Yesterday afternoon, I headed out to gather a few vegetables from the garden. There were sunburst squash to pick, as well as some beans. We're still getting enough purple beans to harvest to make for decent sized meal portions for the four of us. There were a few green beans, too, and about five yellow … Continue reading Late bloomers
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Our 2021 garden: more brightness
The predicted rain never came today, but then, neither did the predicted high of the day, so I went ahead and watered the gardens in the late afternoon. Having mentioned the Ozark Nest Egg gourds in my previous post, I just had to get a picture when I found this. A single Ozark Nest Egg … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: more brightness
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Brightness through the haze
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
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Flowers and friend
Today is supposed to be the hottest day of our current heat wave. Of course, forecasts remain all over the place. We're going to hit 34C/93F but it will feel like 40C/104F No, we're going to hit 37C/99F and it will feel like 37C/99F. We're going to get thunderstorms today. No, tomorrow. No, the evening … Continue reading Flowers and friend
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Our 2021 garden: first!
I completely forgot to post this, this morning! Our first poppy is blooming! This is the Giant Rattle Breadseed Poppy, from Baker Creek. The flowers are very different from the poppies my mother grew with I was a kid; those had bright red flowers with black at the bases, similar to the Remembrance Day poppies. … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: first!
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Cute fuzzy things in the morning
I got to see all sorts of adorable things this morning. Starting with these guys! They were very rambunctious this morning. 🙂 The girls have informed me that the calico that looks like Cabbages has been named Broccoli. The tabby twins have also been named, but I forget them right now. The fourth kitten, sharing … Continue reading Cute fuzzy things in the morning
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Some garden stuff, and new critter damage
While heading over to put some kibble out for the junk pile kittens this morning, I found this. Just last night, I was looking closely at this lilac, to see why one of the branches had died, and found it broken at the main stem. Now think I know what broke it. My guess is … Continue reading Some garden stuff, and new critter damage
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Some unexpected critter damage
While doing the evening watering, I had found an unpleasant surprise. The larger of our Crespo squash vines got a substantial portion nibbled off! Unlike the summer squash, these don't have spines on them that would dissuade being eaten. I am guessing this was done by a deer, but I really have no way to … Continue reading Some unexpected critter damage
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Our 2021 garden: this morning in the garden
I love how, every day, there seems to be something new or different in the garden! While doing my rounds, one of the first things I do after putting food and water out for the cats (or like today, just water, as my husband was feeling good enough to go outside and do their food), … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: this morning in the garden
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Our 2021 garden: today’s project, and new growth
One of my goals for today was to modify one of the wire mesh covers for the main garden beds. I will be planting in this bed soon, and have set up the soaker hose in it for now. I had one board left of what we used to make the long sides, and used … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: today’s project, and new growth
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