Saturday, June 9, 2012

Cape Photo of the Day - Photo #101


Wow, it really turned out to be a beautiful day for a parade and a festival. The Cape turned out in big numbers to enjoy the 2012 Strawberry Festival activities. It was a great way to kick off summer break.

Friday, June 8, 2012


Tomorrow is the first day of summer vacation! It's finally here! Anybody headed across these for some beach time this week? If not, see you at the Strawberry Festival! I must be on time for the parade this year since I'm in it. Look for me with the Goshen Farm crowd!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Cape Photo of the Day - Photo #99


The plum tree up at Goshen Farm is bearing a crazy amount of fruit. They are ripening and falling off the tree like little purple bombs. I tried one yesterday, and they are really sweet and tasty, so I picked some to take home with me (OK, shook the branch and made some fall).

When I cut them open at home, however, I noticed a little worm/larva near the pit of just about every one. A little internet sleuthing informed me that this is probably the work of the curculio weevil. They inject their eggs into the skin of the fruit in the spring, and the larvae make their way toward the pit and develop there.

The plums are lovely to look at, but not really edible with the grubs inside as a special treat. Perhaps we can figure out a way to deter them so we can enjoy this beautiful fruit in the future. Here is another picture of the ones I gathered along with the yellow squash I picked from my garden plot (note to self - take basket instead of tupperwear next time for prettier picture):


Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Cape Photo of the Day - Photo #98




"Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun"
"But mama, that's where the fun is..." Bruce Springsteen covered by Manfred Mann, 1976

That IS where all the fun was yesterday with Venus passing between us and the sun. As tempting as it was to try and take a look, it would have been ill advised. Luckily for me, my stargazing brother was at it again yesterday with his telescope and caught some great shots. Since none of us will be around to see this when it happens again in 2117, I thought I would include his picture as Picture of the Day. Thanks again for sharing your telescope skills little brother.

Macon, GA was under some cloud cover as the transit time approached, but the skies parted just in time for him to get a great view. His pictures with the clouds in the foreground are my favorites. They somehow connect the celestial with the earthbound.

I think that's what's so fascinating about these transits is the ability to actually lay eyes (or lenses at least) on Venus herself as a sister planet - to see her as something other than a point of light in the night sky. It exposes her and puts her within reach, shrinking the solar system just a little bit and making it that much more tangible.

Here are a couple of my brother's other pictures of our lovely neighbor to the hot side of the solar system:




Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012

Cape Photo of the Day - Photo #96


Pretty red shed/barn on one of the few remaining pieces of Cape open space.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Cape Photo of the Day - Photo #95


The hydrangea are starting to bloom out in front of the Goshen farmhouse. This is another spot that hydrangea clearly love. They are almost as high as the porch ceiling. I love these old time classics.