatic.
New blooms: water lily, trascantia, lady’s mantle.
Primrose path along Mitchell Brook in Norwich.
More primrose - this might be in Sharon?
Primrose come with butterflies like this White Admiral, I know it's mostly black, I didn't name it.
Pearl Crescent, but could be a Northern Crescent, anyone??
One of several spectacular orchids at the greenhouse on top of the new Life Science Center on the northern edge of the Dartmouth campus.
More orchids...
And another. The greenhouse is open to the public weekdays and offers a self guided tour. It's, duh, hot and humid.
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