Tag: wildlife
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Friday Favorites
It is Friday. Our beautiful weather continues. It will be dry for the next week so some judicious watering is in order. These tasks will have to be done today as you will soon find out. Football season has begun so the wife and I will be watching college football tomorrow. First off are…
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More Butterflies 26 Aug 2022
Here in the American South, August is ending. It continues to be a few degrees cooler than expected and we are getting some rain every day this week. The foliage is green but the flowers are fading. The butterflies, skippers and insects are very noticeable this week. I have two feeders that the hummingbirds are…
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Butterflies and a Ginger Lily
In the American South, we are having more below average temp and some rain chance most every day. It has been possible to get out and do some shrub pruning. The garden is beginning to look tired and a little ragged but some fall flowers are appearing. Butterfly numbers seemed to be below normal this…
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Summer Blooms are on the Wane
Here is the American South, we are enjoying some slightly less hot weather. Soon, the weekends will be filled with the passion of our region, college football. Fall practice has begun. This week the Shasta Daisies have been all deadheaded. Soon, they will be cut back and the compost bin will begin to fill. The…
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Summer Bloom 5 Aug 2022
The glory of the summer is still with us here in Beautiful Alabama. We are having a minor amount of relief from the heat along with some refreshing rains. My tour around the property revealed full summer blooms. A recent three day vacation to the Northeastern portion of Alabama revealed two other additions to my…
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Hummingbird 29 July 2022
The weather is warm but pleasant for the last several days. Humidity levels are tolerable. The garden and plants are in full bloom. I always have several hummingbirds in the yard but I took the time to identify what was catching their fancy. We have the ruby throated hummingbirds here. I have not seen any…
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Summertime
The song says that the living is easy. It is hot here so its easy if you are indoors. Rain is forecast tomorrow which will break the heat for a while. In the meantime, it is sufficient just to keep the outdoor plants watered. Had to take care of the vole problem today. Applied a…
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Bird Project 1 July 2022
This past week, I noticed a pair of goldfinches feeding on the liatris in my perennial bed. The male was that bright gold color. They came out of the thicket along the edge of my property where there are some pine trees and a mulberry. I have had them come to my bird feeder in…
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Summer blooms and visitors 20 May 2022
The summer heat is here this week with temps in the low 90’s. It is breezy at times which provides a bit of relief but being outdoors in the afternoons makes me weary from the heat. Garden work must be done in the mornings. It has been dry but a welcoming rain is forecast for…