Odds & Ends

Several red oaks in the back yard, covered with flower tassels and releasing LOTS of golden pollen, now have tiny reddish-beige leaves, all furry and pleated tightly.   The youngest bur oak (not up to my waist yet) has popped some buds.  The cedar elms (Ulmus crassifolia) in the Near Meadow (and elsewhere) are in a Read More…

Ride 35: A Perfect Evening Ride

Today was a lovely day, clear, cooler than it has been (though quite warm in the sun in the afternoon until about 4pm, not stifling) and with just enough breeze.   Yesterday, I’d gotten a new pair of riding tights, summer-weight, ordered last week.  They’re a style recommended by one of the staff at the Dover Read More…