Heron Redux.

8-29-15 VERMONT: Last night was in the mid-fifties, and it was chilly this morning. As we head into September, it’s time for the annual furnace inspection. The new one may need to be repaired/replaced after only nine years of service. We’re not pleased about that. Also the chimneys were swept, and one needs repairs at the top. We’re not pleased about that either.

I have been busy pruning apple trees, mostly the big one by the deck. I took off the hanging branches that made it difficult to walk under and took off new growth on top. Several cartloads of prunings got dumped on the compost heap.

The corn stalks are now over my head, and the ears are developing, but I doubt any will be ripe before we head back to NJ. I picked the last quart of blueberries, but tomatoes keep coming.

New blooms: pearlie-everlasting.


Hardy Hybiscus, we'll see how hardy it is next spring after a Vermont winter.

Can you find our visitor?

Our friendly heron is back. He/She is an immature, all gray with a dark head and no plume.

Here's the left side.

In the water.