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Category: Outdoors

Gahden of Expectations

Although it’s been a mild fall here in Boston, the gahden knows the time of year, and the plants started … More

basil, cucumbers, gardening, jilo, oregano, parsley, rosemary, salvia, sweet potatoes, thyme, tomatillos, wildflowers

Hope Is a Thing with Baby Fruit

It’s been a strange gahden year, or if we’re being positive, it’s been a year to learn stuff about plants … More

butternut squash, gardening, patience

A New Gahden Enemy

If you’ve been following me for a bit, you may recall I’ve done battle in the gahden, primarily with aphids, … More

aphids, garden pests, Lema daturaphila, nighshade family, three-lined potato beetle, tomatillo plants

Psst. Nature’s Pissed.

Don’t look now, and keep your voice down, but with all this rain, you should know that the mushrooms are … More

mushroom attack, no end to the rain, rain

String Theory

Earlier this spring, I started putting out my 4 deck flower boxes. In the past, I’ve done it all in … More

bird nests, flower boxes, robins, string

When All Else Fails, Ponyhenge

I already know my blog production is way down. I don’t need to look at those accusing stats from WordPress … More

Ponyhenge

Pile Up on J Pond

Traffic can be a real problem in the Boston area, even on Jamaica Pond.

Jamaica Pond, Pondway traffic, turtles

Salt and Peppah

It’s been a couple of tough work weeks followed by fun, life-affirming weekends, and I am not strapped into this … More

Avery Brooks, Boston on TV, Longfellow Bridge, Robert Ulrich, salt and pepper Bridge, Spenser for Hire

Well, Then

It seems odd that I have actually tried winter camping before spring camping, but life doesn’t always go in a … More

hand dug wells, Saco River, spring camping

Gahlic Envy

I’ve written before on my feelings about Easter, and how growing up Catholic kinda ruined it for me. When I … More

Easter, garlic, hydrangeas, spring gardening, worm castings

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