Today is turning out to be cooler than predicted - as I write this, we are at 16C/61F, instead of the hourly forecast temperature of 22C/72F we're supposed to be getting. I'll take the cooler temperatures. Especially since the predicted rain has not happened. Oh, we're getting the odd spittle from the sky, but that's … Continue reading Brightness through the haze
We have cows!!
The skies have been teasing us with the possibility of rain, all day today! The weather app says we're at 26C/79F, with the humidex at 30C/86F, but we've been getting some wonderful breezes that are making it feel cooler. It was while we were outside, enjoying the breeze, that I noticed we were being watched. … Continue reading We have cows!!
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Our 2021 garden: first bulb onions
This morning, I decided to go through our onions and harvest the ones I was sure were done for the season. Here are the first ones I picked. These are the yellow onions we planted from sets that I picked up at Canadian Tire, and planted in the same bed as the shallots. This is … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: first bulb onions
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Morning finds
My morning rounds were a bit shorter than expected. Though we are still supposed to get a hot on - not as hot as yesterday, thankfully - we are also getting predictions of a thunderstorm and possible rain. It's even overcast right now, so I didn't even put the shade cloths over the fall plantings … Continue reading Morning finds
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Our 2021 garden; fall planting, and shallot surprise
Now that it's "cooled off" again to 32C/90F (feels like 34C/93F), I headed back to the garden to remove the shade clothes and get those photos I promised. Our surviving (barely) French Breakfast radishes, and rainbow chard. Now that one of the beds has a window screen mesh covering it, I decided to take a … Continue reading Our 2021 garden; fall planting, and shallot surprise
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That face!
I just couldn't resist posting another David picture. How can I resist that face? 😀 As I was waiting for this image to load in the editor, I heard a thump behind me. One of the cats fell of my bed and thudded onto the floor... Keith just jumped onto the bed looking sheepish. I … Continue reading That face!
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Row cover modification
While in the city for our monthly shop, I picked up four short, slightly flexible, lengths of PVC pipe. Today, I finally made use of them. Since we covered various beds with the mosquito netting as floating row covers, they have not been eaten by critters. In the old kitchen garden, that means our carrots … Continue reading Row cover modification
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Our 2021 garden; a modest morning
Thankfully, I did not find much critter damage in the garden at all today. Sadly, this Magda squash got chewed on overnight. I had been really looking forward to picking it when it got bigger! After doing the manual watering, then setting up the sprinkler on the corn, I pruned the bottom leaves on the … Continue reading Our 2021 garden; a modest morning
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Melted
The cats spend most of their days, sprawled all over various surfaces, usually in bizarre positions, sleeping away the hottest parts of the day. None, however, can match David the Magnificent, in all his glory. He looks like he's broken! 😀 We've been trying to brush him as often as we can. Oddly, he has … Continue reading Melted
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Our 2021 garden, and the things I found this morning
I have to admit, after yesterday's damage, I was quite trepidatious about checking the garden beds while doing this morning's rounds! I was, however, greeted with a happy sight, first thing. Potato Beetle is still here! With him being gone for so many months, there's no reason to assume he's here to stay, so every … Continue reading Our 2021 garden, and the things I found this morning
