Saturday, 7:30 AM. 71 degrees, wind NNE, calm. The channel is glassy, the sky very hazy. The barometer predicts rain. If the wind picks up from that direction it will alleviate the hot weather we have been having.
The genus Hydrangea has a great many valuable ornamental species and cultivars. Most are Asiatic in origin, but there are some southern North American species of value, such as the oak leaf Hydrangea, probably not hardy this far north. The plants pictured are varieties of Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, the old “mop head” Hydrangea. In times past, Hydrangeas were coaxed to bloom white, pink or blue by adjusting the pH of the soil with acid or alkaline fertilizers, but modern cultivars usually don’t need that assistance. In any case, when purchasing Hydrangeas one has to really know what one is getting, or possibly be very disappointed.
The Johnson’s (the recent planting job) over on Catholic Hill heard a slow moving, persistent police siren a few days ago, looked out the front door and saw a very large bear being given a police escort out of town. Mr. Bear was reportedly in no hurry, stopping to investigate several berry bushes along the way.
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