Spring things and other good stuff
I know animals do things that are amazing, like use tools and plan ahead. But I never before saw anything like I saw today in person. I had […]
Category Archives: Ecology
The search for a wren house
It’s a simple thing, but a pleasure of life for me. Two tiny birds living in the yard, in a tiny box made special for them and singing beautiful songs […]
Gardening always has challenges
There are sometimes new challenges come along, like groundhogs last year. And old challenges like blight on tomatoes and powdery mildew on squash. I had both of them bad this […]
More about Audrey…..
OK, I guess I’m obsessed with this huge Chinese winter squash. Her name is Audrey, lol, and I blogged about her size and how vigorous she is before. https://sarasinart.net/2018/07/18/a-squash-named-audrey/ She […]
The yard is flat in the winter
And boring in the winter. And each spring, I plant seeds that will spring up plants from the earth, and the garden and yard is not flat any more. And […]
A garden and yard walk about
It’s almost like a bog here, with 3″ of rain last night and more predicted for the next 3 days. Flood watches and warnings are out all around central Pa […]
A squash named Audrey
I like to grow weird things in the garden; purple jalapenos, black tomatoes, white tomatoes. It’s all gardening fun and each new thing is a new adventure. Last year I […]
Spring has finally arrived!
The cherry tree is full of flowers and looks so pretty. It’s 25 years old and the last couple years it hasn’t had many cherries. And there is a small […]
There he sits, in the snow
He’s waiting for life to sprout up from the frozen ground and produce lots of veggies. And my little stool just sits there, waiting for me to sit on it […]
More of the magic of the earth
This old basket and I have been together in the garden for a few years. It fits over my arm and gives me both hands free for picking things […]
