Gathering and Gardens

A place specifically for home records, recipes, and realizations. Eventually I will move everything to a physical journal but most of what we own is still in boxes. Lurelurk is my main account.

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Another storm is due.

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Yes winter is important.

But my brain is demanding more green.

It's hard because the last frost warning is in May.

Resisting the urge to start new seedlings.

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Garden WIP

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Future Garden List

Virginia Rose / Rosa virginiana

New England Aster / Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Swamp Milkweed / Asclepias incarnata

Meadowsweet / Spiraea latifolia

Foxglove Beardtongue / Penstemon digitalis

Creeping Phlox/ Phlox subulata

Common Juniper / Juniperus communis

Common Witchhazel / Hamamelis virginiana

Columbine / Aquilegia canadensis

Butterfly Weed / Asclepias tuberosa

Bush Honeysuckle / Diervilla lonicera

Blue Flag Iris / Iris versicolor

Beach Plum / Prunus maritima

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Terrible storms this December.

Planning ahead to Spring time firewood prep after mud season.

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December 11th.

A late lake freezing.

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Finally a warm day when it isn't a torrential downpour with 40 mph winds. All of the kindling is sufficiently drenched. Starting the fire with no dry wood and no dry kindling was infuriating. We've had a week of below freezing and not many options for daylight stick hoarding. Three hours later things look ok, aside from the snow/freezing rain patches today. It's supposed to be incredibly cold and very wet for the rest of the week.

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Remember the tree lines.

Sheets and sheets of ice, all four wheels and the crumple of the remainder of fall.

Firewood and firewood and ash.

Floors covered in newspaper and soot. Sleeping warm under comforter and quilt and beside.

Plastic on the windows.

Fiberglass in my sleeves.

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Heavy rain today.

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I wonder what the leaves look like here now.

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Photo courtesy of Dragged.

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Still glowing.

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Despite heavy storms we still have some lovely colors.

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A comfort.

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Oh! A blessing! Another!

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The positive of carving a pumpkin too early in the season is that you get to do it again.