Fall is near
I took this picture in my backyard. It is the first tree to change colors.
I took this picture in my backyard. It is the first tree to change colors.
Rikki doesn’t like to drink out of the water bowl.
He prefers this method of rehydration.
Every day it’s the same old story
Unless it’s time to switch to coffee!
This year’s vegetable garden included several pepper plants. This is my BEST performing pepper plant. See the one scrawny little pepper and the chewed up leaves?
I did far better with the corn I planted
The bean poles did climb up the corns stalks, but so far bean production has been limited.
I’m glad that I am not complaining about tomatoes!
Chris decided to move the picnic table and upset a very large nest of yellow jackets, who had built their nest underground. You can see the picnic table askew in the background! Aardvark pest control came to the rescue and problem solved. I think he looks like a ghostbuster!
Here is your chance to be creative and tell a story! This is a picture that I took from the safety of my greatroom. So, who is that man in my front yard in the strange white outfit? What is he doing? I will post the true story next time.
Our driveway is covered in stone and can be very pretty when it isn’t covered in weeds.
I researched a non toxic weed killer over the internet and came up with a combination white vinagar and dish soap and I sprayed the offending growth with this early last week .
By friday, most of the weeds turned brown and the roots were pretty easy to pull. Then Chris showed me an easier way. He used the cultivator on the rest.
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The flowers of this Hydrangea bush were blue three years ago, when I first bought it.
They have all turned pink because my soil is too alkaline. I have been feeding it a special fertilizer to turn the blooms back to blue, but as of yet I have had no luck .
When it first blooms, the flower is pale pink and green, It becomes a brighter more vibrant pink as it matures.
This last weekend, Chris and I decided it was time to use up all the extra mulch and surround a few more trees. We did this tree group last year and now we want to extend the mulched area to another tree.
The first step was to place the weed guard material down and pin it into place.
All done, On to the next tree!
I didn’t get to know my grandmother very well. I was only four years old when she died. When I was growing up, this needlepoint that she stitched hung over my parents’ bed. It is now in our bedroom, along with artwork that was done by both my mother and my daughter.