Reconfiguring The Garden

Progress is slow, but the fencing is coming down. Watch for updates on the replant. Meanwhile, a few recent photos.

It's walnut time

Could this be JD Vance on a surprise visit to town?

Strong NE wind, actually the far outer band of massive storm hurricane Helene, as it moves north and rotates counterclockwise, as all hurricanes in northern hemisphere do.

Home By Sunset

Garbage night tonight, and we don’t want to end up like Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout .

Photo from Minocqua

Photo from Minocqua

The liittle hybrid Maverick truck performed flawlessly, likes high speed highway driving, and still, over four hours, gave an impressive 40 mpg, even with a bike racked on the back end.

Duckweed Is Not Slime…

… but the campaign sign, below the duckweed, is.

Duckweed slowly wending its way down Whitewater Creek

The ad below is a fabrication that uses Whitewater to scare potential voters in a way similar to what happened in Springfield, Ohio. I would like the T-rump campaign to pay me $4,781 to compensate for the smear to my community.

MAGA slime handout being distributed in Minocqua and other parts of northern Wisconsin. 

Taking back patriotism.

Friends and Neighbors,
I’m delighted that the Harris campaign has reclaimed the values (or frames) of Freedom and Patriotism. For too long, in my opinion, we have let the anti-American MAGA infection claim these values and their symbols.
True patriotism is more than just flag waving, of course, but we should, in my opinion, actively take back the symbols and be proud to associate the American flag with progressive ideas and candidates.
The Democratic Party of Walworth County now supports the idea of placing American flags in yards along with our progressive candidates’ campaign signs. To my mind such placement will send a message to those confused and low-info voters and to what I call “rote Republicans.” This placement can perhaps help them understand who the true patriots are, and maybe affect their vote.

Asters and Goldenrod

Cornerstone plants for meadows and fields, blooming now when needed, as the days grow short. As RWK asks, why is the world so often beautiful like this when "it could so easily be otherwise.”

Purple and gold.

In other news, dragging a bit after staying up too late watching the debate, and followup. For sure, somebody got their clock cleaned.

Also, I learned how to put cat ladies in their place—Have their pets for dinner.

Off-and-on petite, pretend rain showers.

Sails Off…

…Heliotrope, stuff sorted and stowed, winterization partially completed, though slowed by a leak discovered in the potable water system.

Even putting the boat to bed takes a bit of doing.

Barred owl sounding off in the morning twilight, belted kingfisher busy and loud, lots of flickers flitting through the woods, a few nuthatches sounding like barnyard birds, loons calling after dark.