Beth Hilgartner
@bhilgartner.bsky.social
Writer, musician (classical/Early music), musical editor, retired recorder maker, retired Episcopal priest, politics junkie, City Councilor, gardener (warm months) and knitter (cold months), cat lover, dressage rider, and consistently short of sleep.
One of my cats, Lewis, practicing his camouflage. (He needs to roll onto his tummy and tuck in those betraying paws, but he's still learning this trick...)
July 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
One of my cats, Lewis, practicing his camouflage. (He needs to roll onto his tummy and tuck in those betraying paws, but he's still learning this trick...)
Flowers in my garden. I love summer!
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Flowers in my garden. I love summer!
Daylilies have begun their annual display!
July 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Daylilies have begun their annual display!
Here's a garden picture: Rosa 'After All' strutting its stuff.
June 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Here's a garden picture: Rosa 'After All' strutting its stuff.
Don't know if it qualifies as 'most dramatic,' but I'm extremely happy with my Tulipa cretica 'Hilda,' a small but lovely species tulip. Here's a pic:
May 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Don't know if it qualifies as 'most dramatic,' but I'm extremely happy with my Tulipa cretica 'Hilda,' a small but lovely species tulip. Here's a pic:
Some flower pics from my Spring garden...
May 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Some flower pics from my Spring garden...
Outside... Glory of the snow and crocus. (Daffodils soon...)
April 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Outside... Glory of the snow and crocus. (Daffodils soon...)
Indoors... the latest amaryllis has begun its show.
April 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Indoors... the latest amaryllis has begun its show.
Up here in Vermont, it's still too early for outdoor gardening, but the indoor Amaryllis are putting on a show...
March 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Up here in Vermont, it's still too early for outdoor gardening, but the indoor Amaryllis are putting on a show...
My small Explorers, Lewis and Clark, are nearly 2 years old! Hard to know where the time goes.
March 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
My small Explorers, Lewis and Clark, are nearly 2 years old! Hard to know where the time goes.
Lewis and Clark respond: If you're up for World Domination, we're in!
March 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Lewis and Clark respond: If you're up for World Domination, we're in!
Sunflowers in my garden this past summer.
I stand with Ukraine.
I stand with Ukraine.
March 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sunflowers in my garden this past summer.
I stand with Ukraine.
I stand with Ukraine.
Lewis responds with his award-winning croissant.
February 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Lewis responds with his award-winning croissant.
Tuxies unite! (Your guys are lovely!)
These are Lewis and Clark.
These are Lewis and Clark.
February 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Tuxies unite! (Your guys are lovely!)
These are Lewis and Clark.
These are Lewis and Clark.
My cats, Lewis and Clark, want to be Internet Celebrities!
February 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My cats, Lewis and Clark, want to be Internet Celebrities!
These days, everybody needs their friends!
February 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
These days, everybody needs their friends!
Beautiful kitties! Here are mine:
February 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Beautiful kitties! Here are mine:
Here's a pic from the "pop-up" protest at the Vermont State House in Montpelier, VT on 2/5/25. "Stop the COUP!"
February 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Here's a pic from the "pop-up" protest at the Vermont State House in Montpelier, VT on 2/5/25. "Stop the COUP!"
My NEW fantasy novel, The Ivory Mask, is being released on Feb. 14, 2025. Here's the cover (cover design by Pier Gustafson -- thanks, Pier!!!)
This one is NOT a series book, so when you get to the end, it's over.
This one is NOT a series book, so when you get to the end, it's over.
January 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
My NEW fantasy novel, The Ivory Mask, is being released on Feb. 14, 2025. Here's the cover (cover design by Pier Gustafson -- thanks, Pier!!!)
This one is NOT a series book, so when you get to the end, it's over.
This one is NOT a series book, so when you get to the end, it's over.
I'm so disgusted that Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Sec'y of Defense, that I thought everyone needed a picture of my two Explorers, Lewis and Clark, modeling how to take care of one another. Keep the faith, and RESIST.
January 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I'm so disgusted that Pete Hegseth was confirmed as Sec'y of Defense, that I thought everyone needed a picture of my two Explorers, Lewis and Clark, modeling how to take care of one another. Keep the faith, and RESIST.
Happy 2025! And wherever you are, make *good* trouble!
January 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Happy 2025! And wherever you are, make *good* trouble!
Lewis says: Happy 2025! (And don't forget to present your best profile to the camera.)
January 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Lewis says: Happy 2025! (And don't forget to present your best profile to the camera.)
This is Lewis (aka Professor Lewis Fluffytail) in his glamor kitty pose. His brother, Clark, was exploring too fast to be photographed.
December 17, 2024 at 10:56 PM
This is Lewis (aka Professor Lewis Fluffytail) in his glamor kitty pose. His brother, Clark, was exploring too fast to be photographed.
Here's my cat, Clark, who has just figured out how to sit in my "slanted lap" (when I'm using the kneeling chair at my computer). Good boy, Clark!
December 7, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Here's my cat, Clark, who has just figured out how to sit in my "slanted lap" (when I'm using the kneeling chair at my computer). Good boy, Clark!