Daylight Fades.

9-9-19 SHORT HILLS: I was hoping Dorian the hurricane would give us a good soaking here and in VT, but all we got was a cloudy day. The damage the storm did to the Bahamas was horrifying. Our weather has been dry and cool. The days are shortening rapidly, and we will be at the Equinox soon. After it passes the nights will get longer and longer.

We have had the bird feeders filled and available for a few weeks, and the usual customers are returning. The goldfinches are still in gold, but seem to be going gray. The cardinals, blue jays, doves, nuthatches, grackles and others are back.

I have done some weeding and pruning, and took a load of cuttings to the town dump.

New blooms: white snakeroot.


White star clematis is a big volunteer on the road.

White snakeroot grows all over this yard, but I consider it to be a wildflower rather than a weed.

The feeders are back in action and the usual suspects have turned out. The goldfinches like the nyjer seeds.