Monthly Archives: October 2013

I stopped in at my favorite nursery to see what creative things they were showing for fall. I wasn’t disappointed. How about these mums? There was an entire wagon load off them, making for a mass of eye-popping color. There … Continue reading →

Recently I posted about the lack of Monarch butterflies this fall. That still holds true, and it still scares and depresses me. But look what I found in my fall carrot crop: a crop of another kind, Monarch caterpillars! Editor’s … Continue reading →

A Swamp Yankee is a Rhode Islander who lives in a traditional Rhode Island way – fishing, farming, cutting wood, you get the idea. I have lived in Rhode Island for 15 years, but I had never checked out an … Continue reading →

Hiking on a long wooded trail the other day, we came upon a site that immediately brought to mind the Egyptian pyramids. But we weren’t in Egypt. We were in Rhode Island. These mounds are created by Formica exsectoides, commonly known … Continue reading →

My eggplants continue to amaze and astound. They are still producing. Lots. So are my tomatoes and my red peppers. Only four plants of each, and yet I am picking so much! In Rhode Island! In October! Isn’t that a … Continue reading →