dragonfly

There be dragons, here

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This handsome fellow landed on my arm while I was watering the garden.

What a beauty!

We’ve seen almost no dragonflies this year, until recently, and we’re still seeing far fewer than I would expect. With so many mosquitoes this year, I would have expected a corresponding increase in dragonflies, but not this time. I suspect our long, cold spring and subsequent flooding had something to do with it, just as it did with so many of our pollinators that are in short supply this year.

I am hoping we will start seeing more of these, soon! More dragonflies means less mosquitoes!

The Re-Farmer

Sunflowers progress

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The first seed head to blossom is already losing its little flowers!

I think I should be able to harvest it and set it to dry at this point; at least that’s what I’ve learned from my research. But would the seeds normally be this white?

I think I’ll leave it a bit longer. So far, no birds seem to be going for it.

Pollinators aren’t’ the only ones interested in the budding sunflowers.

The leaves make great shelter for resting dragonflies!

Those leaves have a lot of holes in them. I can’t see what’s causing them, though. They still seem to be doing all right, so I’m not concerned at this point.

The Re-Farmer