Category: plants

Plenty of food

This little one had to climb the sunflower stalk to get the treats at the top. The sunflower swayed and trembled, but the snacker was persistent.

Too much

I’m cleaning the art room. Deep cleaning. No guests will be in the guest bedroom for the foreseeable future, so I’m using it as a decision area. Moving all paper supplies into that room....

More time in the orchard

We transplanted this gooseberry from the back corner of the fruit yard to the orchard. It was neglected back there and getting choked by weeds. The owners before us planted it. I knew nothing...

Blueberry season

We are picking some blueberries every day. And there are always more out there. An abundance of blue. I’m encountering so many orb weavers. I remember seeing one or two large ones every summer,...

A quiet morning

Family visited. There were three very busy days and evenings, with lots of socializing. Now I’m ready for some quiet time. The soft fog and overcast sky are collaborating with me in slowing everything...

In the fruit yard

I stopped in the fruit yard. Not to do any thing in particular, just to say hello. Raspberries, blackberries, some struggling strawberries and lots of grapes. And potatoes because there’s room for them there....