Wednesday, 8:00 AM. 50 degrees, wind WNW, moderate. The channel is surprisingly calm. The sky is overcast but it has quit raining. There is .25” of rain in the gauge but the barometer predicts sunshine.
I have been reading a novel set in Scotland, which describes the persistent cold rainy summers in the Highlands, always a fire burning on the grate and the Aga going. Sounds familiar, except that I have run out of firewood, and must lay some in before August gets here.
The beach pea, Lathyrus japonicus forma spectabilis (crimson flowered) is a common native, very showy wildflower of beach dunes and areas near the lake. The species name, japonicus, indicates that it is a circumpolar species, growing in like situations many places in the northern hemisphere and beyond. It can be weedy in the garden but is more than welcome. One can imagine the plentiful seeds awash in seas everywhere, landing on sandy beaches and becoming established, a real world traveler.
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