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Goldfinches

Don’t worry about deadheading your perennials after they flower – allow them to go to seed and provide succor to goldfinches and other birds.

Sep 18, 2013
Don Scallen

Name that Blog

After assessing all the blog names that I could find, I still couldn’t come up with something uniquely personal. I was starting to get discouraged.

Sep 9, 2013
Laurie May

Pollinator Friendly Gardens

When I walk into my yard I am greeted by a gloriously diverse menagerie of tiny winged creatures.

Aug 28, 2013
Don Scallen

Curried Du Puy Lentil Salad with Carrots and Currants

The whole salty, sweet then spicy combo is addictively wonderful.

Aug 19, 2013
In The Hills

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Aug 16, 2013
Pia Wiesen

Baked Zucchini

A friend once quipped, “You know you have no friends if you don’t find zucchini on your doorstep in the summer!”

Aug 14, 2013
In The Hills

Murray Stephen

Murray created work in a vast array of styles and media including painting, sculpture, collage, and multi-media.

Aug 12, 2013
Arlene Taylor

Monarch Butterfly – RIP 2026

Most of us are old enough to remember when monarchs were a frequent sight in meadows and gardens.

Aug 9, 2013
Don Scallen

Local corn this week at the markets!

Sweet corn is harvested at the “milk” stage before starch has formed, usually midsummer to early fall.

Aug 2, 2013
In The Hills

Ruin in the Woods

Midway, a squared stone tower reached up to the forest canopy. The filtered bits of light from above, the impossible green of the deep forest, the mystery of what and who…

Jul 24, 2013
Liz Beatty

Head Shot

“There are no bad pictures; that’s just how your face looks sometimes.” Abraham Lincoln

Jul 24, 2013
Laurie May

Rhubarb & Custard Cake

This is lovely on it’s own or slightly warmed with vanilla ice cream. You could also substitute strawberries.

Jul 19, 2013
In The Hills