

Beautiful October 2021
We had our Indian summer a little late this year. October was unusually warm and wet per WRAL, but it refreshed the garden beds. The European honey bees and native Eastern Bumble bees have enjoyed the late blooming dahlia, Teesbrook Audrey. This has bloomed most of the summer, but responded really well to the October rain. You know how I love to let a few weeds grow here and there to see if it's a plant I want to keep. Here are two success stories. The wild ageratum aka B


Oct. 13, 2021 A Wonderful Day
The morning was cool, mid- 60s to low 70s, with sun. The earth is moist after we had about two inches of rain last week. Captain Kirk had a successful space flight! We watched it live on YouTube with PBS News Hour. The footage was wonderful. It was very moving to hear William Shatner discussing his experience with Bezos immediately following touch down to Mother Earth. He repeatedly emphasized that the flight into space made him have a new recognition of the fragility of