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: Garden/Yard
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 […]
Such a lazy blogger……
It’s been a strange winter, and long, or maybe it’s just because I’m getting old(er.) Too much cold, too much snow and ice, too much tension in the world around […]
A new yard visitor!
I’ve lived here almost 40 years and have never seen a rat till a few days ago. There are rats in town, I know, cos they’re everywhere but just don’t […]
Squash, lots of them, ripening, I hope
There was a danger of frost about a week ago. Winter squash shouldn’t be allowed to frost on the plant or they might not ripen if you have to bring […]
More about fall in the garden
The big Chinese sqaush now has little buds all over the place. The original ones are starting to get their mature color. I hope that since the plant is […]
And autumn comes…..
The pampas grass looks so pretty with its tassels on, but it’s one of many sure signs that autumn is here. Leaves are starting to fall from some trees. After […]
This squash!
It’s just fun, growing this squash. There are 9 big ones forming as they should. There are some other little buds which probably won’t have time to develop into mature […]
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 […]
