Sunday, June 25, 2017

How Does Your Garden Grow?


While working in the sunroom, I caught something large move by out of the corner of my eye. When I turned I saw a red-tailed hawk had landed in the yard. I'm always amazed at how large the hawk is. Usually, I've only seen them riding the thermals high overhead. The hawk sat for a minute then lifted with a strong beat of his wings in a cloud feathers. Sadly awesome. Looks like mourning dove became lunch.


Hard to see, but someone dug a shallow depression behind the birdbath.


Cacciatore likes to stretch out in the sun. I almost caught him lying on his back, but I startled him when I opened the window screen to get a clear picture.


Wild strawberries grow among the rocks along the driveway.


Morning glories and moonflowers getting taller.


Scattered showers and downpours yielded an inch and half of rain.


So much for planting the morning glory in the pot. Looks like someone nibbled the leaves.


The overgrown area by the front steps. These were plants were here when we bought the house and took over when we moved the front steps. Not sure what the variegated green leaves in the foreground are. Some sort of ground cover. Queen Anne's Lace is in bloom. Orange Day Lillies soon to follow.

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  1. Too bad about the poor dove. The cycle of life and death, I fear.

    As always, I enjoy your garden updates. I especially like the wild strawberries photo.

    I have that same ground cover all over my front flower bed. I know the name of it, but right now I need coffee to wake up. It will come to me when I'm least trying to think of it.

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    1. the cirlce of life is both beautiful and sad. If you remember the name of the ground cover, c'mon back and let me know.

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  2. Is it Bishop's Weed? Pretty even if we don't know what it is. :)

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    1. I don't think so. the leaves of Bishop's Weed looked rounded at the ends. This leaf is pointed. But as you say whatever it is, it's pretty

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  3. Love Queen Anne's lacr. So airy and delicate. And there is nothing like home grown strawberries. I love the little white flowers on strawberry plants. Happy sunny Sunday.

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    1. The strawberries are wild nothing that we planted. The berries will be small. I'm sure the chipmunks will get to them long before we do. Many, many years ago, I had a strawberry patch. The strawberries were plump and when I went to pick them, the chipmunks had taken a bite out of the back of each berry! We didn't get a single berry. Cheesecloth didn't keep the rodentia away. After that, I ripped out the patch.

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  4. What a nice little garden. I'll have to share mine sometime. I've made use of way too little room with way too many planters. Have myself a nice little row of morning glories and veggies...UNTIL THE RACCOONS FOUND IT!

    Haha. Now I'm battling the little bandits. They like to eat my spinach when I'm not looking. :)

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    1. Hello, Fellow Southpaw, and thanks for dropping in. That's the problem with veggie gardens so attractive to critters. I made Himself a plant poke with a chipmunk holding a sign advertising Free Lunch.

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  5. We have a cute bunny that comes around too. He/she eats everything, especially all the dandelions! Sorry about your morning glory in the pot!

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    1. I'm wondering if the bunny nibbled the morning glory

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