End of Summer.

9-6-18 VERMONT: It has been too hot, but cool at night. Today we got a nice rain at midday, just after I finished doing some weed whacking around the roses and blueberries. Neighbor Eliza will do the watering of the newly seeded pasture while we are away. I expect green grass when we are back in October.

The hardy hibiscus that I planted three summers ago had big, dark red flowers then, but hadn’t bloomed since, until this week. One gigantic flower opened, and it has other buds threatening to open. It has survived two Vermont winters.

A moment ago a flock of at least a dozen wild turkeys strolled through the yard, no more than twenty feet from the house. I caught a few stragglers before they disappeared into the woods.

New blooms: more sedum.


Leveled, limed, fertilized, seeded and watered. Go grass.

Hardy hibiscus. This one is in its third year, but the first bloom since it was planted. It has survived two winters.

While I was writing this entry, a flock of more than a dozen wild turkeys walked through the yard.

I just caught the stragglers. They seem to be strolling along without a care, but in a few seconds have vanished from view.