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last week a couple of friends and i went island hopping... Salt Spring Island to be exact! if you've never been and are on the west coast, it's a very 'cute' little island which is what i like to think of as 'artsy fartsy'... i've only been a f (read full article)
of August.. yikes... already it's here... and what did i see this morning...... Geese flying in formation..... i'm assuming its a practice run but there is a definate pre-fall feel, the temperature has lowered, the humidity is up and the garden has t (read full article)
even in the wild there are adoptions going on....i'm not sure whether the baby is a Brown Headed Cowbird ( Molothrus ater) or a Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) .... both are Brood Parasite birds.... a very interesting but world wide phen (read full article)
Bluesbeen awhile since i last posted.. since the last depressing post, i've been kind of in a funk... i hadn't realized how much the death of ms cougar affected me... mr bear i've heard also joined ms cougar in heaven... i really just don't get it... (read full article)
today was a very sad day on the farm.. not only for myself but my daughter and her hubby... we've always stated that this is sacred ground for God's creatures.. small and large.. unfortunately due to some very irresponsible 'farmer neighbours'' earth (read full article)
was a great movie.. but Momma Nature's movie is even better...so sorry i don't have a movie.. BUT .. IF i had oodles and oodles of 'dough' perhaps i'd have one of those fancy dancy video cameras that does Macro/micro what-have-yous.... but i don't.. (read full article)
after i sprayed the one apple branch with the lemon juice and water i thought i'd better go have a lookie-loo and see if i'd killed any of the dastardly aphids.. and look what i found!!! not only those 2 frisky ladybird beetles but some other m (read full article)
there are a TON of aphids that hatched, waiting to be eaten by ladybugs, squished, drowned... whatever manner works the best!!! was doing well for awhile, but always suspected this was going to be a buggy year, lack of cold winter combined with (read full article)
2 posts back i mentioned that my friends lost their house to fire... they've since moved into their trailer and thank goodness it's 'late spring' and not winter... thought i'd share the view from their outdoor living room .... the clothes on the line (read full article)
well almost..... these three lovely tomatoes, medium sized.. organically grown..... $5.12my tomatoes that i bought as plants.... $1.50 each ... on sale.... and i have a ton of ones i raised from seeds, at $1.99 a pkg. ...... if you look closely (read full article)
but except for the fact that its about 60 degrees, it might as well be march!! Rain rain and more rain.....my garden looks lush.. the parsnips in their second year are 4ft high already... the peas finally awakened with their first bloom... when (read full article)
and ouch ouch........ the stinging starts..... the local cure??? Mr. Burdock!!! i'd actually planned this post awhile ago.. got busy, other things came up.. you know how it goes... then i read a great previous post from Moj Vrt on Stinging (read full article)
to Mother Nature.... thank you for your tireless efforts and putting up with us humans..... (read full article)
peas porridge cold..... what do you do with porridge one day old..... MUFFINS... i'm not much of a cereal eater, but sometimes there just is nothing like a hot steaming bowl of porridge... i make my porridge with oats, raisins or other dried fruits&n (read full article)
this time of the year is always a busy one... baseball season has arrived.. woohooo... i don't actually play but i'm a good scorekeeper and love the game... Coffee League... morning ball, coffee after ;) can't beat that!!!been gardening and get (read full article)
well we have a new arrival on the farm... she joins Randy the backhoe, Oily the delimber, Lulu the pressure washing truck ... Big Red..... she's a beautiful buxom babe with flashing red lights and a horn that would drive a fireman to his hoses.... po (read full article)
is a bit what i feel when i'm in my greenhouse... it's now getting fuller and fuller with tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, zucchini, okra and a few other things which at the moment i can't remember what they are!! such bliss transplanting wee tomatoes an (read full article)
i had a greenhouse.... for about 3 months....then we moved..... sigh!!!! that was about 30 yrs ago.... i'd always wanted a greenhouse, finally got it, then poof, we moved about a 1000 miles away... so for another 30 yrs ago i wanted a greenhous (read full article)
on my roof, on several trees..... the flicker aka 'mini jackhammer' is busy busy letting the world know he's available!!! i love the sounds of spring.. the chirping robins who've arrived in hoards... the toehee that's looking for goodies on my deck, (read full article)
in my world!!! Some time ago i'd thrift store purchased what looked to be two china cabinet tops, painted and used previously as bookshelves... and i was just waiting for something to put them on... my 'plan' cam (read full article)
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