Staircases in the Garden

         It is mystery to me that our house in the Catskills has no discernable front door.  Mysteries can be solved by careful observation, but it took me longer than it should have to recognize that our present approach to the house bears no relation whatsoever to the plan of the original owner.  

July Calendar

I am mortified.  Here we are, well into July, and I’ve not posted the month’s instructions.  The fourth of July family reunion in the Catskill’s drove all else out of mind.  My apologies, but it’s not too late to catch up. 

The bloom trajectory continued in its aberrant pattern following last year’s devastating winter.  Yuccas, which  I have never seen bloom here have sent up huge spikes, and wispy pale pink wild roses are blooming cerise this year. 

The occasional yucca