#NewThisDay Writing From My Photo Stream
White Admiral Butterfly
The chocolaty brown insides of the groundnut flowers (Apios Americana) are very pretty. They are borne on a vine that winds its way among other sunny meadow plants and shrubs like blueberry or dogwood. This plant is also called potato bean because of the walnut sized, edible tubers that grow along its underground stem. They are said to taste like turnips and were a favorite of Native Americans. Henry David Thoreau thought they had a nutty flavor.
What a fabulous close to summer weekends away, here at Lake Winnipesaukee thanks to dear friends. what a fun, active day on the lake! Frank and I woke early and the lake was placid and marvelously peaceful. I went for a walk into town. He drove into town and bought the most delicious bagels from a popup store, a couple who made them fresh this morning. The lake, when I returned from my walk, was irresistible, so I went for a long swim. Current much more stable and calm. I felt terrific. We had long, lingering meals and clouds mixed with sun, lots of laughter and camaraderie and joy. Late morning, before lunch, a group of us took kayaks and paddle boards around the cove to see all the shoreline homes. In the afternoon I managed to get my weekly Aim for Astonishing prompt sent out, and I also had a nap. It felt like a most relaxing Sunday of summer. Tonight, a huge fun meal with a great crowd and we all contributed. Then, more ping pong and pool competitions before bed. I was delighted to discover, first thing on my walk, the flowering vine I looked up when I got home. No, I don’t have a plant app for my I-Phone, because I still enjoy looking up plants myself using identifying characteristics. It wasn’t hard to find this fascinating “potato bean” plant. And the butterfly in the Spotted Joe Pye weed, this black and white beauty. Tomorrow, homeward bound, and the week before Labor Day when “summertime” comes to an end. The lake water was chilly this morning, and I was glad. I need orient to the colder water that September brings to Farm Pond.