Just in Case You Wondered What I’ve Been Reading…
I’ve been asked by a couple of websites that gives suggestions for reading to create a list or two. Here’s the one on BookList:
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: Asters to Finish up the Summer
This has been an unusually fine year for certain flowers around here. Early on there was clover everywhere, in every lawn, reminding everyone that plain grass is just that: pretty…
Saturday Photo: More Housing…
And then there’s this highrise model.
Saturday Photo: More Permanent Housing
This wasp nest suddenly appeared this week. Wasn’t there on Monday, I’m sure, but it was looming like a malevalent piñata on Thursday. Wasps are really amazing in the way…
Saturday Photo: Temporary Housing?
You’re right: it’s bird’s nest. Almost walked past it last week on the trail at the Parc des Rapides de Lachine last Sunday, but at the last minute it caught…
Saturday Photos: Hotline, a Very Good Novel Now Available in Audio and Ebook Formats
Head’s up: The Atwater Library and Computer Centre’s book discussion group–led by yours truly– will be talking about Dimitri Nasrallah’s Hotline at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 13. The book in…
Saturday Photo: The Battle of the Invasives
Here are three invasive plants duking it out at Montreal’s Technoparc. The tall grass is Phragmites australis, which sets up shop at the edge of waterways as does the purple…
Saturday Photo: Not a Bumper Crop But Good News Anyway
This is the sum total of my harvest this year-two small pears. It is a far cry from years when my two trees produced more than the squirrels could eat.…
Saturday Photo: Not Mr. McGregor’s Garden…
The rabbits at the Technoparc don’t seem very concerned about the humans walking around. This one just stayed there for quite a while, looking at us while we looked at…
Saturday Photo: When the Sun’s Not Out, At Least There Are These
It’s been rainy and hot, but not so gloomy that the various sorts of sunflowers are not bursting into bloom. Lovely to see the yellow…
Saturday Photo: Host of Hostas….
Maybe 20 years go when I began transforming out little lawn into a wild garden, I bought three hosta plants. They did extremely well, and I’ve transplanted them to several…
Saturday Photo: This Is a Good Year for Clover
Don’t know why this is, but the lawns around here are full of clover this summer. Not only people’s patches of grass but also the wide sweeps of lawn that…
Saturday Photo: None, Because We Were Playing…
Taking a break this week because our youngest grandchild came for a visit. Lots of activity, and no time to think blog.
Saturday Photo: No Sun Today, But At Least These Yellow Flowers
In this summer of smoke, I suppose we should be thankful for a showery, overcast day. The rain will clar the air of some of the smoke from the fires…
Saturday Photo: Why the Quebec Flag Isn’t Flying Chez Nous This Year
En français, of course. Cette année je ne sorte pas mon drapeau de Québec pour la Fête nationale, que j’ai affiché sur mon balcon depuis 30 ans. Pour quoi ?…
Saturday Photo: In Case You Wondered about the Origin of the Word…
The daisies were in bloom last Sunday at Montreal’s Technoparc and along Highway 50 between Montreal and Gatineau. The English name comes from “dægesege, formerly dæges eage, meaning “day’s eye,”…
Saturday Photo: A Nap after Breakfast, You Silly Goose!
They’re kind of hard to see, but here’s Mama Goose and four babies who are resting after eating what seemed to be a delicious breakfast. Summer is here!
Saturday Photo (a little late): Bridle Veil…
The glory continues. This week it is Bridle Veil that is featured.
Saturday Photo: The Morning of Maximum Beauty
There are some springs when you hit it just right, and this is one of them. The many crabapples in Mount Royal Cemetery were at the peak of their glory…