Clover photos: Suzanne.
What the propane-delivery guy left for us.
Summer sunshine is always good for photos. And when we haven’t been swimming in a pea-soup fog here, we’ve had beautiful sunshine. A few of today’s photos have little stories that go with them, too.
Here’s one. In New Shoreham, we still need propane. The person who delivered our last tank somehow noticed a four-leaf-clover in the grass by the garage. When we came back from wherever we were that day, we found a note and a small display under a piece of plastic bottle. How amazing is that? I called the propane company to say thank you.
Water lilies are still the flower for July despite the changes to our climate.
Rosa Rugosa grows everywhere. Also this other wild rose. My app calls that one a China rose.
Next is the Painted Rock, a path to the bluffs, the eroding bluffs, a cactus (What? In New England?), and one granddaughter’s concept of a modern hotel. She tells me that there is a village in this hotel and a park with trees on top.
Boats in the harbor conclude today’s collection.
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Scanned for that four-leafed clover but couldn’t find it. Smiled when I saw that Lego hotel. Those roses! And cacti in New England? Very surprising. I guess climate change is galloping in.
I need to find out more about that cactus. It’s in Massachusetts, at a house next next to my son’s house.
Prickly pear grows
Hannah, I think you got cut off. Please come back.
Great photos. I’ve read there is a cactus that lives in almost every state of the US.
You know, I was in a hurry that day, but next time, I’ll whip out my PictureThis app. I really want to know what it is.
I think its a type of prickly pear cactus.
Apparently your cactus is Opuntia humifusa, eastern prickly pear, and it’s native to new England!
I love your granddaughter’s hotel too ^_^
Yay, thank you for checking! Prickly pear is what Hannah suggested, too. She just added: “About the prickly pears. They grow in temperate climates. It would be interesting to see if they have always been in Mass or RI or wherever you saw them. We had them in fields in NJ in the 70s. And, they are edible!”
I love that! It’s nice to know that there are still others still present to notice the details of life! 🍀
Now I want to taste Prickly Pear. I remember my mother mentioning it, but I think I just wondered if it was a metaphor for a prickly personality.
Very lovely stroll through your photos! Love the roses,they’re gorgeous… peaceful water , a compelling walking lane, and a crafty hotel!😍 prickly pear is very good , both the leaves which taste like string beans when canned… the fruit has its own unique taste ,I like them. However you need leather gloves when working with the plant ,with a good cleaning to remove prickles. Those prickles aren’t nice if they get in your mouth.😀
LOL! Trust you to know about canning prickly pear, Deb! Thank you for the warning!