The Rain Stopped.

6-26-24 VERMONT: I set one of the game cams up where the feeders had been to catch the bear if he/she came back. So far all I got was a shot of a disappointed rose-breasted grosbeak looking for the feeders. 

We have had two nice days in a row after all the rain, 2.1 inches, but there may be more rain tomorrow. 

I have done more pruning, and today Matt the gardener started on the Mohican viburnum. The lilacs and apple/blueberry/rose junctions need work too.

Judy and I were in Woodstock today to get some flannel, and Judy discovered the source of a stuffed moose sought for Emmett, which has long been hunted.

We saw Valerie and Fred and Valerie’s magnificent garden a few days ago. Valerie gave me some hollyhock starters that Hillary planted on the pond bank today.

On the way to Woodstock, we stopped at John’s house. Both his children, Becky and Michael, and spouses, Bob and Jen, and almost all their children were visiting. It was great to see them all. 

New blooms: hosta, catalpa, red spirea, daisy, lichnis, filipendula, rosebay rhododendron. 

Catalpa, generally regarded as a weed tree, I like it for the flowering, for the big leaves and for the fast growth.

Rose-breasted grosbeak from the back, a study in black and white. He's saying, 'Where's the sunflower seeds?' [date and time incorrect]

The pond bank, now with a lot of beds.

The corner of the pond with roses and goats beard in the background.

Several beds, starting at the pond and continuing upwards. [photo by JWF]