I stopped to pick some berries for my walk to the library today. My neighbor happened to be outside. I showed her the berries I’ve been trying to ID, and she thought they were likely boysenberries given what had been here prior. I offered one to her to taste, and she confirmed her thinking. Continue reading “The verdict is in…”
Sometime in the last week, I realized that although autumn feels far off, it’s been a longer while since I last photographed snow on the ground (107 days). Continue reading “67 days until Autumnal Equinox”
I mentioned before picking up some trellis for free that we plan to use for the volunteer grape we found on our property. (Likely seed brought by birds from a multiple section chain link fence length of grape just under a block from our house.)
My partner suddenly decided at gloaming last night that it was a fine time to put it together. I pointed out that he’d be drilling the pilot holes and screwing them together in the dusk if he was lucky, and the dark if he wasn’t. I’m almost afraid to see what it looks like come morning. We did not paint it as I wanted because no budget for such at the moment. Continue reading “Grape Trellis Project Part 2”
Courtesy Notice: This did get a bit more rambly than planned, but I don’t have time to try to knock it down because I have a promise to keep today.
It finally opened! The other one also suddenly has a second bud forming. So I had to take some pictures. I want to point out that last year I have no photo evidence of anything like that in that bed.
Here’s what’s odd. When I look at my 2018 Plantings notes, I wrote that I planted “Black eyed susans – porch – June 8”. From pictures I’ve looked at, this is a fairly likely candidate but the “porch” designation is supposed to mean something else. Continue reading “What is it? Part 2”
And why are they in my kitchen garden where I’ve never noticed them before?
I haven’t planted any new seeds in that bed in weeks. They seem to like the bean teepee as a perch, but aren’t bothering the plants that I can see. The basil has started to flower, and one wildflower I let be might be starting to seed, but still.
Seriously. I think I’ve counted six individuals flitting about so far. Some seem to be juveniles, but I’m not a bird expert. Normally I only see two max.
*thinks* So what do you call a bunch of bluejays? *goes to search* Oh good grief. I just looked it up, and apparently I had a small party of blue jays in my kitchen garden. Can’t help but laugh at that!
