Fruits of November
Wind, rain, fog – wild weather! Piles of leaves, lots of bird action, and So. Many. Fruits! In November! Gotta Love It!
Garden Log
October Magic
October has a certain urgency to it — so much to do: harvesting produce and getting ready for winter, all while juggling weather extremes. But it is also full of magic and mystery! Portals, once hidden in the overgrowth of summer, now reveal themselves….Keep an eye out for them. The birds will tell you where they are.
Spectacular September!
September is jaw-dropping gorgeous with all the changing colors, migrating geese, salmon in the rivers, and abundance in the gardens. The weather is not too hot; not too cold. The photos tell the story in this post. I love September.
The Last Hurrah of August
Is August crazy? The heat, bugs, smoky skies, and too little rain … so much fruit, we can’t keep up … with its tall, bold flowers, August is summer’s last fling. Got overwhelm? I’ve got a cure for you. Oh, and check out the photos of the new peachicks. Adorable!
Abundant July
July goes crazy with cherries, berries, herbs, and flowers – abundant everything everywhere! July weather, hungry crows, lots of pretty photos, and 4 bucks with velvet antlers hanging out in the backyard! Perhaps it’s all a bit much?
June Tunes: A Song of Garden Chaos
A lot going on here. What it is, ain’t exactly clear. June was garden chaos at it’s best, or worst, depending on perspective. Bee swarms, wild animal visits in broad daylight, attacks in the night…. I bushwhacked through grass, thistle, bindweed, and bramble to find my way through this thicket of life…
May Daze, May Flowers, and Mayhem
In May, birds are busy feeding fledglings, everything is blooming at once, the air is filled with bees and cottonwood fluff, and we are being invaded by peacocks.
April Was Delightful
April was delightful – from a gorgeous full-moon to the outburst of magnolia and fruit tree blossoms. Birds are off building nests; migratory birds are returning; irrigation is back on; we built a new willow fence to keep the deer out of the raspberries. Meanwhile, we are being invaded by ants, bindweed, and peacocks. RUh roh.
March: The Month of Firsts
First …
Daffodils and Dandelions
Red Flowering Currants
Nanking Cherry and Honeyberry Blossoms
Purple Deadnettle, Stinging Nettles, and Chickweed
Bumblebees, Ladybugs, Butterflies
FROGS
First Total Lunar Eclipse!
AND the long-awaited First Day of Spring
February Flurries and Furies
February: Nature decides to have one last fling with Winter. The days get longer, the winds blow stronger. Rain, snow, pockets of sun, 50 shades of gray. Hawks, doves, opossums, and the promise of spring! It’s crazy out there!
February Already! January Recap
Recap of the January garden: backyard birds, berries and seed heads, skeletal living willow sculptures, and Yes! flowers! Half-way between the winter solstice and the spring equinox! Days are getting longer! Should you track the changes with a journal of some sort? Maybe!