I saw this today, and it was a delight.
You go, strawberries!
Month: May 2020
Can you spot the Golden Northern Bumble bee?
Freeze warning for tonight…
Not a surprise, but the good news is the rest of the forecast above, plus the text only forecast that’s lower on the site’s page I didn’t clip here shows the few nights after what’s in the image until next Wednesday in the mid 40s. So maybe tonight will be the last frosty one this season. Time will tell. Continue reading “Freeze warning for tonight…”
May 13th, 2020–Office Window View
I can no longer remember who once told me that pachysandra was the vinyl siding of the suburban landscape, but the phrase stuck.
— Missy Fable
“Spread Plant Love, Not Mulch“
This actually made me laugh out loud.
Blue jay in the driveway–April 22, 2020.
Hobbit or Gollum?
I first learned about the “Hobbit” (Crassula ovata), a succulent, from a post made by Country Boy on his blog, Whosoever Will, May Come. Being a fan of J.R.R.’s work, of course I wanted one. Continue reading “Hobbit or Gollum?”
Frozen Lilac
Compared to yesterday, this morning has been positively balmy, with the temperature already breaking 40°F after having plummeted below freezing last night. Despite that fact, the lilac shrub above still shows evidence of the wind direction and a hint at the temperature swing in the last 24 hours. Continue reading “Frozen Lilac”
Burdock never takes a hint
One of the lesser favored plants we “inherited” with the property was burdock. We spot it–along with other non-native invasives–all over when we amble about the neighborhood. I took the image below on May 9, 2017 when I was starting to document what plants we had inherited along with the house. Some I thought I knew, some I had no idea. The caption is exactly what I labeled it then.
