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Bluebells Bloom 2026

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First sign. March 8.

Three days later.  March 11 buds.

Very first lonesome bluebell March 11.

 

March 14 more coming in.

And the first swamp marigold of the year.  March 14.

 

March 24.  Starting to go.

Looking hearty 3.25

Star of Bethlehem 3.25

Yellow starting to pop 3.25

The bloom is spreading 3.25

3.29 getting into full swing

Sharing with romey 3.29

3.31 Tiptoe through the bluebells.

3.31 coming in strong but not the peak

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Moonshine loves to walk 3.31

And some yellow 3.31

April 1st.  Maybeline is not fooled.

The beginning of the peak 4.1

4.3 walking and talking

4.3 The peak

4.3 anomaly

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Tree Down on the Trail

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It’s great to have a trail on the monastery.  The only problem is monks don’t have chainsaws.  So, time to get ours out!

Snek on Trail

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What dat?!

Iulie on the Farm

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We always spend time outside when Iulie comes to stay.

Iule’s tree (see this posting) with no leaves.

This time we loaded up the truck with hay bales and went to visit Donkey Hodie at his new home.

Iulie remembers Hotie.

Her favorite was the three legged goat.

Our traditional walk on the trail goes beside the Shenandoah river. Some time for quiet reflection before the walk back.

Haircut on the Fence Line

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Spring is a great time to remove huge dead trees from the fence line before they fall on it.  JC is just the man for the job.

The tractor was set to roll after days of freeze plug replacement.  And of course the battery decided to give up the ghost.  But we got it going.

Before.  JC up a neighbor.

 

After.

The supervisor.

Down she goes.  Tractor pulled it the right way.

 

Possibly more impressive was removing a snag from a tree on the trail.  You can see the snag on the right.

No Really, New Fence at the Shed

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Fence?  What fence?

Fence? What fence?

New gate by the cemetery.

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American wire on the top.

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Car gate for flood escape.

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Four strand barbed wire in the floodplain.

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New river entrance at the steps.

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Trailhead.

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Gorgeous light on the monastery.

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