Pond of the Week

I've been on several garden and pond tours over the years. Not too often do you see the front entrance of a home require bridging over a pond to get to the front door.  The dry creek bed serves as overflow control, diverting the water around the house to the back yard.  I would think this would be a necessity.

Bird Feeder Raid

Guess I'll have to wire this together better!  They may be cute, but they don't need to empty my feeders so easily.  There's plenty to go around.

Black Squirrel

One of the things our area is known for is black squirrels.  They are cute, even if ornery at times.

A Blast from the Past

I'm currently in the process of going through all my old garden photos and transferring them to a new server.  It's been fun to see all the crazy gardening ideas I've tried over the years.  This one pops out as one of my favorites, although not financially logical to do year after year.  Now I grow vegetables in this area, but it was pretty awesome back when you could buy a flat of annuals for $6.

Swallowtails

Not Much, but I've got BEANs!

Plenty more to come, but this will be sufficient for a snack tomorrow!  I ordered Provider and Royalty Purple Pod from Seed Savers this year.

Overrun with Cherries

My husband found a 12' ladder on craigslist, so he manned that ladder and I the 6' ladder, harvesting 84 pounds of pitted cherries in the end (stored safely in the upright freezer).  I finally had to ask him to stop picking cherries and just leave the rest on the trees.  Looking forward to a winter filled with cherry goodies of every variety, not to mention the cooking possibilities.