If I had to pick a favorite season, it would be spring. The season when everything wakes from hibernation after the seemingly long and cold winter. The new leaves appear on the trees, little spring flowers start to bloom, soon many visitors are rambling about and the birds are singing.
As a matter of fact, so much has happened since my last post in March, I don't know where to begin!
Yes, I know, I want to mention the apple blossoms are blooming right now. I think it might be earlier than usual. The apple blossoms attract unusual characters.
Like this Mournful Thyris Moth, Thyris sepulchralis, rear view and some kind of green bee.
I think I've seen this one before but I can't remember its name. Not even sure if it's a bee or a fly, or something else. I'll be sure to report back when and if I find out.
Some teeny tiny bees like this one.
And the more familiar honey bees show up in low numbers. This one looks loaded down with pollen.
The tomato plants are in the ground. A couple of my original seeds didn't make it. Peron Sprayless is one that I can think of, one seed sprouted but it was weak and eventually died. With all the tomato plants ready, I think a retry will have to wait for another year. I don't usually grow hybrids but this year I'm trying a couple from seed, Celebrity and Sungold. I've heard so much raving about the Sungold, that I had to try it for myself! It's a cherry tomato.
Here's what's in the ground ~
Cherokee Purple
Celebrity
Jaune Flammee'
Mr. Stripey
Watermelon beefsteak
Green Zebra
Glossy Rose Blue
Goldman's Italian-American paste
Brad's Atomic Grape
Bloody Butcher cherry
Red Robin Micro-Dwarf (True dwarf) is an experiment this year, first time trying to grow an indoor tomato in a pot, sitting in a south facing window.
Blue Dwarf Kale looks good growing in a pot.
First Knock Out Rose bud of the year.
Borage does a much better job sowing and growing itself than I can do with the best intentions. Big and beautiful!
The Black-bellied Whistling Ducks are back again this year. They remind me of our chickens, the way the male stood by as the female forged for food and while she floated at the pond's edge. We thought maybe she was nesting but I think I read they make their nests in trees. We watched them most of yesterday. They didn't seem too scared of us but we kept our distance. I couldn't see them this morning. Hope to see them again.
The most recent guests at the bird seeds. One of the squirrels looks pregnant. I think peanuts are her favorite because I keep finding piles of peanuts in my potted plants. I laugh every time I find some. I don't remember seeing this many Brown-headed Cow Birds here before. They aren't my favorite since the females will leave her eggs in other bird's nest, for the other birds to raise. There's also a couple of Mourning Doves. They're in my favorite list, I love hearing them coo.
The weather is nice today so were going to sit outside and relax.
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