Our garden has had its ups and downs. Most notably, a hailstorm in late June devastated several plants, tearing leaves and stripping branches off of the green peppers and several other plants.
But when we got back from vacation, we were greeted with our first big harvest. We had several cherry tomatoes, large tomatoes, chard, and […]
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First harvest
August 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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Hummingbird
June 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I’m quite excited by the presence of hummingbirds at our feeder. There are at least two individuals, both females. I saw two of them feeding at the same time this evening.
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Hummingbird
June 15th, 2008 · Comments Off
The wife put up a hummingbird feeder. I was sure that we would not get any hummingbirds where we live. I was wrong.
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Backyard relaxing
June 8th, 2008 · Comments Off
Last autumn we had a small deck added behind the house. It’s a wonderful luxury for us now to be able to eat dinner outside, then sit together in the evening breeze afterwards.
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Gardening weekend
April 13th, 2008 · Comments Off
I’ve spent practically the entire weekend gardening (well, all except for a gorgeous bike ride around the neighborhood with the kids on Saturday evening). I’ve basically doubled our garden bed space, so that now we have two 12×3-foot beds, and one 8×2.5-foot bed. The new beds are more sunny than the old 12×3 bed, and […]
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Son gets dirty in the garden
April 12th, 2008 · Comments Off
I offered Son one cent for each rock that he pulled out of the garden bed that I’m preparing. He gave up after 65 rocks, and started playing in the dirt. Which I suppose was just fine by me.
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Titmouse at the feeder
November 24th, 2007 · Comments Off
Tufted titmouse at our backyard feeder.
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Moles
June 4th, 2007 · Comments Off
I’ve seen moles in my yard before … but this is the first time I’ve seen one wandering around inside my house:
Edit: I captured the mole alive and set it free at the local nature sanctuary.
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Hungry babies
July 7th, 2006 · Comments Off
This morning, the baby Grey Catbirds are looking more lively. One has not hatched, though.
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We have babies …
July 4th, 2006 · Comments Off
… baby birds, that is. Two eggs have hatched, and two are still intact. I got a good look at the mother today, and she is definitely a catbird.
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