Fifteen years ago today at Suzanne's house.

Early eclipse observers

Fourteen minutes from totality

🌑 Birds have stopped singing

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Fifty years ago

Flowers are also important on 1 May ... ✊

After skipping last year, the song sparrows are once again building a nest in our southern hanging basket.

A fine crop of different lettuces plus parsley and green onions. Planted in our Vegepod on 15 April. Basil planted on 4 May.

Our trumpet vine is slowly coming to life.

One of our song sparrows keeping an eye on me while its partner scurried into the nest.

First tomato blossoms

🇵🇸 Every spring CCVS has a "chalk event" in front of the main entrance. This year the struggle of the people in #Palestine was well represented.

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And one month later, the nest is empty ... five eggs - five birdlets - gone.

First hint of colour on our rose bush

Three days later

And so it begins

Dwarf mallow discovered in our garden.