Very Cool Handmade Boat

This Very Cool Handmade Boat was made in Shelburne, Vermont and it only weighs 25 pounds. This is a skin-on-frame canoe. Using Geodesic Airolite Construction, It is a simple, inexpensive, low-tech, forgiving system utilizing some exotic materials. The sequence consists of building a simple rugged wood framework, braced with triangulated KEVLAR® roving strands. This tough basket-likeframe is then covered with Dacron. This is a first cousin to sail cloth; except it heat shrinks. It is a super-weight, airplane wing covering type of fabric, used on crop dusters. 
You can learn more about these boats at: http://www.gaboats.com/
or about the courses for building them at:  http://www.berkshireboatbuildingschool.org/home/page.aspx?p=4

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Fantastic Fungi: The Spirit of Good

I totally agree.

The Colors Of Mandevilla

Mandevilla flowering vine.

Mandevilla In The Rain

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The Many Faces Of Cranesbill Geraniums

Cranesbill Geranium

Cranesbill Geranium

Cranesbill Geranium

Cranesbill Geranium

Cranesbill Geranium 
(Geranium sanguineum), comes in colors ranging from pinks, blues and vivid purples to subdued whites. Species in the Geranium genus have a distinctive mechanism for seed dispersal. This consists of a beak-like column which springs open when ripe and casts the seeds some distance. The common name ‘cranesbill’ comes from the shape of the unsprung column, which in some species is long and looks like the bill of a crane.

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In The Garden

Trixie in the garden. Gotta love her smile.

Comfrey flowers in bloom.

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) has the folk name of Knitbone and it does that very well! The high allantoin content of the leaf infusion supports cell proliferation in the healing process of bones. Drinking comfrey infusion keeps my bones strong and flexible. It strengthens digestion and elimination, keeps lungs and respiratory tract healthy, and It keeps the face wrinkle-free and skin and scalp supple. Comfrey contains special proteins needed for the formation of short-term memory cells. Comfrey leaves are not only rich in proteins, they are a great source of folic acid, many vitamins, and every mineral and trace mineral we need for a strong immune system, a calm nervous system, and a happy hormone system.

Comfrey leaves are of much value as an external remedy, both in the form of fomentations, for sprains, swellings and bruises, and as a poultice, to severe cuts, to promote suppuration of boils and abscesses, and gangrenous and ill-conditioned ulcers. It’s useful for uterine and other internal hemorrhages and for the healing of wounds. It is useful in any kind of inflammatory swelling. Internally, the leaves can be taken in the form of an infusion, 1 oz. of the leaves to 1 pint of boiling water. Comfrey is infallible as a remedy for both external and internal wounds bruises, and ulcers, for phlegm, for spitting of blood, ruptures, hemorrhoids, etc. For ulcers of the stomach and liver. 

Comfrey ointment heals wounds, cuts, burns, bruises, itches, and most skin problems.

The young leaves are eaten as a good green vegetable. 

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On The Farm

Weather Vane
This photo was awarded Capture My Vermont, Photo of the Day for June 29, 2017.

Stormy Sunday

While strawberry picking at Adam's Farm, a storm rolled in, giving us a good soaking and a photo opportunity.

Chickens Checking Me Out. I think they were hoping it was time for a snack.

This photo was Awarded

Photo of the Day, on Capture My Vermont, for November 29, 2017.

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Rhododendrons

Rhododendrons 

are woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae), either evergreen or deciduous, and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout the Southern Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America. It is the national flower of Nepal. Most species have brightly colored flowers which bloom from late winter through to early summer.

Rhododendrons

After a spring rain

People Enjoying The Rhododendrons Blooming 

At The Waterfront Boardwalk in Burlington, Vt.

Beautiful Girls And Rhododendrons

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