fly-by-posting: 2024/10/14
And what did Anna earn for her data-monitoring work today, Jim? It’s a NEEEWW artifact! (And this is why I was a theorist in grad school.)
fly-by-posting: 2024/10/11
When you’ve got a sick kid, the job of the parent is the push any sort of real food that they’ll willingly eat like it’s crack. (bagels here today) Note, if they’re still pretty little, the other job is to watch the same Disney movie 3-4 times in one day. (Tangled, back in the day, and so glad Frozen hadn’t come out yet at that point)
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2024 week 40
See Previous | See Next As we advance into October, we have reached now the glory days of marigolds and ornamental kale. Otherwise, with the combination of warm weather and shortening days, some leaves are turning for fall while others continue to resist. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, reminds us that fall flowers can come in just about every color, and that if we’re lucky we’ll get fall foliages in nearly every color too. Looking back 2-4 weeks…
Just a Few Books, for ‘Research’…
So. Sometimes, reading other writers’ blogs, I’ll read about the sort of research another author might put into their story. Maybe they’ll (1) talk about traveling to a relevant city (not exactly within reach for most of us), or pouring over Google maps of a relevant city (definitely sensible – sounds like a lot of work though – so, maybe a reason to avoid contemporary settings if at all possible?). Or (2) they’ll call up or interview an expert or…
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2024 week 39
See Previous | See Next This week some things are kinda, sorta turning toward fall colors, while other things are remaining very committed to being green. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years, never-the-less, shows off some pretty fall colors, along with the pretty variety of early fall flowers (though, very sadly, I am now lacking my pretty, pink deck rose this year). Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows off some other very pretty roses that just don’t…
fly-by-posting: 2024/09/25
My brain is like a bureaucracy. Sometimes it can take a very long time for new or unexpected inputs to work their way through the system. Not because they’re not important, but because there may be bureaucratic structural reorganization that needs to happen before movement can occur. And then ditto if you want some action output.
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2024 week 38
See Previous | See Next This week we’ve had nice, cool temperatures and lovely moisture, so things are looking very lush and green. But we’ve also got those first sprinklings of fall colors and so, with such a small change, now I look out my window and see a fall garden, rather than a summer one. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows other hints of fall colors to come, while also really leaning in to the pink- and…
MT Mountain Wildflowers
This post is mostly just going to be pretty pictures. This summer, we went on an overnight backpacking trip with my dad in the Bitterroot mountains in Montana, on the trail up toward Glen Lake. My dad remembered the trail as very forested, but since he’d been there last, wildfire had gone through and taken out nearly all the trees. So, instead of a shady forest, we had a very sunny trip, with lots and lots of wildflowers.
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2024 week 37
See Previous | See Next The continuing cooler times of September are bringing a few late-season blooms out of hiding. Delicate and pretty. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years shows all the wide variety that the end of the season brings, concurring that it is about time for the elusive (in my garden anyway) asters. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years shows flowers from years past (like foxglove) that seem unlikely to turn up this year, and also…
Weekly Garden Snapshot: 2024 week 36
See Previous | See Next Things have been cooling down a bit, and the ground-cover plants are reveling in how very beautiful and green they are. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years really isn’t focused on green, though, but rather on showing off quite a variety of fruits and flowers that absolutely are happy to show up for the end-of-summer season. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years is hinting at the fall-favorites, though, marigolds and turning foliage. …This…