I can’t say Anand is all that excited about graduating from elementary school, but trust me, he is very excited to be on summer vacation now. Mostly, we’re just glad he didn’t drop out. We definitely considered homeschooling pretty seriously at various points, especially once most of his class went back in person and he […]
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Anand went in to do a few activities with his class.
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Just hanging out for the weekly Portal call with the grandparents…
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The Serendib House bunnies have fenced off their garden and erected a little sign, “Green Thumb” — they’re proud of their hard work, and would like to clear up any misunderstandings per the slanderous reputation Mr. MacGregor has left them…
Summer in the parkway is thickly-planted, very prairie-garden in feel, though it’s not entirely natives. A fair number, though. Natives & immigrants & fairies.
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Little stand of lilies in the parkway, soaking up the sun. With fading salvia and Russian sage. I am *almost* done weeding the parkway — first big pass of the season, which normally I would’ve done a month ago, oh well. I think I’ll finish tomorrow, and then Monday, start in on the rest of
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A nicely cooling effect in a hot garden. Clockwise from bottom left: Hosta with white edges to the leaves, oakleaf hydrangea with white panicle flowers, native penstemon (long-lasting perennial blooms, really nice, want to add some in a few other spots in the garden to get a repeating effect), native Annabelle hydrangea, creamy mophead blooms
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Montmorency, I think. I haven’t grown these before — any suggestions on when to pick them? They don’t look quite ripe yet, but I’m a little afraid if I wait, the critters will start digging in.
