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Hummingbird tongue

Jill — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:21:03 +0000

Did you know that hummingbirds have tongues?

And did you know that they use them when they’re drinking nectar?

Their beaks open slightly and their tongues shoot in and out of their mouths to lap the nectar up.

Vermont construction sign

Jill — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:51:28 +0000

We saw a bunch of these signs in Woodstock this summer, and about half of them were spray-painted with skirts. More than half of the people directing traffic were women.

Slug on a tree

Jill — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:33:55 +0000

Andrea’s orchid

Jill — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:24:02 +0000

One of Andrea’s orchids.

Beetle love

Jill — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:53:40 +0000

Bees in a Vermont gift shop

Jill — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:19:57 +0000

Billings Farm cow

Jill — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:38:55 +0000

(Photo by me)

(Photo by Gavin)

(Photo by Gavin)

(Photo by Gavin)

Two cameras, one Billings Farm cow.

Billings Farm kitchen

Jill — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:07:14 +0000

This summer we visited Billings Farm in Vermont. My favorite part was the farm house kitchen.

Those open bins are for flour and sugar. I love the open wood shelves and the metal, earthenware and wood tools and bowls.

Herbs were hung up to dry over the firewood bin.

Houseplants were arranged in a copper tray filled with stones under a window.

Between the windows was a metal-lined sink on wooden legs.

Here is a close-up of the faucet.

And of course there was a wood-burning stove.

Vermont bee in August

Jill — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:29:12 +0000