Mary Jolles
@maryjolles.bsky.social
Retired teacher/school principal, amateur naturalist, quilter, gardener, and avid hiker.
Morning sky in the north country. Cold today but the sun is going to shine.
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Morning sky in the north country. Cold today but the sun is going to shine.
Approaching the end of a busy day. Received & tagged the last shipment of books for Kiwanis’s book giveaway tomorrow—then baked cookies for the clergy recognition dinner we’re holding tomorrow night. Still have walnuts to crack & toast & 2 pies to bake tomorrow for Builders Club Pie Sale Friday.
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Approaching the end of a busy day. Received & tagged the last shipment of books for Kiwanis’s book giveaway tomorrow—then baked cookies for the clergy recognition dinner we’re holding tomorrow night. Still have walnuts to crack & toast & 2 pies to bake tomorrow for Builders Club Pie Sale Friday.
Raven approves of the new felted kitty bed that my daughter bought for her.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Raven approves of the new felted kitty bed that my daughter bought for her.
It’s getting dark & the rest of the flock has gone up into the woods to roost for the night, but these diehards are still scratching under the snow for insects & worms.
November 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It’s getting dark & the rest of the flock has gone up into the woods to roost for the night, but these diehards are still scratching under the snow for insects & worms.
Two visitors to the bird feeder.
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Two visitors to the bird feeder.
Large flock of wild turkeys in the front yard today, clustering around the crabapples.
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Large flock of wild turkeys in the front yard today, clustering around the crabapples.
Actions of fed agents absolutely outrageous & out of control.
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Actions of fed agents absolutely outrageous & out of control.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Cracking more black walnuts. The interior chambers of the walnut are formed in such a way that you have to break the nut into many pieces to get the nut meat (on left) out intact. Takes me about 1-3 minutes per nut, depending on what breaks.
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Cracking more black walnuts. The interior chambers of the walnut are formed in such a way that you have to break the nut into many pieces to get the nut meat (on left) out intact. Takes me about 1-3 minutes per nut, depending on what breaks.
Just finished making about 2 cups of candied black walnut meats from the walnuts I gathered this fall. My husband planted black walnuts from his mother’s house years ago & 4 trees lived, 2 are bearing nuts.
November 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Just finished making about 2 cups of candied black walnut meats from the walnuts I gathered this fall. My husband planted black walnuts from his mother’s house years ago & 4 trees lived, 2 are bearing nuts.
We now have about 8 inches of snow, the minimum amount needed to form a proper subnivean layer for the little animals, e.g. mice, weasels. Looks like the snow is here to stay.
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We now have about 8 inches of snow, the minimum amount needed to form a proper subnivean layer for the little animals, e.g. mice, weasels. Looks like the snow is here to stay.
Bullshit. This is not why housing is too expensive.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Bullshit. This is not why housing is too expensive.
Going through some old photos this afternoon. This was my husband, age 3 or 4, sitting on his German grandmother’s lap when she came to the US for a visit after WW II.
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Going through some old photos this afternoon. This was my husband, age 3 or 4, sitting on his German grandmother’s lap when she came to the US for a visit after WW II.
She’s back this morning, still munching on the apple tree buds. Then she headed up the hills through the woods, towards the cabin. From her posture & size of dewlap I think she’s an older female.
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
She’s back this morning, still munching on the apple tree buds. Then she headed up the hills through the woods, towards the cabin. From her posture & size of dewlap I think she’s an older female.
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'Hi everyone☺️I’m Benji and I drew this to help Compassion in World Farming’s #DrawtheLine campaign 🐓Chickens are incredible birds, and should be able to live good lives like all of us. But 7 million are kept in cages in the UK💔 Please share!🙏 @ciwf.org.uk @ciwf.org @philip-ciwf.bsky.social @ciwf.eu
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
'Hi everyone☺️I’m Benji and I drew this to help Compassion in World Farming’s #DrawtheLine campaign 🐓Chickens are incredible birds, and should be able to live good lives like all of us. But 7 million are kept in cages in the UK💔 Please share!🙏 @ciwf.org.uk @ciwf.org @philip-ciwf.bsky.social @ciwf.eu
Early evening visitor today: a white-tailed deer under the apple tree. She’s looking for old apples the bear may have missed.
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Early evening visitor today: a white-tailed deer under the apple tree. She’s looking for old apples the bear may have missed.
Not sure what he means by a “1939-type moment.” The year before, my father-in-law fled Germany after participating in an anti-Nazi rally.
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Not sure what he means by a “1939-type moment.” The year before, my father-in-law fled Germany after participating in an anti-Nazi rally.
It’s a beautiful winter day in the north country. You can see the tracks of the female moose around the apple trees in the yard.
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s a beautiful winter day in the north country. You can see the tracks of the female moose around the apple trees in the yard.
My reward: 3/4 cup of black walnut meats. I didn’t count how many nuts I shelled, but it was about 40 nuts.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My reward: 3/4 cup of black walnut meats. I didn’t count how many nuts I shelled, but it was about 40 nuts.
Mastered cracking the nut in such a way that I could remove the meat in one piece (not every single time). This one was a little shriveled, as were many that I cracked. Experts say soaking the nuts in water before cracking will plump out the meats.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mastered cracking the nut in such a way that I could remove the meat in one piece (not every single time). This one was a little shriveled, as were many that I cracked. Experts say soaking the nuts in water before cracking will plump out the meats.
My new black walnut cracker is working like a charm. Quite a bit of meat in that nut.
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My new black walnut cracker is working like a charm. Quite a bit of meat in that nut.
Went up to the cabin after breakfast & the moose was there. Had a hard time getting a pic of her from inside, so went quietly around the outside to snap a photo, then retreated.
November 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Went up to the cabin after breakfast & the moose was there. Had a hard time getting a pic of her from inside, so went quietly around the outside to snap a photo, then retreated.
Early morning visitor. She was munching on the apple branches but was scared by the town plow & ran away.
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Early morning visitor. She was munching on the apple branches but was scared by the town plow & ran away.
Apple trees. The reason the picture is so dark is that it’s still snowing, which it has been doing all day long. Plus it’s 3:30 p.m.
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Apple trees. The reason the picture is so dark is that it’s still snowing, which it has been doing all day long. Plus it’s 3:30 p.m.
The cabin in the snow.
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The cabin in the snow.