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Hello and goodbye, Finchley

Posted on by Ann Carranza

Last night, what I thought was a juvenile goldfinch scratched at our front door in the gloaming between twilight and night.  This is the third year that we’ve had a goldfinch appear by flying through the front door or by landing on the porch in the dusk.  They have no apparent injuries. The first goldfinch [...]

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Solar clothes dryers

Posted on by Ann Carranza

We’ve gotten our first rains and I’m reminded that I won’t be able to use my solar clothes dryer (aka clothesline) so often as we progress into winter.  I love the loofa scrub I get from the sun-scented towels.  I’ve used a clothesline to dry laundry off and on all my life. For many of [...]

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Rain-battered plants, finches, feeders, and other stuff.

Posted on by Ann Carranza

Today’s air wafts the softness of the after-rain. The world is washed clean and every parched plant and tree has been replenished with streams of quenching water.  While the tomatillo, tomato, and squash plants are a little worse for wear in their shaggy autumn wardrobes, the Swiss chard has taken on a new life.  Even [...]

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