Native fringetree (6/5/2024) - A friend’s recent inquiry about the native white fringetree sent me searching my past columns index to see when I had last written about this lovely spring ornamental. To my… …
Black Birders’ Week (6/5/2024) - Members of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex NAACP branches, the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalist Chapter, and the Middle Peninsula Bird Club participated in the third annual Black Birders’ Week event on… …
Workday at Beaverdam (6/5/2024) - Gloucester Master Gardeners have rejuvenated their demonstration garden at Beaverdam Park, removing invasive species and adding native plants to attract pollinators. Shown after a recent workday are, from left, Janet… …
DAR quilt raffle (6/5/2024) - Judy Jay, left, had the winning raffle ticket for the patriotic quilt raffled by Cricket Hill Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Mathews. Shown presenting the quilt to Jay is… …A wall of color (5/29/2024) - There is something for every flower lover in this week’s collection. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Leanne White Bennett of Cobbs Creek enjoys the annual appearance of an amaryllis… …
An elm tree with a problem (5/29/2024) - Last Tuesday, fellow Tree Steward Rose Sullivan and I made a home visit to Master Gardener Twila Driver’s property to examine an elm tree that had recently dropped a large… …
Daily visitor (5/29/2024) - Amanda Riley-Gross photographed this heron on the shoreline of Sarah’s Creek, Hayes. “He comes every day and waits for my husband to feed him,” Riley-Gross said. “We eat a lot… …
Supporting GMCC (5/29/2024) - The 5 Rivers Woman’s Club donated $1,550 to the Gloucester Mathews Care Clinic during a meeting held on May 20 at Olivia’s in the Village. The funds were raised during… …
No Shirts. No Shoes. No Problem. (5/29/2024) - Finley Caisse, Davis Bugg, Garrett Fritzlen, Jack Carey, Mare Barasik, Sullivan Caisse, Herman Gill, Caleb Dymmel, Harrison Hinton and Joey Caisse, from left, enjoyed a fun day out on the… …Community summer events and activities 2024 (5/29/2024) - Thursday, May 30 BREWS, BRINE & WINE: Gloucester Arts Festival and the Fairfield Foundation will host ”Brew, Brine & Wine” tonight from 5-8:30 p.m. at Machicomoco State Park, Hayes. Children… …
Crittenden enjoys crafting beautiful birdhouses (5/29/2024) - Frank Crittenden is a man dedicated to helping his community by making beautiful birdhouses at his home in Hayes and donating them to the DAV Thrift Store. Crittenden has been… …Incorporating birdhouses in yard can help preserve endangered species (5/29/2024) - With habitat loss, climate change and other conditions posing threats to wild birds, incorporating birdhouses in your yard can help protect nature’s marvels for generations. Sightings of purple martins in… …
Green with benefits (5/22/2024) - Vegetation is showing up in every shade of green, often accented by flowers in every color of the rainbow. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Passionfruit vine, sent by Cheryl… …
Tunstall-Jackson (5/22/2024) - Madisyn Dawn Jackson and Cody Lee Tunstall were married at 5 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2024, at The Historic Post Office in Hampton. Pastor Patrick O. Billups of Relevant Church… …Artemisias— choose carefully (5/22/2024) - One day last week, Jim stopped on the walkway up to our kitchen door and looked down at the green stuff growing in the sloping strip between our house and… …
DAR chapter centennial (5/22/2024) - The Cricket Hill VA Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution turned 100 years old this year. Members and guests of the DAR chapter held a celebration luncheon Friday, May 17… …
Butterfly talk (5/22/2024) - The 5 Rivers Woman’s Club held a luncheon meeting Monday at Olivia’s in the Village, Gloucester, with guest speaker Susan Walton of the Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists, shown in photo… …
The first harvest (5/22/2024) - Gloucester Master Gardeners Varetta Hamlin and Dee Kattan, from left, recently harvested lettuce and radishes from the group’s demonstration gardens at Woodville Park to donate to Bread for Life. The… …Wall of flowers (5/15/2024) - Spring has many virtues; among them beautiful blooms. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Mountain laurel in the garden of Ann Williams, Ware Neck. Camassia “Blue Danube” sent by Cheryl… …
Can we bring back lightning bugs? (5/15/2024) - Last weekend was an exciting one in many regions of the United States and other countries. Millions of people were fortunate enough to observe and record on their cameras and… …
Parker-Rachita (5/15/2024) - Peter and Suzanne Parker of Gloucester, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah Parker, to Joshua Rachita, son of David and Laura Rachita of Houston, Texas. A June 2024 wedding… …
Spring beauty (5/15/2024) - A doe nuzzles her fawn, born Tuesday morning on the front lawn of the home of Lisa and Allen Sutton at Mobjack. …
Victorian Tea (5/15/2024) - Central Village Homemakers member Ellen Bernsdorf presented the club’s program for May on Victorian Tea. Bernsdorf, at left, dressed in a Victorian outfit and had a display of paraphernalia used… …
School music fundraiser (5/15/2024) - On Saturday, May 11, the Mathews County Woman’s Club hosted a yard sale to raise funds for the county’s public school music programs. Proceeds from the event were split between… …So much beauty… (5/8/2024) - So much, we were unable to fit everything in. But please continue sending your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net. Gladiolus Byzantinus from Cheryl Battle, Bavon. Dark purple iris sent by Janet Clark… …