Author: doug

We went to Spectacle Island for my birthday today. What started out cloudy turned into a pretty, sunny day.

I lost this trowel this past spring: after using it to harvest finished compost from our bin, I could not find it. Yesterday I emptied and moved the bin, and the trowel reappeared, having been buried in the bin this whole time. I am amazed at how much damage it suffered in just 3-4 months.

I do hear a lot of sirens from my new office. But they don’t usually stop right down the block, nor do they usually extend their ladders to nearby buildings. There was no smoke and they left quickly, so not sure what was going on.

We never spent much time in the back yard of the house on the Vineyard, but it’s really quite nice. These morning glories greeted me as I went to retrieve my bike today.

The house we’ve rented for years for our Martha’s Vineyard vacation has been sold, and its availability for next year is up in the air. So we’ve selected a different house for next year, and are saying good-bye to this specific porch for probably the last time.

This bowl of peanuts says “Offshore Ale Company” to me, even moreso than their beers.

The LED jar lights we brought also did a nice job inside a paper lantern.

I know they’re pretty, but it’s too early for New England Asters.

Jeff observing the eclipse.