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Still on Roses Wednesday, Jun 26 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography, roses 09:48
Gardening circa 1909 Friday, Jun 21 2013
gardening and Historic Photos gardening, history, photography 14:23
Or how to grow pole beans properly. A photograph taken of Esperanza’s then garden. Remember, it supplied the tenant farmer, his family, and Aunt Carlotta (pictured at the far end of the row) over the winter; it supplied all the guests at Esperanza, ranging from a constant 5-8 with spikes of close to 20 for weekends throughout the summer.
The garden shown is no longer part of the property, that section was sold off in the 1960’s and is now a winery.
My pole beans don’t look like that. Not only are poles not big enough, but this time around in addition to the turkeys, there was a nice young doe taking a nap….they are now netted.
Wordless Wednesday: Roses Wednesday, Jun 19 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography, roses, wordless wednesdays 09:21
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Peony: Festiva Maxima Saturday, Jun 15 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 14:02
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Enjoying Summer Saturday, Jun 8 2013
Modern Photos horses, photography 16:06
Robin enjoying the summer. (He is currently dripping wet as I write this, tropical depressions and all that). Not bad looking for a 28 year old thoroughbred though!
Floral Decorations Friday, Jun 7 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography, roses 18:03
Standard June lilies and standard blue Siberian Iris.
The rose is ‘Winchester Cathedral’ and is amazingly fragrant. The green is Lady’s Mantle.
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A few photos from the last week Friday, May 31 2013
gardening and Modern Photos gardening, photography 10:06
Small blue iris originally from Vermont, also Star of Bethlehem.
Blue iris, columbines, in the Little Kitchen garden
Columbine ‘Ruby Port’
Clematis ‘Mayleen’ on the pergola
Japanese painted fern, sweet woodruff, standard hosta, by the ramp
Double-file viburnum, Exbury Hybrid azaleas, Bleeding Heart, Dame’s Rocket, on the edge of the big garden
Mavourneen Friday, May 24 2013
Historic Photos historic photographs, maritime history, photography 11:36
Figure I ought to put a few photographs of Mavourneen up. These are from 1908.
Wooden hulled, powered with a somewhat cantankerous gasoline engine. She had a fairly spacious cabin and galley kitchen.
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After the Storm Wednesday, May 22 2013
Landscapes and Modern Photos photography, weather 21:52
We have jumped from cold New England spring to hot, muggy New England summer essentially overnight. Naturally, the storms have come along; this one hammered the towns to the west and south with hail and numerous ground strikes, we (thankfully) simply got a lot of much needed rain.
From a walk Sunday, May 19 2013
gardening and Landscapes and Modern Photos eastern redbud, gardening, photography, trillium, tulips 14:30
Taken in the last few days, these show the big garden, some tulips in the rose garden, some trillium grandiflorum under the chestnut trees, a bit of path east of the house, and the redbud on the east lawn which is still surviving!
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