Slammy got tired of sharing with a garden gnome, so she's moved here. And now there's another blog in the family, called Z Project. See what you started, Dori?
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We got hooked up to (so-called) high speed internet. It's only been working about 30% of the time though, too many trees in the way of the signal. Boo hoo. The company is virtually unreachable on the phone, so it's quite frustrating, and I'm close to throwing their equipment off the roof. There, how do you like that, you, you, bad service internet company!!!? And I'm not paying my bill either!
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It's been a stressful summer, and I'm actually looking forward to Fall. Even to snow. (Am I crazy? What am I saying?) A nice cozy fire, a good movie, a savory pot roast for dinner with potatoes and carrots and apple pie for dessert, while the snow falls steadily outside the window. What a peaceful scene, but not likely to occur with two teenagers in the fam. Simplify, simplify, why is it so hard to simplify? It's all those after school activities, they completely mess up the dinner hour, and empty the gas tank. Should I just put a ban on them? So they can tell their kids what a mean mom I was for not letting them play basketball? I imagined such a simple, slow paced life when we moved here. A little cabin out in the snowy woods. My hermit dreams are not shared by the kids, alas, (or thank goodness.)
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Back to the garden
The potatoes are not a complete wash, I found a couple under the straw that weren't rotted, green or half eaten. I need to go and remove all the straw and see what's down there. Some of them are green because the straw is letting in light. I'll just cover up what's left with dirt.
I let Rusty in to investigate the gophers, and he got right onto their scent.
The cats follow me wherever I go, mocking my efforts to keep pests out of the gardens. I put the row cover back on the box, and it was working until Rusty decided it was a comfy blanket.
Katy likes it too. We have quite a few Katydids this year, and I hope they're bug eaters, not plant eaters.Indy can get in this garden even when the gate is closed.
The beans and squash in here are producing, good news, as it's almost fall. The pumpkin and watermelon are not going to make it. Single tear.
The beans and squash in here are producing, good news, as it's almost fall. The pumpkin and watermelon are not going to make it. Single tear.Knapweed Revisited
See the resemblance? One is cornflower, or bachelor button, and the other, knapweed. I am the walrus.
I picked, and picked, and picked. This wheelbarrow full has a potent smell of poison. Toxic waste! I can't stand seeing livestock around here eating this stuff. Now that I've gotten rid of it in our grass field, I'm ready to go get a cow. After I build a fence, and a barn.
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Beautiful Bugs
The mint is attracting lots of buzzing flying things of all shapes and sizes, even the elusive honeybee. I have no idea what this is, but I don't think I want to know.
Flowers
Excuse the length of this post, who knows when I'll return?
It's 77 degrees at 4 pm.
3 comments:
Great photos Gnome! Amazing colors. And I don't even like bugs. Not a one. But you made them look not so bad. I might even reconsider. Or not.
You better come back soon or I'll have to call your internet service and give them a piece of my mind. Don't mess with my bloggin' family!
I am amazed to hear you are wishing for winter. That part made me hungry though. Who says you can't have pot roast in August? Rebel!
what a picure taker you are. every thing comes to life. I like the yellow daisy in front of the red barn the best. I think the bugs look kreepy up that close.
Yeah. If you band your kids, they'll just get fat. not advisable.
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