I know, I know. A lot of you spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to get rid of slugs. Around here (so far) we haven’t had a real slug problem in the gardens (knock on wood).
But when you go for a walk out in the tall grass they’re everywhere. Brown, black […]

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Maggie says, “where’ve you been?”
Working hard all day and late into the night. Hopefully tomorrow will be less busy and more conducive to coherent thought.
Good night.

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The first couple of strawberries in the new patch have come and gone (into my mouth that is). We probably should have pinched off the blossoms this year, but I just didn’t have the heart with the rest of the garden so far behind.

It turns out that we’ve got salmon berries out back mixed in […]

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The dogs find pure joy in running through the back meadow. I’m not sure what they’ll do if we ever get a fence up and something to eat the grass… The previous owners mowed this 2 acres but we’ve decided that it’s too much work, not to mention a waste of gas.
Jake with a stick.

Sam […]

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I took this more than a week ago and these have now disappeared thanks to the rain and wind of last week. I think it’s a spirea, but I’m not 100% sure.
They remind me of snowballs and somehow make me wistful that spring arrived before I was really done enjoying winter. This bush is about […]

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The bumble bees are out in full force right now. They can be found on anything blooming anytime it’s not raining. And they’re so busy taking advantage of all that free nectar that they don’t even mind being spied on by a macro lens.

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This is Wilma. She’s one of the chicks, who are now 8 weeks old.
She’s a silver laced Wyndotte and after much consideration, I’ve decided to name her and her twin Wilma and Betty. Not sure why other than that it was the first pair of women that jumped into my head when she […]

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