Category Archives: insects

Creeping October-ness

Yes, it’s October, and the lovely deadly monkshood (Aconitum) is in bloom. This is quite exciting for me, because typically my monkshood plant does not bloom, deadly or otherwise. I moved it in the early spring, to a more shaded … Continue reading

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Hide in the bathroom until winter

 Subscribe in a reader Spooky fog this morning. Oak and spider webs. Which brings up the whole subject of creepy-crawly things. I took a children’s literature class once. I read this poem. It was written by a five-year-old girl… This … Continue reading

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