Blog entries essentially conclude with the finish of the house in spring 2021. I went to Chicago to rejoin Don - but not for long,. In June, our daughter had an emergency appendectomy. I am posting from Miami where Claire is recuperating. Meanwhile …back in Victoria - Elysia has taken some beautiful shots of the wildflower garden in the back yard. It is establishing robustly. The combination of good soil, adequate watering, a felicitous seed mix and excellent supervision on Elysia’s part is working.
There has been a heat lamp over the island for the last week - record setting temperatures for June. So I will ask Elysia to shoot more pix at the end of the month and post the results before too long.
The first photo is Elysia’s and the second is by me. Botanist Suzanne Simard recommends we hug our trees. This huggable palm is on the grounds of the Deering Estate, one of Miami’s most important ecological treasures.
