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I see you 27 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
Callie and I often walk down through the woods into the river valley on our afternoon walks, making a loop around a large wheat field and along a dirt road to rejoin our own road at the bottom of the ...
The grapes are turning 26 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
Ripening, actually. The red grapes are starting to darken and the green grapes are getting paler. They all start out the same color. Once the grapes turn, it's only a matter of time until harvest. W...
Signs of summer's end 25 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
Among the fall wildflowers that I see out in the vineyard is this variety of daisy. I usually only notice them when they look like this, their petals pointed downward as if they're tired and heat-worn...
Periodic puppy pics 24 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
The vineyards in our region, like many throughout France, are planted on the higher contours of the river valley. This ensures that the grapes grow on land that drains quickly when it rains; grape vin...
The vines in summer 23 Aug 2013 | 11:49 am
During a walk just the other day I noticed that the red grapes are starting to turn color. That is, going from green to red. I wonder how long it will be before harvesting begins? I heard on the news ...
Caution, sloe berries 22 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
The prunellier (blackthorn, or sloe) grows wild throughout Europe. I've read that it's sometimes trained into hedges because the thorns help to keep cattle from breaking through. Around here we have v...
It won't be long 21 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
Some of the tomatoes in the garden are starting to turn red. Most of the fruit is still green, but they look pretty good. All twenty-four of the plants I grew from seed survived and are now full of fr...
Along came a spider 20 Aug 2013 | 12:14 pm
I saw this spider one recent morning on the face of a wild carrot flower (Queen Ann's Lace). It wasn't until I looked at the photo on the computer that I noticed it was feeding on some kind of plume m...
It's that time of year 19 Aug 2013 | 11:37 am
Summer is winding down and the late summer wildflowers are in full swing. Here where we live we have mostly wild carrot and chicory. Both are flowers that I remember from when I was a kid. The blue ch...
All we need is wood 18 Aug 2013 | 12:18 pm
This is the firewood management area at our house. Under this carport is where I cut, stack, and split firewood for the winter heating season. I recently cleaned it up to prepare for this year's wood....
