The Green Man and Flowers

  • Post published:08/13/2023
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The Green Man

I have seen images of the Green Man – but a few years ago I had a new friend and he had a new Green Man in front of his house. There are various ways that the Green Man is shown but a “common theme that runs through these figures would seem to be that of death and rebirth, and the Green that means life.” I was lucky to visit and see the Green Man – and his beautiful gardens. (more…)

My Vermont Family

  • Post published:07/25/2023
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Many years ago, in 1939, my Uncle Walter and his wife Aunt Ruth bought a farm. More accurately with the help of Grandpa Larson, they bought 300 acres of meadow along the beautiful Lake Champlain.  Wally and Ruth arranged to build a barn and other such necessities, and had five children. (more…)

Daylilies in My Garden

  • Post published:07/08/2023
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Red daylily with stripe
A red daylily with a stripe

Our garden has many many daylilies. The reason? Because our garden is often very wet, but the daylilies have no complaints. Since I can always counted on daylilies, I can show you a range of lovely daylilies. (more…)

What Kind of Bees Are on My Cone Flower?

  • Post published:07/04/2023
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Tiny – Green – and Yellow – BEE

I was looking at the flowers on our grassy strip next to the road – and there I saw a tiny bee.  We talk a lot about bees in Greenfield, but usually we talk about bees that make honey. Those honey bees collect nectar, and pollen on their legs. But this bee is very tiny, as you can see.  I am wondering – do you  think this bee has collected pollen?  Or does it just have  yellow legs? (more…)

The Beautiful Bridge of Flowers – For All to Admire

  • Post published:06/28/2023
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Shades of Yellow roses

A couple of days ago my husband and I strolled across the Shelburne, MA, Bridge of Flowers which attracts people from many of the  US States – but we can visit these wonderful flowers from May until the last days of October. (more…)