Tag: July
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National Hammock Day
Did you know that July 22nd is National Hammock Day? Not only this year. Every year! As hammocking habitúes, Susan and I of consider EVERY day a hammock day. Well, not every day. Let’s say April through October? Is National Hammock Day Real?!?! What exactly is National Hammock Day? National Hammock Day is celebrated every…
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Independence Day
I missed out on the fireworks last night. And the night before. And tonight I’ll be missing them yet again. On balance, some years we’re able to enjoy them on multiple nights because we celebrate the first, second, third, and Fourth of July in our neck of the woods. Or, as my late father-in-law used…
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Hemerocallis Fulva
Hallelujah! The daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva) are blooming. That, THAT is the color and exuberance of early summer. Sometimes known as Fourth of July Daylilies because their bloom time (in the northeast) roughly corresponds to Independence Day, Hemerocallis fulva have begun to erupt into spectacular fireworks-esque blossoms about a week ahead of schedule. Must be the…