Working on daffodil series for a month .... inhaling the golden yellow!
Easter at last!
Sailing in the oceans of the world - Easter at last .... glorious wishes to all good friends .....
Christmas in Arden
Christmas at the cottage in Arden ... thinking of all sailors at sea ....
The scent of lemon verbena
Can you remember the scent of lemon verbena .... extraordinary and unique, released crushed as I gather the dried leaves ... I will have tisanes of vervaine ..and the pleasure of running my fingers through the gloriously scented leaves - until the delicate shrub revives outside in the sunshine and warm rains next May.
Rowing in November
Mild southerly air on Valentine Creek. Sunday 30 November, 50 degrees Fahrenheit already at 10 am. An easy row around the creek - check Lark's moorings, cover .... so good to stretch, dip, pull, pause .... listen to faint bird calls ...and the splash and drip of the water, chuckling along Lark's sides .....
November Glory
Click to view second photo. November 12th, warm breeze from southwest, and incredible sunshine as the sun's declination changes. Each day is so precious here in Arden.
End of season
Click to view photo gallery .... exquisite day - but time to row Lark's sails ashore and stow them in the Shed. Lark will stay on her moorings for the coming winter.
Cosmea and Sunshine
Click to view glorious October .....
Chutney time ...where did summer go
To make - green tomato chutney and maybe a ketchup as well? Lots of tomato and basil in the freezer already .....
Mosquito trap ... will it work?
Will this work? pinch of yeast and 2 tsps. brown sugar in 2/3 cup warm water. Seltzer bottles strategically placed at front and back doors, and around the garden table! Let's see! The little tiny biting ones are the worst !!!
Giant Groundhog strikes as Cantaloupe perfectly ripe
Looking forward to eating this cantaloupe today - my giant Groundhog got there first before dawn ...shouldering aside the canes, netting ... and discarding half of the luscious fruit, after eating his fill ....
Minnesota Midget cantaloupe
In March I bought a little packet of seeds from Weeks Seed Company, Greenville SC - at our local Farmers Coop. "Minnesota MIdget Cantaloupe" ... and found 2 perfectly ripe tiny golden fruit under the flourishing green vine last evening. My kitchen is filled with the perfume this morning ...delicious. Saving the seeds, and hope they come true next year!
Just sail around them !!! Wed night racing on Round Bay
Click photos to view sequence! I crew Wed nights on Lightfoot, an Olsen 30. Round Bay Sailing http://www.roundbaysailing.com/ is a truly Corinthian group - cool sailing with cool people on interesting subtle waters in a very beautiful place. Rather than challenge LeeAnne for the inside berth rounding the mark - our skipper Ken just sailed around her ...! Love it!
Varnishing Weather
7 am Monday morning - rowing out to Lark
Original mahogany coaming ... fifty years old this year.
Coral Paeony fading
The pleasure of Paeonies ...
Two different paeonies this morning basking in the May sunshine ... click photo to view gallery
Working hard for pleasure
Haulout - not bad for 2 years on her moorings
Three days of hard work - scraping, painting ..ready to go back in the water ... the red deep waterline paint is hard copper for the Chesapeake water which leaves iron stains on the waterline ... new antifouling looks gaudy!