we went out monday morning to help nana and nonno settle into the house after the renters had left. (we passed greg somewhere around amagansett: he was on the train, we were in the car.)
we stopped first at the overlook where the goldenrod was seemingly taking over the bittersweet vines and the fence.
having lunch . .
chanda decided to read ruth fielding at lighthouse point . . i think it had been my mom's book when she was young . . she had found it on the bookshelf downstairs.
after lunch, we went for a walk along hotel beach.
so did this guy . .
while nana, nonno and i were at the doctor's on tuesday, morgana and chanda unpacked more boxes and planted the mums my sister's neighbor gave my mom. morgana also trimmed the holly bush . . i mean tree.
the mums were perfect in nana's iron kettle!
afterwards, we went to the ditch . .
and they went swimming.
morgana ran back to inform me that there were (ahem) a few jellyfish in the water.
but, they both were brave and went back in. the surfers were in (they're the block dots bobbing around in the water two pictures up-they kind of look like seals), and there was a man teaching his three year old how to surf.
i love the goldenrod. i recently read that there are over 100 varieties. i enjoyed reading this person's post (kathy purdy) about trying to tame her goldenrod. she also has several good suggestions for books on native plants of north america.
since we are by the sea, i shall assume that this is seaside goldenrod! it also resembles the pictures i found on walter muma's website about goldenrods.
the grey day made for some nice pictures.
i also took a picture of the harvest moon.
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nonno's not driving yet. he'll use the senior transportation van for a few weeks. i know he misses his freedom. growing older and wiser is not without it's complications.
Chanda and Morgana must have a cast iron constitution, if that had been Pip she would have gone down with a croup cough by the end of the day!! Brave girls!
ReplyDeleteHope you dad continues to make a good recovery, they look such a lovely couple.
Hugs to you all
San xx
thank you, san :) i think swimming is one of the healthiest activities, but sometimes a hot shower afterwards is very helpful on a cold day! i'm not sure how well they would have handled it if they had been pip's age. i remember them getting sick often.
Deletei think my dad is slowly adjusting. he's made of some tough stuff, and he started working when he was 10. he used to work after school in the fruit store below his apartment. he signed up to work on election day. he'll be able to walk to work as the election site is down the block from their house. i'm glad he signed up.
love to all of you,
dorina
It all looks so beautiful and a little bittersweet at the same time. The photographs are gorgeous. I think early October must be the time to go to the Hamptons.
ReplyDeletehello robyn, it is beautiful and bittersweet at the same time . . and winter is even more so. it's the best time for out east.
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ReplyDeletei've posted the pattern on my blog as I couldn't find the link on ravelry ... apologies for adding an extra n in your name will go and rectify that right now!!
San xx
I've meant to ask you, do you still have blooming goldenrod? Ours is all dead. Also, are those stinging jelly fish? As a child, I used to swim in the North Sea and Baltic Sea a lot. There are tons of them, we always played with them, carried them around in buckets, build them houses, etc., but there were not many stinging ones.
ReplyDeletesadly, i haven't been along the river to see if the goldenrod there is still blooming. maybe chanda and i will take a walk today and see :)
Deletethe little clear jellyfish don't sting, but the ones with a hint of red do. chanda was stung during the summer and it really hurt! i think it's great that you would play with them! morgana and i don't like how the non-stinging ones feel when they swim up against us. we're a little squeamish :)
I don't know how I would feel now, but when I was little they were just part of going for a swim in the ocean so we didn't care.
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