Category Archives: Flora and fauna

Our bloomin’ house

Posted on April 13, 2024 by loren24250

In my last posting (April 6), I showed off two of the more spectacular displays of wisteria blooms in Daglan. But I shied away from providing photos of our own wisteria, because the flowers had not yet fully developed. Here … Continue reading →

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Daglan’s wisteria welcome

Posted on April 6, 2024 by loren24250

Our beautiful old village is, well, beautiful and old — but in the spring it gets even prettier as the wisteria in various parts of Daglan come into bloom, serving as a nice welcome to visitors. In this posting, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Our village as a garden centre

Posted on March 21, 2024 by loren24250

It’s now a March tradition for our village to host a Spring Festival, which is a chance for garden enthusiasts to stock up on plants — just about any kind imaginable. I wrote about this in my blog posting of … Continue reading →

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The call of the garden

Posted on March 15, 2024 by loren24250

This is the time of the year when the call of the garden hits hardest, and countless people feel obliged to start work outside their homes, even if they’re only planning and not yet planting. Of course this is in … Continue reading →

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Early glimmers of spring

Posted on February 13, 2024 by loren24250

February is transition month, here in the Greater Daglan Area, as we move in fits and starts from winter to spring. And, at last, we are experiencing some touches of spring. As for the past winter, it is best forgotten, … Continue reading →

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Heat, sun and a plenitude on the plate

Posted on August 8, 2020 by loren24250

How hot has it been in Daglan, I can almost hear you asking. Well, if this were The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon would ask: “And how hot was it, Johnny?” And Johnny would say something like, “Well, … Continue reading →

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Sunshine, on a cloudy day

Posted on July 15, 2020 by loren24250

Today started off a bit cloudy, and then proceeded to become more and more overcast as the morning unfolded. As I drove north from Daglan into St. Cybranet around 11 a.m., I saw something that reminded me of the  opening … Continue reading →

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Our reluctant shrub bursts forth

Posted on May 11, 2020 by loren24250

Jan and I have a glossy green-leaved shrub in a blue ceramic planter on the front steps of our home in Daglan, and we had been getting pretty tired of waiting for it to bloom. But now it’s truly burst … Continue reading →

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Notes from our lock-down, April 24

Posted on April 24, 2020 by loren24250

As I’m sure you know, or can guess, life here in the small village of Daglan tends to be pretty quiet — but these days we are setting new records for quiet. Bird song seems louder, and we perk up … Continue reading →

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A few Monday brighteners

Posted on March 23, 2020 by loren24250

As the Covid-19 pandemic has cast a pall over much of daily life, I thought it would be worthwhile to write a short post featuring some bright spots — namely some early signs of spring arriving in the Greater Daglan … Continue reading →

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