Summer Flowers

Summer Flowers

“Earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/07/EBM-20210723094332.jpg Clematis Blooms (possibly Asian virginsbower, a species of Clematis) –  Bonnie set out two small Clematis vines along the same metal trellis this spring. Normally, you wouldn’t expect a bloom the first year, but they are blooming profusely, as you see in this and other photos.  We…

A Yadkin Valley Day

A Yadkin Valley Day

https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/07/EBM-20210717130714-1.jpg Hosta plants at the entrance to the lodge, Sanders Ridge Vineyard & Winery, Booneville, NC, located on a 179-year-old family farm consists of an old-growth forest, creeks, lakes, open fields, and a 15-acre vineyard. After a Saturday morning trip to the local farmers market for wonderful tomatoes and squash,  we drove to the Yadkin…