“Wild” was the word one of self’s neighbors used to describe her garden. Yes, yes it is. She took these pictures last spring.
Posting this for Becky’s SquareOdds Challenge. It’s been a fun month.
“Wild” was the word one of self’s neighbors used to describe her garden. Yes, yes it is. She took these pictures last spring.
Posting this for Becky’s SquareOdds Challenge. It’s been a fun month.
February has zoomed by! Thank you to Becky of Life of B for hosting another scintillating Squares Challenge.
Not content with having preserved his Army from the British, Washington decides to order a counter-attack! (What if Zelensky ordered a counter-attack RIGHT NOW? Yes, I know. You’re welcome). The Marylanders were assigned to “the extreme left flank.” Unfortunately for the Marylanders, they were still under the command of John Sullivan, whose past debacles included: Long Island, Staten Island, and Brandywine. If self were a Marylander, she would run away!
Anyhoo, on the day of battle, the Marylanders “got lost.” Then, already behind schedule (they were supposed to rendezvous with the main army at 5 a.m., when the counterattack would begin), Sullivan “called a halt so that his men could rest and drink a bit of rum to fortify themselves for battle.” (!!!!!!) As a consequence, they did not rendezvous with the rest of their army at 5 a.m. as Washington had instructed. Instead, by the time they showed up at the rendezvous point, “the sun was already up . . . the British soon spotted the advancing column, and the artillery opened fire.” In response, Sullivan ordered the Marylanders “to assume battle positions . . . and advance across an open field.” One of the other commanders sent word that Sullivan should order a withdrawal. But he was on a horse and did not “watch where his horse was going.” The horse ran the officer “under a cider-press,” and the officer had to be carried from the field.”
Self is trying to pick up her reading pace because she’s renewed Washington’s Immortals three times. At this point, less than halfway, self has learned a few things:
Stay tuned.