tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40971698977770630282024-03-14T08:08:25.459-04:00Chronicles from the HillRosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-22325250815120334262024-03-13T12:56:00.000-04:002024-03-13T12:56:00.798-04:00Spring sunshine....<p><span style="font-size: large;">March 13, 2024</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Spring is surely springing...so say the flocks of northern geese who are going over today in flock after flock. They are so high up, their wavering chevrons are like faint pencil lines in the blue sky, their calls so faint that it takes a bit of looking to spot them. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The temperature hovered around the freezing point last night, after rising to 15C (59F) yesterday afternoon. There are still lumps of snow around where snow banks were, and on north-facing and shady spots in the bush. The ground is still frozen and hard, but look!! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99Yzxi4nAZhcyh3NAlI9krB7Rvn6r5WTxl_oeAL8PJo9Z8T4O4hW4UFK5ziUwh9wSjZfH-mTbEurYYrbDyXAYIbMCPinrxh3dAB5oUhhUfSWe_5b6ez0urAsIe0Yb1QADW_r30r6D_B4saG9DkEFlKeC2apWZRrsIVmviDbLLFUv6TSgiMNwarQCS/s1031/IMG_3907.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg99Yzxi4nAZhcyh3NAlI9krB7Rvn6r5WTxl_oeAL8PJo9Z8T4O4hW4UFK5ziUwh9wSjZfH-mTbEurYYrbDyXAYIbMCPinrxh3dAB5oUhhUfSWe_5b6ez0urAsIe0Yb1QADW_r30r6D_B4saG9DkEFlKeC2apWZRrsIVmviDbLLFUv6TSgiMNwarQCS/s320/IMG_3907.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The first tulip nubs are showing up in the Triangle bed!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On the agenda this morning was re-mounting the Tree Swallow nest box. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7vIl5ukuwDaZiRV6mhK34z-SWEn-AK-z5-OlP2kbsQUgPCehOwh6DUWcXtNNPwkZXXraUgB2-5UNkn3b7NPErq2YbvQSYrCsePDb2O5Iu1DjEJHYIXitXcGWOKa36mgjKagrtX5E27WPQMFiIm-8ULaOnfLMMj46MJe14lBkQhD5Lu8D41hVvkxk/s1031/IMG_3917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7vIl5ukuwDaZiRV6mhK34z-SWEn-AK-z5-OlP2kbsQUgPCehOwh6DUWcXtNNPwkZXXraUgB2-5UNkn3b7NPErq2YbvQSYrCsePDb2O5Iu1DjEJHYIXitXcGWOKa36mgjKagrtX5E27WPQMFiIm-8ULaOnfLMMj46MJe14lBkQhD5Lu8D41hVvkxk/s320/IMG_3917.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Hubby lagged the board with the nest box onto the cedar post in the corner of the Triangle bed so it overlooks the pond, just a bit further toward the barn than the clothesline post it was on last summer. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRmMHUX9qlNADXMgeVbCIT_aFZUI178g4kaLzNt9P_s4V3j0cLeqEMqMkGQIEPy10bS6JqkVDtOL8bK5qHHsrh1N-lpicYDkLJht35s8o-q6CoWXaYTHxdxMNKtDGolgBiZUOQS6nZ5fZtpSXCXITt__J5yoE9cNDS4zLsCV6RBK1ub4Ljfx6F83h/s1031/IMG_3919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRmMHUX9qlNADXMgeVbCIT_aFZUI178g4kaLzNt9P_s4V3j0cLeqEMqMkGQIEPy10bS6JqkVDtOL8bK5qHHsrh1N-lpicYDkLJht35s8o-q6CoWXaYTHxdxMNKtDGolgBiZUOQS6nZ5fZtpSXCXITt__J5yoE9cNDS4zLsCV6RBK1ub4Ljfx6F83h/s320/IMG_3919.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">We sunk that new cedar post well down into the earth the first summer here, when I dug out the few choked and scraggly perennials that were there around an old, rotting post. It should easily support having the board lagged to it. The triangle bed delineates where the road goes curving around in front of the barn. Last summer, we had hurriedly put a Tree Swallow nest box onto the far clothesline pole when they arrived, then realized what a bad idea that was when I couldn't use the clothesline for fear of disturbing them until the swallows fledged. Once they did fledge, all the little bodies lined up on the clothesline, teetering back and forth to keep their balance.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Other critters had obviously been using some of the Bluebird boxes, a squirrel had packed in shredded bark, </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8oiQLwogpf_dAODfyxF777HztjG0g5Wvv8GDyp9SmCH5xu6GNLu3O49okamX1JvN_9tBJBEqsEIQXYaRcoJwmDemT5R3r2vqsE-F4go5Ma7B1ZOpRYZAd0qdF1YB48WHrlN8mdlc82yvynGcM9MJ7tx3rfkhLLdnvW4ER_tt8li1WMMLyWcPNSUb/s1031/IMG_3923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8oiQLwogpf_dAODfyxF777HztjG0g5Wvv8GDyp9SmCH5xu6GNLu3O49okamX1JvN_9tBJBEqsEIQXYaRcoJwmDemT5R3r2vqsE-F4go5Ma7B1ZOpRYZAd0qdF1YB48WHrlN8mdlc82yvynGcM9MJ7tx3rfkhLLdnvW4ER_tt8li1WMMLyWcPNSUb/s320/IMG_3923.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />and probably mice had packed in leaves and dry grasses.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2ofG852iNHtzZwsQt2lyJtEEANr0r8rVt6mHayJFd7rBfqoHVIairK6PDFEamnjg9l9k1ZEiD7_p9OLUNIuqI3fiiwPyWZj3cIurBhbzqNE0ArS1V8zkOFsG45u6aiUmwF1-E3zVvUa_3xtcGAN1CtMTZ_MI4hWDkRua-2r5U8ocCVZh6kYUXdvB/s1031/IMG_3926.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2ofG852iNHtzZwsQt2lyJtEEANr0r8rVt6mHayJFd7rBfqoHVIairK6PDFEamnjg9l9k1ZEiD7_p9OLUNIuqI3fiiwPyWZj3cIurBhbzqNE0ArS1V8zkOFsG45u6aiUmwF1-E3zVvUa_3xtcGAN1CtMTZ_MI4hWDkRua-2r5U8ocCVZh6kYUXdvB/s320/IMG_3926.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">On a wander around the clearing in this morning's beautiful warm sunshine, the perennial beds are looking unkempt and my fingers itched to get at clearing them out, but....not until we get into consistently warm temperatures and all the bugs and pollinators who are overwintering in those hollow stems have exited.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZQymeCtem_mCA3aIkinyAMT15I5w2-xqPgR06t8tiy3oCnd7xuoUowiO8moaURRqgJwIvmK3g6AXhdA3rSZ9fjK7whwLAVGQoh4T36iadL4GLiPSzAanIH0eAQgxjF_bEupff2TGp_HVcsgNDRU9oVbE90ss3Ko_xgDyVr_652oMDduhl1YaCKyg/s1031/IMG_3911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZQymeCtem_mCA3aIkinyAMT15I5w2-xqPgR06t8tiy3oCnd7xuoUowiO8moaURRqgJwIvmK3g6AXhdA3rSZ9fjK7whwLAVGQoh4T36iadL4GLiPSzAanIH0eAQgxjF_bEupff2TGp_HVcsgNDRU9oVbE90ss3Ko_xgDyVr_652oMDduhl1YaCKyg/s320/IMG_3911.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />One other bird thing was to tie a clump of wool roving encased in a net bag to the branch of a tree for the birds to access for nesting material. We are planning to mount a trail camera aimed at this in the near future.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYo_VVOLRutgrdsISfThx71dL0cyLAww67r52KN122hZOp6AijfvoJSfFqnAhVPERDSi0m75wlQlze0YkICJ3hzrc_RbczIZ8O8KcgL0QxPViV3naLIX_y3SdWFF9dQrjS4OAIKU20cIO3TkWuz334sZ5MmMemuFgP60h6JyIX4WrkocOWcjha8cd/s1031/IMG_3910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYo_VVOLRutgrdsISfThx71dL0cyLAww67r52KN122hZOp6AijfvoJSfFqnAhVPERDSi0m75wlQlze0YkICJ3hzrc_RbczIZ8O8KcgL0QxPViV3naLIX_y3SdWFF9dQrjS4OAIKU20cIO3TkWuz334sZ5MmMemuFgP60h6JyIX4WrkocOWcjha8cd/s320/IMG_3910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The pond is still firmly iced in, and we are hoping for more moisture, as it's surface is about two feet short of where it was last spring.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XtOtu3phM9VotbOT40dAUeP1PtxAvaZhOVTnhPwaFcVJAG6jNnzvRZrjr-f-PYCUP4NbbsYX98OrT-QJCeEzNNso7LDeb4guoZMuWleSg292Jo1I4NQd-cx0Y6gUCG4WR2Qp_1_e2Kc8vFnqZCt-LjOFapCTGSt0qtZyli2eH7Voqz2r9fNjW5bs/s1031/IMG_3909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XtOtu3phM9VotbOT40dAUeP1PtxAvaZhOVTnhPwaFcVJAG6jNnzvRZrjr-f-PYCUP4NbbsYX98OrT-QJCeEzNNso7LDeb4guoZMuWleSg292Jo1I4NQd-cx0Y6gUCG4WR2Qp_1_e2Kc8vFnqZCt-LjOFapCTGSt0qtZyli2eH7Voqz2r9fNjW5bs/s320/IMG_3909.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><br /><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-77433226103386649732024-03-07T12:15:00.000-05:002024-03-07T12:15:17.289-05:00Sewing...no, sowing...<p><span style="font-size: large;"> March 7, 2024</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, I have decided to quit moaning about the missing winter, and go ahead and enjoy spring...which seems to be springing a little early....about 2 weeks early, according to the birds. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The temperature ups and downs over the past few weeks have been like a roller coaster ride, and some have been cataclysmic. On one of the last days in February, an extreme +16C (61F) dropped to a low -19C (-2F) within
a 24 hour period. There have been several nights of above freezing
temperatures in February...unheard of. There is still the feeling of unease about what the summer may hold, weather wise, but.....onward.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first Robins usually arrive mid March, but are already here, along with the Red-winged blackbirds, and this morning I heard a Purple Finch for the first time. There are flocks of Pine Siskins and Redpolls that have been around for quite a while, as well as Red Crossbills hanging out in the pine plantations, and we have 5 Snow Buntings which have been here for some time, foraging across the snow before it melted, and now foraging across bare ground. For a whitish bird, they are well </span><span style="font-size: large;">camouflaged for foraging on snow or bare ground. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Recently, I attended a talk on Winter Sowing, and decided to give it a go. Today has dawned sunny and just below freezing, a perfect spring day, so I set up on the picnic table and had at 'er.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOIMYmzKk5TIsRI8EYOuPD-YOfXmP82O19obxp1CjG7YPhuhKrKVQ9T3qHn8-1-Z_9isdjR9KKscNSPG0cRmgC-YXRtPYFgu2HZpibXcYUDOVHjBSdW_JihEZu__ukHskI66YW1VeGisXgWll9f3nfM50XyLb-rGOl-B5YNMs23QlEMcnfVy2KDyH/s806/IMG_3897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="806" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOIMYmzKk5TIsRI8EYOuPD-YOfXmP82O19obxp1CjG7YPhuhKrKVQ9T3qHn8-1-Z_9isdjR9KKscNSPG0cRmgC-YXRtPYFgu2HZpibXcYUDOVHjBSdW_JihEZu__ukHskI66YW1VeGisXgWll9f3nfM50XyLb-rGOl-B5YNMs23QlEMcnfVy2KDyH/s320/IMG_3897.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">One needs clear, or opaque plastic containers and the distilled water bottles left from topping up the batteries for the solar system fit the bill. I drilled holes in the bottom and up the sides beneath where the soil will be, then sliced the bottles in half, leaving an hinge.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> 4 to 6 inches of moistened, good potting soil goes into the bases, then seeds, a covering of soil, a label, then the hinged part of the bottle is duct-taped closed. I wasn't sure how well the labels would fare, so used a paint marker to write on the outside of the bottles.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSPM07wSDQBM6gxv0KSKpeW2NmB77GoaloQ_T-rDDXAXP7x2SdY1VhZ587Qazh7wbLRtk9AJGodiQMU_UZFeqBsl-cqoq-qPs2AdTXWQaGWglt5bsMQWeUkJhu7FcbgWRq-jyQ_RedgjYhDbfVWjMuBklcukrW5n0FIqLJfahbd3PiPATZQV-HC6v/s1031/IMG_3899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSPM07wSDQBM6gxv0KSKpeW2NmB77GoaloQ_T-rDDXAXP7x2SdY1VhZ587Qazh7wbLRtk9AJGodiQMU_UZFeqBsl-cqoq-qPs2AdTXWQaGWglt5bsMQWeUkJhu7FcbgWRq-jyQ_RedgjYhDbfVWjMuBklcukrW5n0FIqLJfahbd3PiPATZQV-HC6v/s320/IMG_3899.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGGyLZ1IP5ReVJ_DR0vNLTT5GF5vt39DNNSmrSST5h6ZnPXRDJsMC6PlGPFk3WTwNVV2aP5zhz5o_WbPt0fIUqhRcnJH6HbZNwRYtRQIJEPflwbPLzSNbpgEmz1c1bMxi_J6wExSKsxunitBVKKbeoKFB5q1k6nSaMotAoqUknxesVqGr0CqHbkbt/s937/IMG_3900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="937" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGGyLZ1IP5ReVJ_DR0vNLTT5GF5vt39DNNSmrSST5h6ZnPXRDJsMC6PlGPFk3WTwNVV2aP5zhz5o_WbPt0fIUqhRcnJH6HbZNwRYtRQIJEPflwbPLzSNbpgEmz1c1bMxi_J6wExSKsxunitBVKKbeoKFB5q1k6nSaMotAoqUknxesVqGr0CqHbkbt/s320/IMG_3900.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The screw lids come off, and then the bottles are set out in the weather. The idea is that Mother Nature knows when the conditions are right for germination. Once all danger of frost is past, one removes the duct tape, and unhinges the lid. The plants may need protection from strong direct sunlight for a few days, but then, voila! one has well hardened transplants to set out. The idea is that you have created mini greenhouses. If frost threatens after germination, one can just throw a cover over the bottles.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I tied the handles up to keep the bottles upright in windy conditions, and set them into the end of the strawberry bed. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BrMK2MBycgGLjA5eFaL0J7IMk15aiySMtyPTHdkQLzCGY4Nei-OyiAanssaffkTWgi7FqpW0uiW8yyKUZvm8vyvUlmZqiQfF5Fpg6nHS3g3bQECavqjlaQoKCsgzhLM174XbudXkPEgt48Qpp07AcTX2b2RL36djMtBoqVseXhSyYj80zmWl1rzB/s1031/IMG_3901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BrMK2MBycgGLjA5eFaL0J7IMk15aiySMtyPTHdkQLzCGY4Nei-OyiAanssaffkTWgi7FqpW0uiW8yyKUZvm8vyvUlmZqiQfF5Fpg6nHS3g3bQECavqjlaQoKCsgzhLM174XbudXkPEgt48Qpp07AcTX2b2RL36djMtBoqVseXhSyYj80zmWl1rzB/s320/IMG_3901.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It is an experiment. I've planted more or less cold hardy stuff like parsley, chard, kale, spinach, seed onions, and if it appears to be working, I'll set out more containers mid April, with tomatoes and peppers. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The knitting bug continues to bite. The Fair Isle style sweater is finished. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOzMjmQDLDDEgvjs_9QbaxyI9U87MGR1vepqvFKaraix0lzOKJ320CMpYUpjlCO3_59fKgAvAe92BiJEo_FcwIlO1cUmRp9qCYC9zL_bs0Xe3FQY6F3wGIr4ZLxorcUrfIzPJ4HpqyF0pK1v2BxORArhchpAqt2h8cMS1zAo5lxcljE1UYCYQyTaC/s1031/IMG_3887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOzMjmQDLDDEgvjs_9QbaxyI9U87MGR1vepqvFKaraix0lzOKJ320CMpYUpjlCO3_59fKgAvAe92BiJEo_FcwIlO1cUmRp9qCYC9zL_bs0Xe3FQY6F3wGIr4ZLxorcUrfIzPJ4HpqyF0pK1v2BxORArhchpAqt2h8cMS1zAo5lxcljE1UYCYQyTaC/s320/IMG_3887.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I didn't want to buy buttons, so raided my button jars for buttons that would co-ordinate rather than match, because there weren't enough of any one variety. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">On the cabled hoodie, the back and left front is complete, and I have started up the right front. Still the hood and sleeves to knit.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydCrsD5uStjVw4Q0fxA-E88ekzpy5gO6gKXAJelSqYO8_URlN6JnOIIkvmRLKONPtIWqsREJns7c6viekodS725kwfeVn3jDPKtBmPzgYasrnMZqm2wjA6DfoP8Pt7-a0s-ynoFAJVMpX3xEVRqXbo9v_q_dSsLaqd3XZA2xgI9qx9KXyx9j2LSup/s1031/IMG_3904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydCrsD5uStjVw4Q0fxA-E88ekzpy5gO6gKXAJelSqYO8_URlN6JnOIIkvmRLKONPtIWqsREJns7c6viekodS725kwfeVn3jDPKtBmPzgYasrnMZqm2wjA6DfoP8Pt7-a0s-ynoFAJVMpX3xEVRqXbo9v_q_dSsLaqd3XZA2xgI9qx9KXyx9j2LSup/s320/IMG_3904.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />There are pockets at the bottom of the fronts, and it was interesting how they are knitted into the garment. (The acrylic ruler is inserted into the pocket.) On the left side of the picture, the integral pocket lining is sticking out to the left.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEP0I-qttqLGKjEJyiA96Lv4PyvucyvAPoyc2FLPlh9GvAGcdnZyNnJ9IB6RJckAQutN1c0Hrh_uc61LTVK3KHiyjFxBBN0WwkvZanU7hKs24GCpZ9hrkhZy7k_Xvj7csHbzkSnHefNfQKxYGgTMo-mOB4_jz_kXbylaiu-Zr4VcOT0lPxUCa88k9/s1031/IMG_3906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEP0I-qttqLGKjEJyiA96Lv4PyvucyvAPoyc2FLPlh9GvAGcdnZyNnJ9IB6RJckAQutN1c0Hrh_uc61LTVK3KHiyjFxBBN0WwkvZanU7hKs24GCpZ9hrkhZy7k_Xvj7csHbzkSnHefNfQKxYGgTMo-mOB4_jz_kXbylaiu-Zr4VcOT0lPxUCa88k9/s320/IMG_3906.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I would like to try my hand at lining the hoodie with some fleece once the parts are finished. Any sort of breeze can go right through a knitted coat. The plan is to block out the pieces and cut the fleece to match the pieces, adding some ease and seam allowances. Another experiment. We'll see how far I get with that this spring. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K6Ibo4Lvg3axts6ggMc2VsTsU76QGFsmwi-o49cx3JwZ5_XRpjpF6z9D3M04iAMwZ6pwI20hKs058yeb25ggdyWFn-4lYLzHQS_KN8QFVWGD1aCK0ddE2p2mIib9UD_X4iZJc5tPbYPKuuqWkDVA3mzWpRnJ3XgZduxzwpjCKnpPyRo2LVwwAtKY/s1031/IMG_3902.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4K6Ibo4Lvg3axts6ggMc2VsTsU76QGFsmwi-o49cx3JwZ5_XRpjpF6z9D3M04iAMwZ6pwI20hKs058yeb25ggdyWFn-4lYLzHQS_KN8QFVWGD1aCK0ddE2p2mIib9UD_X4iZJc5tPbYPKuuqWkDVA3mzWpRnJ3XgZduxzwpjCKnpPyRo2LVwwAtKY/s320/IMG_3902.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Over the last two days, mild temperatures and rain have evaporated the snow off of our clearing, and last night there were a couple of deer grazing behind the big solar panel. Once the frost is out of the ground, the first garden chore to be done is to replace the rotting boards around the herb garden with the new ones Hubby milled out of hemlock last summer. The boards were my birthday present...and what an appreciated one they were and are!!! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-54592869225870717452024-02-16T10:15:00.000-05:002024-02-16T10:15:04.007-05:00Winter has come back...maybe....<p> <span style="font-size: large;">February 16, 2024</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It started snowing yesterday PM, and as the day progressed, the snow came down heavier and heavier. After dark, flicking on the outside lights illuminated the snow pelting down. This morning there was a tinge of blue here and there in the sky, but it has since clouded right over. We have accumulated about 5 inches. Perfect for padding up our snow shoe trails.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TOUqkfkWjlBmuUDtl7xyp3NFuNTypopsQDhf_bV0HduocpYzOmo-62A0tUST-vdIneWVXG7WYeuhNVu-k7dg5o2kHu1g-Km6TlDN08kiDNiFNLGPP00MIcgrb5puvjWqfxS0Lzf7-zcIZ5iSmQEdihx1jZkWQNrr52fs3YgJJQFRTo9hSPONMqfP/s1031/IMG_3871.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TOUqkfkWjlBmuUDtl7xyp3NFuNTypopsQDhf_bV0HduocpYzOmo-62A0tUST-vdIneWVXG7WYeuhNVu-k7dg5o2kHu1g-Km6TlDN08kiDNiFNLGPP00MIcgrb5puvjWqfxS0Lzf7-zcIZ5iSmQEdihx1jZkWQNrr52fs3YgJJQFRTo9hSPONMqfP/s320/IMG_3871.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hubby has the panels and the drive cleared, but the
plough has not come up the hill yet. I love the feeling of being socked
in. Of course we could get out if we wanted to, although getting back up the
un-ploughed hill might be a challenge! I'm pretty sure we would have to resort to "Shank's mare"!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The 12+ Blue Jays are mobbing the scoop of corn we put out in the tray feeder. There have been small flocks of Pine Siskins and Red Polls pecking at the exposed gravel on the road. They fly up in a chittering flurry as I walk toward them. My Merlin app also told me there are Red Crossbills around. A group of 6 Evening Grosbeaks show up at the feeder periodically, but this winter, there have only been a few Chickadees about. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our son arrived last night for Family Day weekend. He arrived late, having had a long and slow slog from the Big Smoke. (Toronto) Most wise folk stayed off the roads, so there was very little traffic to contend with and only the odd snow plough.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I browned a couple of chicken thighs in the cast iron pot
on the wood stove, sauteed some veg, and now a good pot of soup is
simmering there. I'll shred the thighs and add some orzo close to lunch
time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Other than daily, good cardio walks down and back up the hill, I've been spending time crafting and baking. My most recent build is this tote bag with a draw string top. There are two roomy zippered pockets, one on the outside, and one on the inside. The drawstring top folds down smoothly against the upper insides of the bag, and can be pulled up and used as needed. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjexWYWr7aILVYdLj5d0DTHv5YhUhHjgjG0OuaNmmBluRv4BSxfJ9y_D2Sk_o4jnlxfSaPxj6ndY9H8d8GjyQMNTwWEkb_t5FUcykTVgSJ1wMBG7q3waKZWQVnfkvFAUHY4B9ACM8zeM7rNdW1F8MACUTJddjYQPi6phJ3i3qm98bir8zos-B4Ya-/s1031/IMG_3863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjexWYWr7aILVYdLj5d0DTHv5YhUhHjgjG0OuaNmmBluRv4BSxfJ9y_D2Sk_o4jnlxfSaPxj6ndY9H8d8GjyQMNTwWEkb_t5FUcykTVgSJ1wMBG7q3waKZWQVnfkvFAUHY4B9ACM8zeM7rNdW1F8MACUTJddjYQPi6phJ3i3qm98bir8zos-B4Ya-/s320/IMG_3863.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> In the baking department, muffins, cookies and some good whole-grain bread full of seeds and grains.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmJBm2wMb7iE85I42JfJzUomBdpB5DH-iDG7WbvP6xGrjkhOcYmG3Tb9u4BPvwVzSDjypRBdB97zld2tNpbvJAJfEbMBT4hOnxfGbaMm0pnpiLXtTOzbsWLFz29rfF9Tb0WQZ8l10pJii2TX02J9Ev_QDZENhp__ENFudPnevzJsz6Oou8I-8soi-/s1031/IMG_3866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmJBm2wMb7iE85I42JfJzUomBdpB5DH-iDG7WbvP6xGrjkhOcYmG3Tb9u4BPvwVzSDjypRBdB97zld2tNpbvJAJfEbMBT4hOnxfGbaMm0pnpiLXtTOzbsWLFz29rfF9Tb0WQZ8l10pJii2TX02J9Ev_QDZENhp__ENFudPnevzJsz6Oou8I-8soi-/s320/IMG_3866.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> We discovered some medium sized wolf tracks on a walk around earlier in the week. Things were frozen and we were able to walk without our snow shoes, as long as we stayed on the packed trails.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3daKtN6pHGDvNpkETQo8HXS1MdGD3Ba9xQK4LuFY6m92Xbf5NbCd2PYfpE6Ys-jzmLj4BVFykCRGSaCfTp5c7BKUqjgegxkVrs80o3c8wCxlXQyG4LThnLoslhV7kgkAh71Qrt3pF8Rij-q3YjTyA4Yc3uaf5e3d-Tf6LPpw4oXveO7noCAZcfSOk/s1031/IMG_3859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3daKtN6pHGDvNpkETQo8HXS1MdGD3Ba9xQK4LuFY6m92Xbf5NbCd2PYfpE6Ys-jzmLj4BVFykCRGSaCfTp5c7BKUqjgegxkVrs80o3c8wCxlXQyG4LThnLoslhV7kgkAh71Qrt3pF8Rij-q3YjTyA4Yc3uaf5e3d-Tf6LPpw4oXveO7noCAZcfSOk/s320/IMG_3859.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The wolves had been through on a mild day, their prints sunk into the soft surface.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> On a recent sunny Sunday, we did a bit of a back roads foray, and stopped at Fourth Chute on the Bonnechere. The rocks here are limestone, and are filled with fossils. It is a fun site to visit on a hot summer day, as there are shelves of rock descending into the river.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB984tgLEReNCKxq-Ati_TxS2d_7RBWhjAyu4muA8R507_e3DM93av018NCGvLkIpCdp_U2NLRsSylKsgJMcipnj-mF-Yaw6jYqMroKSuOS9FsCNirMG-ycHdlXUSduXzA8IFz_04w1EPfdRenxfKNP3dYx_hBg7xix2VOzNcRtRPexdw8aG6i0ESw/s1031/IMG_3852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB984tgLEReNCKxq-Ati_TxS2d_7RBWhjAyu4muA8R507_e3DM93av018NCGvLkIpCdp_U2NLRsSylKsgJMcipnj-mF-Yaw6jYqMroKSuOS9FsCNirMG-ycHdlXUSduXzA8IFz_04w1EPfdRenxfKNP3dYx_hBg7xix2VOzNcRtRPexdw8aG6i0ESw/s320/IMG_3852.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The <i>Aero garden</i> is doing well. I've been well supplied with dill and mint. The basil has been transplanted out into a pot, not liking the move, but now is showing a little more life. The empty pods are now growing lettuce, and the parsley is just getting usable.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ch5SGpAeUW1wwrEpDYnIjvCojmGabq7UkwFCK4kVEf0ZZCLg2o72Rtny5xM9eFzY3NT5RUMAOYXElNo250ijHfBYIWsyelUFTHSIDVFW3tfycj1OxtmlCQA86sI7K1xw8XPYNESeoyvIRU6Gf2_ntv0p4tihA-5zB7OrepA8iqwnZlMq7V29aVvi/s1031/IMG_3873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ch5SGpAeUW1wwrEpDYnIjvCojmGabq7UkwFCK4kVEf0ZZCLg2o72Rtny5xM9eFzY3NT5RUMAOYXElNo250ijHfBYIWsyelUFTHSIDVFW3tfycj1OxtmlCQA86sI7K1xw8XPYNESeoyvIRU6Gf2_ntv0p4tihA-5zB7OrepA8iqwnZlMq7V29aVvi/s320/IMG_3873.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">My bit 'o green keeps me company on a table in my craft room.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-4889768652033374462024-02-08T12:51:00.000-05:002024-02-08T12:51:29.863-05:00The winter that isn't.....<p><span style="font-size: large;">February 8, 2024</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;">We are just muddling through this winter that isn't. The few and far between sunny days are enjoyed. By mid-morning, the sun is slanting into our south-facing verandah, and I have been known to dress warmly and sit out there in the warm sunshine and read. What little snow we've accumulated, has settled from the mild temperatures and rain, and the surface is a hard crust that may or may not support one's weight, but the smooth icy surface is deadly to try walking or snowshoeing on. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Recently we took a day trip over to Algonquin to look up the Canada Jays. They made a brief appearance, then flew off before we could get the cameras up. The Chickadees were friendly.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i6_bRNzae-e6xU0YvIFdb9i4tvfy-1qpkpLZ6X2Y_-MOf0qpQagHiQsRMflwuDAjVQqL-ILig8ax9Blsml0NJkHlqe0DnrynbYGZ4myzyHYbP-euEBnXUEmFtqBoRqE1omJ91ZocauLRSWeEyIl0-5MrcMaES6517OYs24y3kNmWs87jVcEMO8w3/s741/220A4682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="741" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i6_bRNzae-e6xU0YvIFdb9i4tvfy-1qpkpLZ6X2Y_-MOf0qpQagHiQsRMflwuDAjVQqL-ILig8ax9Blsml0NJkHlqe0DnrynbYGZ4myzyHYbP-euEBnXUEmFtqBoRqE1omJ91ZocauLRSWeEyIl0-5MrcMaES6517OYs24y3kNmWs87jVcEMO8w3/s320/220A4682.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It was a very dull, overcast day. We walked the Big Pines trail. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eAixC1Gm2zqM_tjFqOymFuUjBnDY22Ipl6Er6cw6KhvsQUXxKfKvPuAZ805diK0yLq1OVYFZBK0hQ9WfK0KqVUDWkPS-ddL_C2b7zamfnkf5emIEWSOEOpUAuh0HZhjD1mbfMvsbPMXfCp8quRRYBvFTb0-J0gOjhAuaRpiJscqOnb7PxGF9CwmR/s1031/IMG_3834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eAixC1Gm2zqM_tjFqOymFuUjBnDY22Ipl6Er6cw6KhvsQUXxKfKvPuAZ805diK0yLq1OVYFZBK0hQ9WfK0KqVUDWkPS-ddL_C2b7zamfnkf5emIEWSOEOpUAuh0HZhjD1mbfMvsbPMXfCp8quRRYBvFTb0-J0gOjhAuaRpiJscqOnb7PxGF9CwmR/s320/IMG_3834.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFSPC0OpVOYS1XBSjxRwIziQo-PrFWbwl1SowsbGf6TJqbHuqXnPSKOyy6-khEoSKEP7MEwGCyfXilbozkuBp1FsNXoyzxdpQPmtbU1S61eDyXSXwnSkmTVYaO9lOgSk3jrVMMjKen8oagfnp3gyVhbFpY9PlCUoEHHZoeHnWuitIKhq2L4nYa6NJ/s1031/IMG_3835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFSPC0OpVOYS1XBSjxRwIziQo-PrFWbwl1SowsbGf6TJqbHuqXnPSKOyy6-khEoSKEP7MEwGCyfXilbozkuBp1FsNXoyzxdpQPmtbU1S61eDyXSXwnSkmTVYaO9lOgSk3jrVMMjKen8oagfnp3gyVhbFpY9PlCUoEHHZoeHnWuitIKhq2L4nYa6NJ/s320/IMG_3835.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />It meanders from one giant white pine, to another and circles around the sunken remains of an old logging camp, the foundation mounds fenced in for protection. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdMJA49Da0jd5mMfEPVbwYTJjQmFSfs7hiz8w911Tm2Dk_U6Inw97ww9UBKHTllgGcZGi3rlUSBUM7yeeSZyzx3CarzeJR_RvWDFKPSxpMyDdzYGgH_rb90ajGVKuJlypdJiDxnDb3GoQtrY6xp5-uglgqjytAuvrj7B7Kc8HqkYfnJ6ts1c0kCvE/s1031/IMG_3841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdMJA49Da0jd5mMfEPVbwYTJjQmFSfs7hiz8w911Tm2Dk_U6Inw97ww9UBKHTllgGcZGi3rlUSBUM7yeeSZyzx3CarzeJR_RvWDFKPSxpMyDdzYGgH_rb90ajGVKuJlypdJiDxnDb3GoQtrY6xp5-uglgqjytAuvrj7B7Kc8HqkYfnJ6ts1c0kCvE/s320/IMG_3841.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, on the home acreage, the deer are pretty much all gone to the yard. This is a regular runway that they travel on. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TGhf1AzSqjUqeTloEWe_NFAEsUVkrxGgUvToplCFZvo6igN8wfOWVgPPGGrpVLKZc0KevLZVraDXXNN37apkLzXdHuO2atcPpw7jzXUEzu7qTmPu8xI_7ZppTpe1-NxMomSOsNxRRBPUU3kNm7HXURd4clmdytWD74bQSM0paTdAi5SaPEcJXNdl/s1031/IMG_3820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0TGhf1AzSqjUqeTloEWe_NFAEsUVkrxGgUvToplCFZvo6igN8wfOWVgPPGGrpVLKZc0KevLZVraDXXNN37apkLzXdHuO2atcPpw7jzXUEzu7qTmPu8xI_7ZppTpe1-NxMomSOsNxRRBPUU3kNm7HXURd4clmdytWD74bQSM0paTdAi5SaPEcJXNdl/s320/IMG_3820.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />There is just the odd fresh track around now. Earlier, they were scouting under all the apple trees for dropped fruit.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDgi_xKLqAQuEI-oxBxedUX21IIoyXJ1azr6D5maSVgCWu5zF_VNN129_02Y_FnQUkKaasy31eRN8DkbHZ3dHhNrN8y1NEwsc_Mjd4TaYYY4ocS1jFuZUl1lLxVvulH2Gs14A8PVep2Di42NbsL6GNaGEB0xZHIcOgcGUU56B35eFbZ0cJv4Two3I/s1031/IMG_3807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDgi_xKLqAQuEI-oxBxedUX21IIoyXJ1azr6D5maSVgCWu5zF_VNN129_02Y_FnQUkKaasy31eRN8DkbHZ3dHhNrN8y1NEwsc_Mjd4TaYYY4ocS1jFuZUl1lLxVvulH2Gs14A8PVep2Di42NbsL6GNaGEB0xZHIcOgcGUU56B35eFbZ0cJv4Two3I/s320/IMG_3807.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We seem to be experiencing an upswing in the rabbit population. We are seeing more rabbit tracks now, or we were, before the snow crusted over. A few years ago, they were scarce. Under the branches of this pine tree is all packed with rabbit tracks. They must have been nibbling on the needles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXScZqxVroNfBZGCMMqhrs3ePPlBZDoxS2fGGXNE3yjeHyK84wtM2_Vs-XmtgFxu6i9GDE1VPyrLJcWRmnKL5ugEbS8ajv8kXYhD18_vLh3aVaZgy-inVCl6M19LNPNJFy3-Mbuu3_RS9SBN7uMkrXCzepUFkfxzs_WbcIAU-ja9pOCS2xgqnUC4jb/s1031/IMG_3826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXScZqxVroNfBZGCMMqhrs3ePPlBZDoxS2fGGXNE3yjeHyK84wtM2_Vs-XmtgFxu6i9GDE1VPyrLJcWRmnKL5ugEbS8ajv8kXYhD18_vLh3aVaZgy-inVCl6M19LNPNJFy3-Mbuu3_RS9SBN7uMkrXCzepUFkfxzs_WbcIAU-ja9pOCS2xgqnUC4jb/s320/IMG_3826.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I have been spending a bit of time crafting. The Fair Isle cardigan has languished a bit while I finished a pair of fingerless gloves, made out of sock wool.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV93uUHoLWsRx7TRBjHSGspZXfDADFN-hBOUwnGpjn-r8cMuky69Oee5MAimZPez9UoFMl-tW4O8LNYDuAH9ADVuD4B2WhwLs1kOUkPwulIDazA2LE2KPCb8QkzWuXJ5jTs7h_5zms41pWwD_Qo8EWOeAKDs7DrRaC_5knK1dqZQahQNZzXdmmNZs/s1031/IMG_3849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV93uUHoLWsRx7TRBjHSGspZXfDADFN-hBOUwnGpjn-r8cMuky69Oee5MAimZPez9UoFMl-tW4O8LNYDuAH9ADVuD4B2WhwLs1kOUkPwulIDazA2LE2KPCb8QkzWuXJ5jTs7h_5zms41pWwD_Qo8EWOeAKDs7DrRaC_5knK1dqZQahQNZzXdmmNZs/s320/IMG_3849.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><span style="font-size: large;">I had fun making these pin cushions. The left one is a
wrist pin cushion. I stuffed them with steel wool, polyfil and dried
lavender. They smell so nice. The one on the right is just a tuna can
with a weight glued into the bottom, and fabric glued over the can. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RfxaHAKQidgpyezKsunBp_iVIFAFwyrsz0PK2zbseAbN_fT3YtF8QIM-Fv_s7LRpgYkUDK-QOXfzoNESdov2s2dcasccnMZIZrLNZ3yE5L84Di6mkTnr8AcxBJqs6ILW_FI8dWgxU4Tx_Wkm-LCV_kcrTpth21VenXwzd1j4baB9Ds2li5yVF1xC/s1031/IMG_3800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RfxaHAKQidgpyezKsunBp_iVIFAFwyrsz0PK2zbseAbN_fT3YtF8QIM-Fv_s7LRpgYkUDK-QOXfzoNESdov2s2dcasccnMZIZrLNZ3yE5L84Di6mkTnr8AcxBJqs6ILW_FI8dWgxU4Tx_Wkm-LCV_kcrTpth21VenXwzd1j4baB9Ds2li5yVF1xC/s320/IMG_3800.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />I made this cross-body bag out of old jeans, and just have to get a buckle for the strap.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhDDcXRPzBWO5pghF6SHBp3w4_QAnZWh_n2ureVHmxEQ5o6wSDERooisLrjJgVQjIv3t9jK90NuHuK1NsRbslep4HHdE4Yk-IqXpqFk6EJlERdD4XIYaNqXW0G-fZz2iGZihQ_Z2YlsXg6Y1vPxNPGTbTFiFuIZ5qU9ZLNNO1Z_uvWFwqVf4XQZB6/s903/IMG_3847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="903" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhDDcXRPzBWO5pghF6SHBp3w4_QAnZWh_n2ureVHmxEQ5o6wSDERooisLrjJgVQjIv3t9jK90NuHuK1NsRbslep4HHdE4Yk-IqXpqFk6EJlERdD4XIYaNqXW0G-fZz2iGZihQ_Z2YlsXg6Y1vPxNPGTbTFiFuIZ5qU9ZLNNO1Z_uvWFwqVf4XQZB6/s320/IMG_3847.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL55lVy4-XjtnxAzrk02LAtcNYJu6a8JFiBc_H_nrXlgBLQweZOySdSMXO2xYF3UWj6x4t9s2djx_nEt5p00G8WFXDar3_HpS6gEWGP3Hy3UAogYrS5uRsbLAk8VpZpwsG5bDsdiyrs6HQBRp-BU9_DB8S0A48lDA_QTvSvmg5NjMFi8Dva0Bc6Db1/s827/IMG_3848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="827" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL55lVy4-XjtnxAzrk02LAtcNYJu6a8JFiBc_H_nrXlgBLQweZOySdSMXO2xYF3UWj6x4t9s2djx_nEt5p00G8WFXDar3_HpS6gEWGP3Hy3UAogYrS5uRsbLAk8VpZpwsG5bDsdiyrs6HQBRp-BU9_DB8S0A48lDA_QTvSvmg5NjMFi8Dva0Bc6Db1/s320/IMG_3848.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I found the pretty lining fabric in a thrift store, and only had to buy a couple of zippers. The top zipper is inset into the bag. It was a fun build.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-68819359702461942932024-01-15T17:15:00.000-05:002024-01-15T17:15:37.678-05:00A beautiful Winter Wanderland....<p><span style="font-size: large;"> January 15, 2024<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The snowshoes are out and in use...finally!</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugucRbMtAsIoQZjMgRmlRkHbHAZBNcTmQ31ji6EMUdGAdzILTVqX9CDBrOPqhQbrWwd-nEgjSq-lxeZHo6F5M7G5xEY3-jVXrqI2Cb9IVBxIRNrwydherBrvY38Fbnj30V11fEWOlXq0TiGeCI7ocI8yhZKEdmkQ75gW2ckbFsGj5C5tubqAFh4wI/s1031/IMG_3790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugucRbMtAsIoQZjMgRmlRkHbHAZBNcTmQ31ji6EMUdGAdzILTVqX9CDBrOPqhQbrWwd-nEgjSq-lxeZHo6F5M7G5xEY3-jVXrqI2Cb9IVBxIRNrwydherBrvY38Fbnj30V11fEWOlXq0TiGeCI7ocI8yhZKEdmkQ75gW2ckbFsGj5C5tubqAFh4wI/s320/IMG_3790.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVG-CerTuKM9fPws9M4SmjMaPMVXEUFA30b1uxuSY1iSxntN9iqpmUJqbzAdmyYJng-vvBLTawokMzKB2Hpp3yerLnknRdMHVXZB_G3aHx0XiAuYnk202b-oI7S2nxG81u6QkbagP7Li0VPmLazvc2piuXrdMWl72lVA-KbWSVD0S_VelLDe7Jccl/s1031/IMG_3786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVG-CerTuKM9fPws9M4SmjMaPMVXEUFA30b1uxuSY1iSxntN9iqpmUJqbzAdmyYJng-vvBLTawokMzKB2Hpp3yerLnknRdMHVXZB_G3aHx0XiAuYnk202b-oI7S2nxG81u6QkbagP7Li0VPmLazvc2piuXrdMWl72lVA-KbWSVD0S_VelLDe7Jccl/s320/IMG_3786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It has been an incredibly long, overcast and dreary
stretch of days. Seems like it has been months since we've had a full sunny day. Everyone is missing the sun. Friday was sunny, as was today. Sunny days are especially savoured as they have been so rare of late!! The sunshine causes
prisms of light to reflect off of the snow, like myriads of diamonds
have been strewn across the surface. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We had
a good dump of snow over the past weekend, and temperatures are staying down enough
to ensure we will be keeping it. Today, we drove around the lake and
could see where folks have been going out along the edges to ice fish,
and the entire surface of the lake is completely frozen over. It was</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -11C this morning, perfectly in the -10 to -15C </span><span style="font-size: large;">(14F - 5F) range of temperature that I love. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Cold enough to need a few extra woolies, but not so cold that your eyelashes freeze together!<br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">I spent a bit of time in my sewing room on the grey days, the rainy days, the muddy days..... I tore
my fabric stash out, reorganized and tidied it up. It is a pleasure to
open the cupboard doors now and just look at it! I have also been doing a
little sewing on some projects, and have a Fair Isle cardigan on the
needles, just starting into the colour work around the neckline.
</span><p><span style="font-size: large;">There is a good padding of new snow over the crust formed when it rained on the previous snow. The depth of snow is encouraging the deer to head to yards, and there are deer tracks dragging through the snow everywhere. On our little jaunt today, we saw 6 deer cross the road just as we came out of the driveway. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9464nGiWHzae0YBB2O-a3Qs9v8pCwYwX_CAugTIEpwqQ_CHZ9jIDmA5kGZWYVcZUo1D5hewmPH9sYW3aHYgnlq5fqjMBnSApYyPtPtGoRlL26rmBBbTaeO8vUysm7OxsCSnttGkONBK3ySpSqhZ9PjqJP3ajMebqZ2vE5qfdanjHm9Mch6OLJ3pe/s1920/IM_00002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9464nGiWHzae0YBB2O-a3Qs9v8pCwYwX_CAugTIEpwqQ_CHZ9jIDmA5kGZWYVcZUo1D5hewmPH9sYW3aHYgnlq5fqjMBnSApYyPtPtGoRlL26rmBBbTaeO8vUysm7OxsCSnttGkONBK3ySpSqhZ9PjqJP3ajMebqZ2vE5qfdanjHm9Mch6OLJ3pe/s320/IM_00002.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">We tramped around and picked up the SD cards from the trail cameras this afternoon. There wasn't much activity on the cameras during the miserable weather, but now we are seeing a few critters. We captured a couple of nice shots of our local fox. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb1oCDcWTFiDpyTU5jl5V6wcRhA7g9oZljtWweFB8MdIKueqPpDm1wPVEv7IywRJN2acLVPMaj3158vSayMphuhQx3_DW47GDQCkHmWf379oXwJAi5TDlhSyASBr8OmdqZCXgTPqU6xkI8PXnCfC1FW4A2l9RzH_NbAUvBoi7ZGw1daxLn83SG7mZ/s1588/DSCF0092%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1588" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEb1oCDcWTFiDpyTU5jl5V6wcRhA7g9oZljtWweFB8MdIKueqPpDm1wPVEv7IywRJN2acLVPMaj3158vSayMphuhQx3_DW47GDQCkHmWf379oXwJAi5TDlhSyASBr8OmdqZCXgTPqU6xkI8PXnCfC1FW4A2l9RzH_NbAUvBoi7ZGw1daxLn83SG7mZ/s320/DSCF0092%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny0rr1xqiutVkY2Df6ZLcki5D0yp2zYvnuPSN4SIY0QgVvaFa0c0ZjPQSIIhKR-W8vq3WIf9I5uPVCRfLDtsxbG-yjF9yU3L3yxL3BJ7sPs9gq-HStrgeCNiYs_bNj44cOQniSyIRuw1vSioPYlDz9UcAHhmdksTogovBoq8oIbCJw6gcbKWXWXt1/s1000/DSCF0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhny0rr1xqiutVkY2Df6ZLcki5D0yp2zYvnuPSN4SIY0QgVvaFa0c0ZjPQSIIhKR-W8vq3WIf9I5uPVCRfLDtsxbG-yjF9yU3L3yxL3BJ7sPs9gq-HStrgeCNiYs_bNj44cOQniSyIRuw1vSioPYlDz9UcAHhmdksTogovBoq8oIbCJw6gcbKWXWXt1/s320/DSCF0004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>He and she, (we are pretty sure there is a pair) make the rounds regularly. They always take advantage of any packed trail, and their tracks are always visible in the morning, coming and going along the drive, after any light skiff of snow. <br /><br /></span><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-56351079728348224612024-01-02T12:57:00.000-05:002024-01-02T12:57:08.715-05:00Sun, sun, sunny sunshine!!<p><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, the pall has lifted and we have sunshine. It has been such a long stretch of grey, sunless weather. With cool temperatures, and not much snow, it is a good time to get out and get some more wood cut. We are working on wood for the 25/26 heating season.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal1GafJ0rxuDbIqj2LNbax-0PLI3jg_p60xtGm-2fFcppBQymf_IpYmgHsCEUR418pm_2U9GW5HJRoYtYF3USQ7OPEPGBhxcyDvPjeu09TVg4X5kE-h3NxiOJnYShyPKWgkkiCqyUtOEb3bdOoMhaI83KdzfkCUoB9ly-knBWDAoDCH1mZ4_RCVzQ/s1031/IMG_3760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal1GafJ0rxuDbIqj2LNbax-0PLI3jg_p60xtGm-2fFcppBQymf_IpYmgHsCEUR418pm_2U9GW5HJRoYtYF3USQ7OPEPGBhxcyDvPjeu09TVg4X5kE-h3NxiOJnYShyPKWgkkiCqyUtOEb3bdOoMhaI83KdzfkCUoB9ly-knBWDAoDCH1mZ4_RCVzQ/s320/IMG_3760.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The winter so far, has not made much of an inroad on our woodpiles. Unheard of, that some days in late December, we actually let the fire go out from afternoon to the next morning. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We are harvesting beech trees. They are all dead and
dying from the Beech Bark Fungus Disease, and lots are too far gone for
firewood, and dangerous to fall, so unless they are a hazard to trails
or structures, we leave them and let nature take its course. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After bringing up a couple of loads of firewood from the barn woodshed this morning, to restock the back porch, off we went to see if the tree dropped yesterday, had come down overnight. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMQAomq9zFcrosKc8IE_tf558u3lnL-Q3bWntLMPUavV1s_Iiu0-X7xhx2ei6yYTv4zDNKOxUiJ4psp1LoyrnafXXPai6WR5bCg3SJ9fRKX3Klc1SjU1UTml0q_tQnAsmNC5vBUksJoZBT4BeYsqKh8VBb961ct5bWdFOkc9-JyafPJvo5un8yULv/s1031/IMG_3770.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMQAomq9zFcrosKc8IE_tf558u3lnL-Q3bWntLMPUavV1s_Iiu0-X7xhx2ei6yYTv4zDNKOxUiJ4psp1LoyrnafXXPai6WR5bCg3SJ9fRKX3Klc1SjU1UTml0q_tQnAsmNC5vBUksJoZBT4BeYsqKh8VBb961ct5bWdFOkc9-JyafPJvo5un8yULv/s320/IMG_3770.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timbeeerrrrr!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It was making ominous cracking sounds, lodged up in neighbouring trees, when we left yesterday. Hubby tried winching it off the stump with the ATV, but it was too heavy, so we left. Thankfully, it was down this morning, so more stringent measures were avoided. (tractor) <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_SS3qwwTigrbMxHr0Py838OmLvNwVNslFl-LqKCxw6Der-PSPjV4y-Vm-uWMh2WM_xaSHADuCYv2pex8f_KyjFQ_ADH9e75VCys9Q-b4TY9SH-G_PWodA-roXa7STAriuCTzBPS3STCB_GCs6d0CtuU1ZmzD-EB6BCFdym592x_VENGjVi5iq15N/s5152/IMG_3773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_SS3qwwTigrbMxHr0Py838OmLvNwVNslFl-LqKCxw6Der-PSPjV4y-Vm-uWMh2WM_xaSHADuCYv2pex8f_KyjFQ_ADH9e75VCys9Q-b4TY9SH-G_PWodA-roXa7STAriuCTzBPS3STCB_GCs6d0CtuU1ZmzD-EB6BCFdym592x_VENGjVi5iq15N/s320/IMG_3773.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That big log to the left is a gigantic poplar that has been there for ages.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />It got cut into firewood lengths, and the 'go-fer' (me) rolled, dragged, end-for-ended each piece over closer to the trail so it could be loaded into the trailer for transport. All the bending and lifting is great exercise and a way to whittle off those Christmas pounds. We keep telling ourselves that we have to cut smaller trees though, as hefting the bigger chunks into the trailer is a little hard on these old bods! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuwd4CPZMzUJ-Kb4iFuFYVyvPUXFtOwRo5Qm_UEiL417x_eHhAtnJY3bPH7vp4kcEcvxGYZkvV7opVOfNfxs9OOFP7qCFsycqKylo13ywYLtOGHQRS-lljpG1V90QPnWLQt_Xge1N5vRaXF7nuY7C27xrjPhLhAFVqRvAd6Yw1c6lwC35SF2rjk3N/s1031/IMG_3776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuwd4CPZMzUJ-Kb4iFuFYVyvPUXFtOwRo5Qm_UEiL417x_eHhAtnJY3bPH7vp4kcEcvxGYZkvV7opVOfNfxs9OOFP7qCFsycqKylo13ywYLtOGHQRS-lljpG1V90QPnWLQt_Xge1N5vRaXF7nuY7C27xrjPhLhAFVqRvAd6Yw1c6lwC35SF2rjk3N/s320/IMG_3776.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />There was a day, (oh glorious youth!) when we would have worked away at it all day, felling, cutting and transporting with breaks for water and snacks.....We are a little wiser now, and know when it is time to stop for the day, because we'd really like to be able to move tomorrow!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span> <br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-53331292667040068082023-12-29T12:39:00.000-05:002023-12-29T12:39:25.264-05:00Well, isn't this a "fine kettle of fish"...?<p> <span style="font-size: large;">December 29, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That is for want of a pronouncement that is not profane!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is what I want, and would be normal for this time of year.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0wH2EmNmqgsa4hbM18mBWgwFcACTvXzk-x-xTrreN4Jc7K3O5A8H2TpgqjJMvIpLStV4aQz8Z8iQ5eoFEl1QYdF07wQe-auHSHvyHEH8BBFui1wBNlrXXCoA9xg7m4OyTWJelkAqJxxkjqgIquPj1WBdOdxExs7DIChKZqjf7RV9exkymNwWV9ZL/s1344/220A1866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1344" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0wH2EmNmqgsa4hbM18mBWgwFcACTvXzk-x-xTrreN4Jc7K3O5A8H2TpgqjJMvIpLStV4aQz8Z8iQ5eoFEl1QYdF07wQe-auHSHvyHEH8BBFui1wBNlrXXCoA9xg7m4OyTWJelkAqJxxkjqgIquPj1WBdOdxExs7DIChKZqjf7RV9exkymNwWV9ZL/s320/220A1866.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">All except the last picture, were taken around Christmas time in 2017, the most perfect Christmas. The last one was 2021</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is what we have today. The overnights are not even reaching the freezing mark, and it rained last night...RAINED. Nuff said. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcYfv8IGTY_GgZkZUAPSe8vSPhD8CoRJ0RuYGUsiKaqTNo0cR2SHMMzKv1DmfoTbvNIOXGv5liSvTdf4JGdYhtnEuJiXP3kCKRtRbSXMV_ekaibi5PSs0qIh4_xz-z0jDirRAQ7ctlISVWZVX2SqLSqJaNZD7l3Eni0urqcAdrgnrRdzPAOq5xlv4/s1031/IMG_3755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcYfv8IGTY_GgZkZUAPSe8vSPhD8CoRJ0RuYGUsiKaqTNo0cR2SHMMzKv1DmfoTbvNIOXGv5liSvTdf4JGdYhtnEuJiXP3kCKRtRbSXMV_ekaibi5PSs0qIh4_xz-z0jDirRAQ7ctlISVWZVX2SqLSqJaNZD7l3Eni0urqcAdrgnrRdzPAOq5xlv4/s320/IMG_3755.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4teDsDwS2CSNFNt9LcRsi891E2xY2lpIbKelwIvJafXXp_pzWA-CrGZw4PYRAn4lPgNUi4gP6YL-GIVstPHRFxgzB6BK0utUFM2zMO9m4hfhjn0yW5rjMsa5yNr_JU3tBVn1Vuj0SC5Ver07AnfNcBr1qMPqcxQQsmkgnKwtFlRgEIOFVTEQnDFx/s1031/IMG_3752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4teDsDwS2CSNFNt9LcRsi891E2xY2lpIbKelwIvJafXXp_pzWA-CrGZw4PYRAn4lPgNUi4gP6YL-GIVstPHRFxgzB6BK0utUFM2zMO9m4hfhjn0yW5rjMsa5yNr_JU3tBVn1Vuj0SC5Ver07AnfNcBr1qMPqcxQQsmkgnKwtFlRgEIOFVTEQnDFx/s320/IMG_3752.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />This stretch of weather has been so grey and dreary. Heavy fog has hung around day after day. Don't think we have seen the sun since the 22nd, when we had one sunny day. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziq14OSxC94r9rZzjFzNClsvyMJL40GRCqvKmttJaoRChx2CnzJ0YxC6ICK4VtZffDEEScyveKFiOJ3P5MeTN7FXH4puH3jXztnwP0xmJvnAzXMPRkQEF27agbi4lxqz1bYy8r69WqcIK27Vs-ml5S74fL32rAz099aX4Ul-Lw0ZCQw2eGyrnu9hf/s1031/IMG_3744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiziq14OSxC94r9rZzjFzNClsvyMJL40GRCqvKmttJaoRChx2CnzJ0YxC6ICK4VtZffDEEScyveKFiOJ3P5MeTN7FXH4puH3jXztnwP0xmJvnAzXMPRkQEF27agbi4lxqz1bYy8r69WqcIK27Vs-ml5S74fL32rAz099aX4Ul-Lw0ZCQw2eGyrnu9hf/s320/IMG_3744.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">That morning, there were lovely hoar frost crystals on
all the twigs and branches, but since then the mild temperatures have
whittled away at the snow until now, there is nothing of consequence
left. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The ground was still covered with snow for Christmas day, so technically, we had a 'white Christmas', but it was mild and melting, nothing fresh about it!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So the cooking and feasting is pretty much over. The turkey bones are simmering on the stove for stock, and we are still enjoying the tree and Christmas music. Why not? It is damp and cool and just not wintery outside. I will dismantle things early in the new year.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've been spending some time in the craft room...got the last pair of Hubby's holey work pants patched, and all my decks cleared and organized for some fun stuff. He has been warned...that is the last time for that particular pair, as there are patches on patches. This time I put a whole big patch covering the legs, from upper thigh to mid-shin, and zig-zagged heavily over all the rips. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Son gave me an <i>AeroGarden </i>for Christmas, and I am waiting for the sun to begin showing itself more consistently before setting it up. It uses a little bit of power for the light and the circulating pump. It seems to be a hybrid between hydroponics and in-soil plantings. It comes with pods, pre-planted with dill, mint, parsley, thyme, and two types of basil. The bottom of the pods protrude into the water, to which you add chemical fertilizer. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvlx3N4ZOSKF5VcVeLwjvy6oF-LKs22WQ_thvC3QAnthCKkHQONFzjxcjRjQUUyfZD8Y9wLomi2o2MiQkZIh-OTntTa6ugnbpa4H-oH7pxZ636kXAnFmFLJvN1AotNukOqCWHpJiMlgrksEwPeMsfZauEOKt-RroVZzJ5UImBWDpB2OT_ROxRzMTg/s1031/IMG_3758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvlx3N4ZOSKF5VcVeLwjvy6oF-LKs22WQ_thvC3QAnthCKkHQONFzjxcjRjQUUyfZD8Y9wLomi2o2MiQkZIh-OTntTa6ugnbpa4H-oH7pxZ636kXAnFmFLJvN1AotNukOqCWHpJiMlgrksEwPeMsfZauEOKt-RroVZzJ5UImBWDpB2OT_ROxRzMTg/s320/IMG_3758.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I'll be having a good think before starting those plugs, as the germinating time and growth habits of those plants are different. It would be nice to have fresh parsley and basil though.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing much planned for the next few. We are usually pretty quiet over New Year's Eve and day. I'll be making something special for Hubby's birthday on the 31st, and a cake, of course. I'm thinking cranberry/orange carrot cake with cream cheese icing. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I always think it is best to start the new year with a good sleep under one's belt! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All the best to everyone for 2024. Happy New Year! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-41587542843590279312023-12-19T10:02:00.000-05:002023-12-19T10:02:06.585-05:00Winter, where art thou?????<p><span style="font-size: large;">December 19, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, this is a little more like it!</span><span style="font-size: large;">
</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK_KwDajXMpjToriV3qyG4JEx9ufbJx9TM6rArnHD6-reo2lqq4hdFaBmErqnUkpzuRhssepx02PgiBcukwV0L5uGP1JFUqBZpTiOk0nApG3pUWzALv_Qg2vCkpNGXi7B4I60OZSc8uZepZqIRDud_6Brls6ZjZWYbROYTjBlLn89KeHKbAdTzF4f/s1031/IMG_3742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK_KwDajXMpjToriV3qyG4JEx9ufbJx9TM6rArnHD6-reo2lqq4hdFaBmErqnUkpzuRhssepx02PgiBcukwV0L5uGP1JFUqBZpTiOk0nApG3pUWzALv_Qg2vCkpNGXi7B4I60OZSc8uZepZqIRDud_6Brls6ZjZWYbROYTjBlLn89KeHKbAdTzF4f/s320/IMG_3742.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> It snowed last night, and the accompanying heavy wind gusts moaned loudly around
the edge of the open window. This morning, there are BIG blue patches in
the sky. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We have been enduring very mild, dreary weather, with temperatures fluctuating around the freezing mark, and few sunny days. There have been many small skiffs of snow, and then, on December 4, we had a lovely 8 inch dump of snow that required blowing and ploughing. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlm2HXJVdDUlyYVvRNj3On6DOsWVKs-ufBeKVdWaXy1peFT84j8RhiR08CTbEF-f-m2EJSal9ghVdWqRBkheMcJz0mn6zTHL2bOut35hgUf4dH0wdBeJFCcjDakFWGdC4kAqwp-982tRhdfQBR-qdJKURUn0IiLAWqK-TvQKoYQwmCKWCk7SbOh9J/s1288/IMG_3677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlm2HXJVdDUlyYVvRNj3On6DOsWVKs-ufBeKVdWaXy1peFT84j8RhiR08CTbEF-f-m2EJSal9ghVdWqRBkheMcJz0mn6zTHL2bOut35hgUf4dH0wdBeJFCcjDakFWGdC4kAqwp-982tRhdfQBR-qdJKURUn0IiLAWqK-TvQKoYQwmCKWCk7SbOh9J/s320/IMG_3677.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90H7hd85TZEKBAVfjnQySfQBu_AcFaORgp-XSh_hFofxFHXzlAOIJXKzDaSLvPa3ahn4IN3M7mF6xwVvXc9CtHDeVIBPXM3IQ2o3DrYXMUUPbVHh_rdo_d0uWDOFfmGKmQqDSp4MSwxmOgT8aBR3FNg9mczworLupzDaWy6dyR1MMPezF4S3aIUgu/s1288/IMG_3676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90H7hd85TZEKBAVfjnQySfQBu_AcFaORgp-XSh_hFofxFHXzlAOIJXKzDaSLvPa3ahn4IN3M7mF6xwVvXc9CtHDeVIBPXM3IQ2o3DrYXMUUPbVHh_rdo_d0uWDOFfmGKmQqDSp4MSwxmOgT8aBR3FNg9mczworLupzDaWy6dyR1MMPezF4S3aIUgu/s320/IMG_3676.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><span style="font-size: large;">It was up to the boot tops, and we did get out the snowshoes and broke a few trails.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExWi6NR_h1-Ku58e-CpfkF767Y6SON9EZBuaJcpLfEaoCAAsAEYzT2XeRzVrPTGKv0q5ULpPi4tk0xzyvh5cIVFMv-Pxiqx0G6D6kgNCx1TlCKIiPMudHQdPNTecsLJy1iq3RohO7yyzA0DMxZHFTgKGN3xNdVU8PxB2l9xE5FTDPwjzixmqolkWB/s1288/IMG_3716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExWi6NR_h1-Ku58e-CpfkF767Y6SON9EZBuaJcpLfEaoCAAsAEYzT2XeRzVrPTGKv0q5ULpPi4tk0xzyvh5cIVFMv-Pxiqx0G6D6kgNCx1TlCKIiPMudHQdPNTecsLJy1iq3RohO7yyzA0DMxZHFTgKGN3xNdVU8PxB2l9xE5FTDPwjzixmqolkWB/s320/IMG_3716.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Since then, the warm weather has melted all of that snow, leaving just small ridges where the snow was ploughed to, and on north-facing areas in the bush. What little frost was in the ground has begun to come out, making the surface of the drive and road a little squishy. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Some mornings, there were strange, spikey hoar frost creations on all the twigs and branches.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrOi4KG4TjWcL2LQD6yP1u_mErygMnLo5-rwpNsUeC6-SU2P-81ueCMqJI7CRLzbcvYxKqg803gfJXi4NTMRSR_uvHVJvxBcrUROWXfYqwxfxlo_h6AyVnQxdcojr647tjL1F1HO5xQONdYDEs7LVy5pUjixhYAB4PU-F8-JmPBtrwdrAuuDgeJkS/s648/IMGP6382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrOi4KG4TjWcL2LQD6yP1u_mErygMnLo5-rwpNsUeC6-SU2P-81ueCMqJI7CRLzbcvYxKqg803gfJXi4NTMRSR_uvHVJvxBcrUROWXfYqwxfxlo_h6AyVnQxdcojr647tjL1F1HO5xQONdYDEs7LVy5pUjixhYAB4PU-F8-JmPBtrwdrAuuDgeJkS/s320/IMGP6382.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5nJRhpQFTXsYz0GEuBBskLcorv9pz3yrEL_-qc2jNowRpCQ51hG3qSPSYfnKzWl0bgs7qT_pcM15r48hqmnPHurTbnXe3E-fcopj-0nVhzLjPHCEFb7cdBBSTXUeppHjW94fnLCi48O-YAvUd4a3l079n_tiRRwkD_jfr7OCa8Sbkx1Xw07-iIbQ/s1288/IMG_3721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5nJRhpQFTXsYz0GEuBBskLcorv9pz3yrEL_-qc2jNowRpCQ51hG3qSPSYfnKzWl0bgs7qT_pcM15r48hqmnPHurTbnXe3E-fcopj-0nVhzLjPHCEFb7cdBBSTXUeppHjW94fnLCi48O-YAvUd4a3l079n_tiRRwkD_jfr7OCa8Sbkx1Xw07-iIbQ/s320/IMG_3721.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />All in all, it has been a loonngg stretch of dreary, sunless weather, so un-Christmas-like. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Despite that, the house is spiffed up, decorations have been put up, and the tree is in and decorated. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwP6v56yhjXCnsXFWjXNIZaNb7G2eBxlM3VjbMiCrqEB0FANNWcBnKXkCQry6QrlUJ4-himLz570uO5yJwZNRJPY8Dg9LCN-n_j5AbELCa02hVh152SAJzZ2e6nIOGiK451nlrnE0uPtiyWiXKw-MR-al6KnOSQLAQTVUc6cm3V1GlT6ULxaejHaw/s786/IMG_3739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="786" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwP6v56yhjXCnsXFWjXNIZaNb7G2eBxlM3VjbMiCrqEB0FANNWcBnKXkCQry6QrlUJ4-himLz570uO5yJwZNRJPY8Dg9LCN-n_j5AbELCa02hVh152SAJzZ2e6nIOGiK451nlrnE0uPtiyWiXKw-MR-al6KnOSQLAQTVUc6cm3V1GlT6ULxaejHaw/s320/IMG_3739.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Over the last couple of summers, I've been pruning some little spruce and balsam fir trees around the acreage, and this year, we harvested the first one. It is a beautiful, bushy little tree, so unlike the 'Charlie Brown' trees we've had in the past, beautiful in their own way, but hard to find enough branches to hang the ornaments! No snipping was required on this one, except removing the bottom branches to put it in the stand. There are plenty of branches to hold all of the ornaments we've collected over the years, with room for more. Every ornament has a reason, or a memory attached, from the ceramic cow, to the birds, angels and glass icicles. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Gingerbread men have been baked, Christmas dinner planned, the cranberry sauce made, dressing for the turkey made and in the freezer. This year, instead of pudding, I am trying my hand at a Christmas trifle. Extensive list making has (hopefully!) ensured that I have all the ingredients needed for everything, as we are not going to town again until well after Christmas day. Family and friends are coming, so we are looking forward to a lovely day. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the back of one's mind, is the horror that is going on in the world, and a feeling of guilt(?) that we are so very fortunate with our peace, full larder and warm, comfortable home. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The snowfall of the 4th, had the deer moving toward the yard a bit. Their migration trails were showing lots of tracks, and a trail camera caught this trio moving in daylight hours. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGDHHJlNaZBpBoS-aaLsnSnPAvEWLvq8EAPuNwhVX8SaAOvJ8Z6hmkga6aITwFFeBF8zRFiidFlcs_5HnOBs1sQ4h5G197corN-UGoF-YKcRtlq_ZNjHfUQdO8hlT6GVrNcOEaG3F17ArMLKzVUjoxD9bvT3QrqaPp9FgA-26MtSNzG4-CKJYQOom/s960/WGI_0007%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGDHHJlNaZBpBoS-aaLsnSnPAvEWLvq8EAPuNwhVX8SaAOvJ8Z6hmkga6aITwFFeBF8zRFiidFlcs_5HnOBs1sQ4h5G197corN-UGoF-YKcRtlq_ZNjHfUQdO8hlT6GVrNcOEaG3F17ArMLKzVUjoxD9bvT3QrqaPp9FgA-26MtSNzG4-CKJYQOom/s320/WGI_0007%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, the twin fawns hanging around the house and gardens were pawing at the snow to reach the grass below, <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37pqeygIXbsfCKf5ESSWElLkdi9OfLb2KhXHnRoFOk5i65auqwPwn587jg_YPA7PX1zuWtZVkDdDEaH_7DVzymsbT7snPm5kR2lnZmRZPwfxC5q2h_Je2DCR0yXXHpNSROk9QKxuOxWJ6rg_nLR32XfTomoHwEbmNm4mUrIcRlHOYGgg5j_jflsu0/s1288/IMG_3728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37pqeygIXbsfCKf5ESSWElLkdi9OfLb2KhXHnRoFOk5i65auqwPwn587jg_YPA7PX1zuWtZVkDdDEaH_7DVzymsbT7snPm5kR2lnZmRZPwfxC5q2h_Je2DCR0yXXHpNSROk9QKxuOxWJ6rg_nLR32XfTomoHwEbmNm4mUrIcRlHOYGgg5j_jflsu0/s320/IMG_3728.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />and had even started nibbling on the cedars right at the front of the house. They were appearing in the yard like clockwork, just as dusk started falling. We have never had summer/garden deer issues, and sure hope next year will not be the exception! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, things are on track, and hopefully Mother Nature will stop fooling around and get down to Real winter.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sending warm wishes to all for a peaceful Christmas, and a healthy new year. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> <br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-37458762573634800282023-11-30T12:08:00.000-05:002023-11-30T12:08:03.353-05:00Critters, weather and some green stuff......<p><span style="font-size: large;">November 30, 2023 </span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mother Nature has been trying really
hard to lay her white carpet, but the trolls in the temperature
department keep thwarting her efforts, as they are gleefully
fluctuating the temperature up and down, from nice and cold, to
mild and rainy. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Apparently this is normal for an El Nino year, so say all the weather forecasters. </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">On the colder
days, our footsteps crunch through the crust on the crispy snow, on
milder days, they make a crumping sound, the soft snow compressing
down under each step. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday morning, big soft snow flakes were drifting down gently. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxfjNx2kcXxaK7uQuIiTlukuZyHZZdV_xSFKEflhxK7WheJxAOVXoVmD5gageoL8-iL8wQzNIneiVTQAjrQyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">This morning is milder and that 'goose down' snow has evaporated. <br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now that the deer season rifle hunt is over
around here, there are just a few bow hunters out and I know which
properties they are on, so I can confidently wander further afield.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">There isn't much activity on the trail
cameras... just Foxy </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsKT-npEMetJ8R6ZB-FyTbAvxCz2wfzjxnxqWUL4hvvJGhQTZ_1eJc4mPfQlNZqEjpZiNKfMa0iZO-Zns2cdtcgnx_0Hc-dRbvd8BkK-8A9hwnC1ifprHAGZVOKSX9_PROluUqLnOy-5uJGSI0zG_StlfhmUlfEdcq1cWphiAlPuk8K4eEvvSIIjd/s1152/foxy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="1152" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsKT-npEMetJ8R6ZB-FyTbAvxCz2wfzjxnxqWUL4hvvJGhQTZ_1eJc4mPfQlNZqEjpZiNKfMa0iZO-Zns2cdtcgnx_0Hc-dRbvd8BkK-8A9hwnC1ifprHAGZVOKSX9_PROluUqLnOy-5uJGSI0zG_StlfhmUlfEdcq1cWphiAlPuk8K4eEvvSIIjd/s320/foxy.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillC0QD9kV8ewMCdgnFb3K2B-2np5BENqclgH0n_jmyg7j5qA19M9VKSt9CCOjAwA11MyDRymiZlo8jrWF_ZY8U5baGLcrwKJcSza6C1QlCPr9GsR3pHULwozz12s1JyDU_fPRZBNqVUr74n2onAJWuiWQ97NXrr9xGYBT0D8FsTTKp8RL1gmskZpk/s5200/DSCF0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3900" data-original-width="5200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillC0QD9kV8ewMCdgnFb3K2B-2np5BENqclgH0n_jmyg7j5qA19M9VKSt9CCOjAwA11MyDRymiZlo8jrWF_ZY8U5baGLcrwKJcSza6C1QlCPr9GsR3pHULwozz12s1JyDU_fPRZBNqVUr74n2onAJWuiWQ97NXrr9xGYBT0D8FsTTKp8RL1gmskZpk/s320/DSCF0006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>and the odd deer. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps he hears sleigh bells....??</span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">The twin fawns have been showing up here and there around the yard, usually later in the day just after sunset, but a few times they've been here mid day. They are eating the tufts of grass that protrude around the bases of trees and poles. (After finishing off the parsley, the catnip, and frozen phlox leaves in the garden beds.)<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAVL0invrW1z90QYW3JaHYz7NhtNaf80ydRrepKGf04nSchP1GEae0mIquAzeUaXU2nUEbiZLJ058cSzhCFVx9iHljWr8IGhsLQaEFoE6bAK8qNvdEef9o7Vs8qebsxMTpX4MuBzz9h6ox-ke8Bql92i-A9jKiSIQlfkNC6ZCQfLHbYt6xR3RBXLv/s1296/IMGP6356%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="972" data-original-width="1296" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAVL0invrW1z90QYW3JaHYz7NhtNaf80ydRrepKGf04nSchP1GEae0mIquAzeUaXU2nUEbiZLJ058cSzhCFVx9iHljWr8IGhsLQaEFoE6bAK8qNvdEef9o7Vs8qebsxMTpX4MuBzz9h6ox-ke8Bql92i-A9jKiSIQlfkNC6ZCQfLHbYt6xR3RBXLv/s320/IMGP6356%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">This was taken on the 10th of the month, and a few days later, on the 15th, milder temperatures had melted the snow down.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHDC21VNlzNJ7BSm5z-gqwXmj2Lb-q5YcpoiHpMTMmUCMZ5GPE_Lg_c8gq2VDTjtwxEfuV27xgez8dJJO6Y5y3eNH27x1E7rB3YIYAhFSK5xQoo9l1mTtZmtuIhS4qoC2oi5HMfBCyWKgUp-iHPSg9ytuluX9pkqDcigqmnn0awGkRMRtuxfKuqA1/s1050/DSC08662cr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1050" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHDC21VNlzNJ7BSm5z-gqwXmj2Lb-q5YcpoiHpMTMmUCMZ5GPE_Lg_c8gq2VDTjtwxEfuV27xgez8dJJO6Y5y3eNH27x1E7rB3YIYAhFSK5xQoo9l1mTtZmtuIhS4qoC2oi5HMfBCyWKgUp-iHPSg9ytuluX9pkqDcigqmnn0awGkRMRtuxfKuqA1/s320/DSC08662cr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZIwkQPnIQLR9g1EWNWNlWYYOc-b4_d55XCzZ0ITt38ybISUo50c3wFg4LQL6_4DLZq0EiZ7l3a2cg26-uiDZA3T7Y7UiRSbl-vy18491cRknKOEWKONh3Jx4TZgZeGgI-yJ2a78yoN_P5dgE4iU7KaVxh7opRPtoY5tnNbt2EEVPqg2z9eJXjljE/s1452/DSC08669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1452" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZIwkQPnIQLR9g1EWNWNlWYYOc-b4_d55XCzZ0ITt38ybISUo50c3wFg4LQL6_4DLZq0EiZ7l3a2cg26-uiDZA3T7Y7UiRSbl-vy18491cRknKOEWKONh3Jx4TZgZeGgI-yJ2a78yoN_P5dgE4iU7KaVxh7opRPtoY5tnNbt2EEVPqg2z9eJXjljE/s320/DSC08669.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The fawns looked at the photographer before deciding to leave in a flurry of bounding feet and waving white tails. </span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being mild and still this morning, on our pre-breakfast walk, we ventured along a trail through our neighbour's property, where the bush is predominately beech. The beech bark disease has ravaged this section, trees and branches have fallen, blocking the trail in places. It is so sad to see the mess. It would be dangerous to walk along it on a day with any wind at all. The trees are covered with all sorts of fungi, so nature is looking after things. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9tuEWfs6MPXmZ5wAP0cRUu1qhZ2jeQoz_-OXz7tqlUXX8V9F4bJ-SZWQqMzF_fOftXyt5gS8ncvrAQZ6clZb7Y_NqNWqGrO4bzCxbwvM3jAN0Rs7txcF-g5cwYffFUPlULNiW1Ta4Ip8mhN8y_PVXTse2vTMU52bJ8WcI-DK1j22mivo3j1aewVM/s1288/IMG_3649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9tuEWfs6MPXmZ5wAP0cRUu1qhZ2jeQoz_-OXz7tqlUXX8V9F4bJ-SZWQqMzF_fOftXyt5gS8ncvrAQZ6clZb7Y_NqNWqGrO4bzCxbwvM3jAN0Rs7txcF-g5cwYffFUPlULNiW1Ta4Ip8mhN8y_PVXTse2vTMU52bJ8WcI-DK1j22mivo3j1aewVM/s320/IMG_3649.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30jg3P58OsYCfKu9w3ff64QLR_eCMDUbdDqe-flyTFosfE8ZlgiICbMjLAo8OTi1L04KfmWSLJXq8wxRvpGu8efSj2PV3x5ErMewt7O0p94cm_qejcptMyb3Ggti8PatyW7ulbjWWcLz3vmvkmGHvMpEymcamvBATIISlwEFwtiEnKgp815wYzECk/s1288/IMG_3645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30jg3P58OsYCfKu9w3ff64QLR_eCMDUbdDqe-flyTFosfE8ZlgiICbMjLAo8OTi1L04KfmWSLJXq8wxRvpGu8efSj2PV3x5ErMewt7O0p94cm_qejcptMyb3Ggti8PatyW7ulbjWWcLz3vmvkmGHvMpEymcamvBATIISlwEFwtiEnKgp815wYzECk/s320/IMG_3645.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />This mess is pretty much right across the trail.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A7sU8LRlSAkBuk0I52U90Wsyy4_tCe1VbzgBQF7Y9LEi1qQN90ckzIGpJUgPUbcp_G-QRRry1ESpm2sz-oQebf6VkJLiW2Dvr47bEYuLpF9811loAm1z5vdBczaDIz9LpSUxvW09QQjN53O6wbnMxsYerIAdLGcvZPVhMhZg7rmLcjN_yz5BtwrF/s1288/IMG_3650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0A7sU8LRlSAkBuk0I52U90Wsyy4_tCe1VbzgBQF7Y9LEi1qQN90ckzIGpJUgPUbcp_G-QRRry1ESpm2sz-oQebf6VkJLiW2Dvr47bEYuLpF9811loAm1z5vdBczaDIz9LpSUxvW09QQjN53O6wbnMxsYerIAdLGcvZPVhMhZg7rmLcjN_yz5BtwrF/s320/IMG_3650.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Sadly, once the disease has advanced far enough to cause branches to fall, the wood is not any good for firewood. <br />Evergreen club mosses provide a bit of greenery, sunlight warming and melting the snow away from the protruding branches, as the snow is not deep enough yet to completely cover them up. (Ground pine and Staghorn club mosses with spore clusters still visible.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCFeaRElHqv-fT3sncVYawXXetddO5dFMLuMl5r2m-jh0ndh7n4HSbQYrxHHdnX2EfdiIxEtZ3-UKbVcFvVWx0VEF4ZZEULdV-WD3Q8egE1_h5NVzvOJZysXyIJoRrl1gIA4cancXvcD5mv3qQHKaYixvPUrfbR2k36b-698fsz04iFmbcbKwh03u/s5152/IMG_3642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCFeaRElHqv-fT3sncVYawXXetddO5dFMLuMl5r2m-jh0ndh7n4HSbQYrxHHdnX2EfdiIxEtZ3-UKbVcFvVWx0VEF4ZZEULdV-WD3Q8egE1_h5NVzvOJZysXyIJoRrl1gIA4cancXvcD5mv3qQHKaYixvPUrfbR2k36b-698fsz04iFmbcbKwh03u/s320/IMG_3642.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nNoebs1aQQXZBzb9Ftin2KA8GOteGr46IhO_5xbJDlHfERfUbtyxXZcvcMzKAggMsLCWg3ChmnpTHpGa06qsZD404TYfl20FtDFB_TPNbthockWgJuBTBU1rdR_LkqI91RRzFk4HfklTnJBCquaCRn9qwYf3LccRMZx8EvJ3WyLSHKFNmn7ArJiH/s1288/IMG_3641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nNoebs1aQQXZBzb9Ftin2KA8GOteGr46IhO_5xbJDlHfERfUbtyxXZcvcMzKAggMsLCWg3ChmnpTHpGa06qsZD404TYfl20FtDFB_TPNbthockWgJuBTBU1rdR_LkqI91RRzFk4HfklTnJBCquaCRn9qwYf3LccRMZx8EvJ3WyLSHKFNmn7ArJiH/s320/IMG_3641.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BnpOmUR7axzagNGibvKYPXwcbrZdtuGfy_rs2EU0E89LH31Io19UG07gqwDeFXRG_BNY-qiTi6vDQjx133hkWJ5SUrc8O4pERd7aBCQNyvCECDT8IsIPHnNKrPAEUw9nGHtw17RVORWQbdiaj5Bz9_iXfUGrDIQDbSCPf2X4tYKiUslvTlmvnRss/s1288/IMG_3639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BnpOmUR7axzagNGibvKYPXwcbrZdtuGfy_rs2EU0E89LH31Io19UG07gqwDeFXRG_BNY-qiTi6vDQjx133hkWJ5SUrc8O4pERd7aBCQNyvCECDT8IsIPHnNKrPAEUw9nGHtw17RVORWQbdiaj5Bz9_iXfUGrDIQDbSCPf2X4tYKiUslvTlmvnRss/s320/IMG_3639.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I am not so patiently awaiting enough snow to get out the snowshoes and wander further afield. <br /></span><br /><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <br /></span></p>
Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-20029503566650755432023-11-01T10:35:00.000-04:002023-11-01T10:35:49.397-04:00Horse parking and sock knitting addiction....<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">November 1, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The first heavy frost arrived overnight on the 23rd of October, <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyFEqTiRHg4-qIcjyB9dUqUmJ1mZjiUfX0wXlPuQZ-tjmEbXlzITGWS_xr8shMeIN2JAcZ0jVsUal_4924BFlxqhNYZr9gFm9Ui989NOvL_s9HiltDLGia3Lk7OK2dGAHKvWbPsHP62h4zOOg7i1X6C1a6wepKCxSFzrYIC9aiRac0_xQfV9NfRsH/s2061/IMG_3560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyFEqTiRHg4-qIcjyB9dUqUmJ1mZjiUfX0wXlPuQZ-tjmEbXlzITGWS_xr8shMeIN2JAcZ0jVsUal_4924BFlxqhNYZr9gFm9Ui989NOvL_s9HiltDLGia3Lk7OK2dGAHKvWbPsHP62h4zOOg7i1X6C1a6wepKCxSFzrYIC9aiRac0_xQfV9NfRsH/s320/IMG_3560.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">which did in the dahlia,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa4LjghPEYqGdacw2uIAiVFwRW1aJFqKrJVYgjvYj-uNzY3M_FweSu_8-me6qrGOzqhD8g5dpZ1MFQoAxyi0xhKUTpUVf9VyXK5VMNrMLxdHlXsTjxpX9fkgAvXw6HGkx6jGyV-3jhYXWle45OeTDrf8BwDRojH0GA2VRk3zXcSdyZZjgrn77h8pz/s2061/IMG_3563.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoa4LjghPEYqGdacw2uIAiVFwRW1aJFqKrJVYgjvYj-uNzY3M_FweSu_8-me6qrGOzqhD8g5dpZ1MFQoAxyi0xhKUTpUVf9VyXK5VMNrMLxdHlXsTjxpX9fkgAvXw6HGkx6jGyV-3jhYXWle45OeTDrf8BwDRojH0GA2VRk3zXcSdyZZjgrn77h8pz/s320/IMG_3563.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">then the first white blanket arrived overnight on the 30th, but melted off by noon. This morning, the world is white again. Yeah!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNKPGUEzlwyO9ogU9QQznF0NgBenseXqlB89Wkhqk9Lmkrvok2sg_acV5RyC0MrblRonpw78bcBSjV-XcZVhlEJnqGJOqOe0BfgdCW0Mbo9C2FiSspiDZU2A57kAjcnAYAyJj_FQ1c-CYCt5ruTP2MC82YP86gRvYQAxsJBHz2p_eDd-CZf-TJIE1/s2061/IMG_3577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNKPGUEzlwyO9ogU9QQznF0NgBenseXqlB89Wkhqk9Lmkrvok2sg_acV5RyC0MrblRonpw78bcBSjV-XcZVhlEJnqGJOqOe0BfgdCW0Mbo9C2FiSspiDZU2A57kAjcnAYAyJj_FQ1c-CYCt5ruTP2MC82YP86gRvYQAxsJBHz2p_eDd-CZf-TJIE1/s320/IMG_3577.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last weekend, we went to an auction sale at a farm south of Renfrew, and were interested in the parking arrangements. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLemS34Lyob3rlFZLY7Ls2GLHo9n-E3-qpZ7qeUCo2NPlBsaOiqJsEKKgmtz6TI1l8uB01VRjKvNxU9Ct82WbJcvEvZBQmN3BIpFjXoLqmsFfU8C9MBISmcSEJAkfBTdzArVbzpkWaEqPVq7arUjW5JrSNkbbhuqOYAUPFObIt9CO0fYhRqggZAx-/s2061/IMG_3568.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJLemS34Lyob3rlFZLY7Ls2GLHo9n-E3-qpZ7qeUCo2NPlBsaOiqJsEKKgmtz6TI1l8uB01VRjKvNxU9Ct82WbJcvEvZBQmN3BIpFjXoLqmsFfU8C9MBISmcSEJAkfBTdzArVbzpkWaEqPVq7arUjW5JrSNkbbhuqOYAUPFObIt9CO0fYhRqggZAx-/s320/IMG_3568.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is a sizable Mennonite community in the area.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDQXL7WoQMQvjMMHM00nSfRms2rmNfNYcGGj_f2vHWgieeWEu0cnZgIiGKwHr7M4Xzb-4nq4n_HSO_lZIMNprCUTaeGywxqH7GAWw95aPbu4lV-s9VmMf2Ts1s_1NQ3n6FdjweA1LSJNA3YROUCmxSyyszFEfcsy_oXJDZMUklJVR2TkxiSmWbgSH/s2061/InkedIMG_3570_LI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDQXL7WoQMQvjMMHM00nSfRms2rmNfNYcGGj_f2vHWgieeWEu0cnZgIiGKwHr7M4Xzb-4nq4n_HSO_lZIMNprCUTaeGywxqH7GAWw95aPbu4lV-s9VmMf2Ts1s_1NQ3n6FdjweA1LSJNA3YROUCmxSyyszFEfcsy_oXJDZMUklJVR2TkxiSmWbgSH/s320/InkedIMG_3570_LI.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmWZ14RmmkgCSUtY1nQT6C8wScGLIGNQQGHOIUO99DI6FQrvC6051IEc6fXDzEuwR-kQaiRdbaxlH8ngPtYush8E-KQ4Gf9-h3naceOz0YMPYEjhz03Nu7yg7xEnXFbkfqj-rdZF4KXFnn4aK8Ttq9IBgLEUaWsUS4YGkA4mvzKMpkGsNEX-PaA7g/s2061/IMG_3574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmWZ14RmmkgCSUtY1nQT6C8wScGLIGNQQGHOIUO99DI6FQrvC6051IEc6fXDzEuwR-kQaiRdbaxlH8ngPtYush8E-KQ4Gf9-h3naceOz0YMPYEjhz03Nu7yg7xEnXFbkfqj-rdZF4KXFnn4aK8Ttq9IBgLEUaWsUS4YGkA4mvzKMpkGsNEX-PaA7g/s320/IMG_3574.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The woodshed is full, a two year supply, and recently I've been getting the winter's kindling supply split and ferreted away in the barn.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RPfoO1iZtYiIDWLz7btjtoRC8pIRH4955OMWb2Fdg50jNNq0LY5ewBtz3c20X_zhdNKIb0_W61SUtj4lxFCDS8mDXCDWg6pLkKk1QtC2mBEqi_R6XW_gJXO0ovH84lvvtvWtLBrZSyqEAdvd7BbVD0JcvGOjSR-4p8jaglYQUavmtrf2A3HWoTas/s2061/IMG_3566.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0RPfoO1iZtYiIDWLz7btjtoRC8pIRH4955OMWb2Fdg50jNNq0LY5ewBtz3c20X_zhdNKIb0_W61SUtj4lxFCDS8mDXCDWg6pLkKk1QtC2mBEqi_R6XW_gJXO0ovH84lvvtvWtLBrZSyqEAdvd7BbVD0JcvGOjSR-4p8jaglYQUavmtrf2A3HWoTas/s320/IMG_3566.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 'dynamic duo' (this year's fawn twins) have been boldly grazing in our clearing in daylight. We took these pictures just after the noon hour one day, by creeping around and pointing the camera around the side of the Battery House. With the aid of binoculars, one can see tiny nubs growing on one's head.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyA5dZEwInoKXhXTaN0hXZ9NxvRq1nnQpp-bKiEKOcuTkNJzd-V78isQvQJbKhOFFcKvF4wg9yfKp3PRtLxXKZLGSZgAxR9iHQwosziO3AOJEOyVjU_TVBYRBlQ7BVHS8GE4Plk02SNv1ZOg1wB1OW3rqVdMPZfjSlFVeasMv-7uf_9ggB9RFHHH9L/s1549/DSC08633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1549" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyA5dZEwInoKXhXTaN0hXZ9NxvRq1nnQpp-bKiEKOcuTkNJzd-V78isQvQJbKhOFFcKvF4wg9yfKp3PRtLxXKZLGSZgAxR9iHQwosziO3AOJEOyVjU_TVBYRBlQ7BVHS8GE4Plk02SNv1ZOg1wB1OW3rqVdMPZfjSlFVeasMv-7uf_9ggB9RFHHH9L/s320/DSC08633.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pOEbqUpMfoCFPqvFd7z5c6t9VgIOGiu_YEhkzbEtH60YVkf_pRrCjXRmqk3HIP8E_yCewADCMDtXLwzyvTpEOmkcbZ9yUFAxW4oxV5XI2r8S_-NdnynlHwxz8faBNNbprOO3NuFaeAJVnG7i68cbJkDV-wpx70FGsRH820jplqEA1ojMjcbTkPqr/s1549/DSC08618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1549" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pOEbqUpMfoCFPqvFd7z5c6t9VgIOGiu_YEhkzbEtH60YVkf_pRrCjXRmqk3HIP8E_yCewADCMDtXLwzyvTpEOmkcbZ9yUFAxW4oxV5XI2r8S_-NdnynlHwxz8faBNNbprOO3NuFaeAJVnG7i68cbJkDV-wpx70FGsRH820jplqEA1ojMjcbTkPqr/s320/DSC08618.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />The snow is still coming down, fairly wet and heavy, so it is a good time to finally do some sorting and organizing in the sock knitting department...</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oirWu0TvYtOyaiX3X5nu8VNVIlcIR-xjx3Sim2t_UuLAtSScZ0MOGgbHz7V6JWJUkW5adXa-F3eogrqxzcfuyTF-LzEnneGJ5mTfVxWt2OFr7aDuQVbHOelEXJtAxbn7tZXW3hQKw1Tu1EgoN03CjTn-CjYf4KCqMeWcK5ISc8cnpf7N7WPpmk5X/s2009/IMG_3580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="2009" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oirWu0TvYtOyaiX3X5nu8VNVIlcIR-xjx3Sim2t_UuLAtSScZ0MOGgbHz7V6JWJUkW5adXa-F3eogrqxzcfuyTF-LzEnneGJ5mTfVxWt2OFr7aDuQVbHOelEXJtAxbn7tZXW3hQKw1Tu1EgoN03CjTn-CjYf4KCqMeWcK5ISc8cnpf7N7WPpmk5X/s320/IMG_3580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Most of it is Kroy sock wool, which has a nice feel while knitting, and wears very well. Behind are little balls, the remains of many pairs of socks. Still trying to decide on a project with them. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps some funky looking fingerless gloves? In the little bag at the front are all the little bits, too small for much except perhaps darning.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There are a couple of skeins of hand-dyed 90% merino sock yarn from Hedge Hog fibres, a gift from last Christmas, which I haven't decided what to do with yet, some homespun from Madawaska Highlands, 100% pure wool, and the remains of a gifted skein of hand-spun silk-bamboo, a gift from a fellow spinner-knitter, out of which I made a lacy cowl.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiBpjtcgAzqCimhHL71fB5WOzjZfZNQ2Y-kksq5EY1ddZt_b3kAsuNfCHGTtq-IbeFApU6hST4x188Ws2Apoxm7LS5mzt-uVlxSeqotICE4LLYtFyHrP77BuKVf5YssI5EGzY_wHANcee4kwVQwSmuFvlqhmSNqTG0_WKoHtJ0MzI1Z_Q5QtNioBC/s1893/IMG_3585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="1893" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiBpjtcgAzqCimhHL71fB5WOzjZfZNQ2Y-kksq5EY1ddZt_b3kAsuNfCHGTtq-IbeFApU6hST4x188Ws2Apoxm7LS5mzt-uVlxSeqotICE4LLYtFyHrP77BuKVf5YssI5EGzY_wHANcee4kwVQwSmuFvlqhmSNqTG0_WKoHtJ0MzI1Z_Q5QtNioBC/s320/IMG_3585.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">Temperatures appear to be staying lower for the next while, so hope I to get to wear it soon!</span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-60010199540946714362023-10-22T16:19:00.000-04:002023-10-22T16:19:24.114-04:00Wet leaves, last blooms, and a little crafting....<p><span style="font-size: large;"> October 22, 2023<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We are enduring a spate of grey, rainy days. Today there is "attitude" in the rain; flying white particles. Despite the wind and weather, one needs exercise, so I suited up in rain gear and headed out. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Gusts of strong wind are causing flurries of leaves to fall. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">My little camera comes along. None of the leaf or flower pics needed any processing. They are straight off the SD card. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Mother Nature sure knows how to wield her palette. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPlT7yLTmFSPpp_7XT490fySWqKZvWZoDrXBCM5ANfi-wS1QMWBQxclHxQ2XFoSR_PqbyiDIPFFiXw22Y4sEACjXlh0f1TAnaUdIs7aZIKGZ4y1Rx6eAPcAU3cTkhBUaTPELiYvW3KdbHmslZFORYg8gHL6xHO2e8pVwYOdY2HmKhCp_6K904OgBT/s2061/IMG_3535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPlT7yLTmFSPpp_7XT490fySWqKZvWZoDrXBCM5ANfi-wS1QMWBQxclHxQ2XFoSR_PqbyiDIPFFiXw22Y4sEACjXlh0f1TAnaUdIs7aZIKGZ4y1Rx6eAPcAU3cTkhBUaTPELiYvW3KdbHmslZFORYg8gHL6xHO2e8pVwYOdY2HmKhCp_6K904OgBT/s320/IMG_3535.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRAH7-8FMSDG4CrlKKn2LAaBl0T9z7Vp-9c0w-X7zm_grRvG-2KtQRyjzzIL9VJ2psosNHF9tAN99VbF-ycpBVok-OR5tmllm5Z_pHlv2sh7fcOScnSuElCl4nNyAqQStt6XMKA3WxQbwWK823ZWUGEz6M0H3Q_P92jaHbX8cNN5VPg36DyFCjEMt/s2061/IMG_3539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRAH7-8FMSDG4CrlKKn2LAaBl0T9z7Vp-9c0w-X7zm_grRvG-2KtQRyjzzIL9VJ2psosNHF9tAN99VbF-ycpBVok-OR5tmllm5Z_pHlv2sh7fcOScnSuElCl4nNyAqQStt6XMKA3WxQbwWK823ZWUGEz6M0H3Q_P92jaHbX8cNN5VPg36DyFCjEMt/s320/IMG_3539.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTZ6WmgqQd9y6qfWwCDILkBcusccftj3BwaI_Xerlu9W0HDzAnHKzkix8acbsrMarg9_bEUC9znqGxZMU7jU_gkpA8NyteLRCtSzEdxfrubRpk9V-lOnj6P9xkrdr0bDXJN5R3XvCwOSoVWVcWa8ey1ZDSXO5FZ3H6V8urhkfEJ4yl8jr2gG0xk1Y/s2061/IMG_3540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTZ6WmgqQd9y6qfWwCDILkBcusccftj3BwaI_Xerlu9W0HDzAnHKzkix8acbsrMarg9_bEUC9znqGxZMU7jU_gkpA8NyteLRCtSzEdxfrubRpk9V-lOnj6P9xkrdr0bDXJN5R3XvCwOSoVWVcWa8ey1ZDSXO5FZ3H6V8urhkfEJ4yl8jr2gG0xk1Y/s320/IMG_3540.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The last flowers to bloom...cosmos, brown-eyed susans, and a red poppy.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQDtw4SYLLMEUEEfC_pV5oRTKiHyI5ccD3__3RZo1F8U82ITJ9SOfGExHrOlfO9LmZFssmowPzkT5dcLDDowz3jW3E1WL-RyxgKalwzDJ-2OaA0etrTr6dKcQ3_s7s4L3tvF6PCSDEt0fI1DeQk4ZNcy8Hci9vFBtSogSB4k9K9v44ge9buSH1DHs/s2061/IMG_3528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQDtw4SYLLMEUEEfC_pV5oRTKiHyI5ccD3__3RZo1F8U82ITJ9SOfGExHrOlfO9LmZFssmowPzkT5dcLDDowz3jW3E1WL-RyxgKalwzDJ-2OaA0etrTr6dKcQ3_s7s4L3tvF6PCSDEt0fI1DeQk4ZNcy8Hci9vFBtSogSB4k9K9v44ge9buSH1DHs/s320/IMG_3528.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Perhaps a little bachelor button....<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-hT-NkSC3MGtGtn-DXZDS5czaW0w3q3LFxmUbqdRMoeXJPoJ7OECJS6qa77Qhl3qcfEg6t1cEix8kDFM4ZwSP_2ZVUVFDen-gfZwZ6LSoFbSzjIw_iiudhqXPoCmNYgk8oUKUxjSB7IswpGxceGOewz2YVsJv1lnFJ8Bf-27qy5Zixq4v1BLQ0sS/s2061/IMG_3532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-hT-NkSC3MGtGtn-DXZDS5czaW0w3q3LFxmUbqdRMoeXJPoJ7OECJS6qa77Qhl3qcfEg6t1cEix8kDFM4ZwSP_2ZVUVFDen-gfZwZ6LSoFbSzjIw_iiudhqXPoCmNYgk8oUKUxjSB7IswpGxceGOewz2YVsJv1lnFJ8Bf-27qy5Zixq4v1BLQ0sS/s320/IMG_3532.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This padded snap pouch, a gift when we moved, has held and cushioned my little camera well. It pops into my pocket and comes with me. It has served its purpose but the snap has worn through, one side is gone altogether, the edges are frayed, and perhaps when duct tape comes out, it is past time for a serious fix! <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuh_10CLt31DPwb-N8ML4LppGj1crkE5d_pp4ZO-Nj12elEIYPpz6QhXEruzVopdzTdHD_BJER4k6ojn1RfuWok5o23u9WS2opleUeRoDJLw3WrMA3GrwewG0nd-GD9hXjn3p3huVl-SWddbCeJbgS9TSJh4-P4XfmzkHrDfisNMYq_7VTyQgmhho/s2061/IMG_3545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuh_10CLt31DPwb-N8ML4LppGj1crkE5d_pp4ZO-Nj12elEIYPpz6QhXEruzVopdzTdHD_BJER4k6ojn1RfuWok5o23u9WS2opleUeRoDJLw3WrMA3GrwewG0nd-GD9hXjn3p3huVl-SWddbCeJbgS9TSJh4-P4XfmzkHrDfisNMYq_7VTyQgmhho/s320/IMG_3545.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">A rainy afternoon is a good time to </span><span style="font-size: large;">rectify this.</span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtntYjXAB6o_IeGuIweAGV17TNNXOGynb68smse2g5oVMAjR3IKRWmxh7B74UlMzdCPaP0tjady9grQoCcObeb7kuqHi-wxKL9-RqY74lxFmkTyY4zTM7RPjEp3eBtGbFuWjbW7sjqFctzbSLOtiI3nOoBHEpfihMgAat8IzCcFigHsn6VNo0hduq4/s2061/IMG_3542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtntYjXAB6o_IeGuIweAGV17TNNXOGynb68smse2g5oVMAjR3IKRWmxh7B74UlMzdCPaP0tjady9grQoCcObeb7kuqHi-wxKL9-RqY74lxFmkTyY4zTM7RPjEp3eBtGbFuWjbW7sjqFctzbSLOtiI3nOoBHEpfihMgAat8IzCcFigHsn6VNo0hduq4/s320/IMG_3542.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj423LsUNyygvheeIDgSIdXOFgqYp6iyfZHUZ_LsJzUv8LLabe6NPWD-JQKU3HkrZ5o1u3dVxft5-w-A2dKehDoo3zGSiLyMGckacBrtiHyI5ufuh8Mc4DDCWbh6u77cBtXpY8HICKh8839FgvIzYojS31PRgSgltTmCctHH83ByClaMMFx1wM0lvXq/s2592/IMGP6328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj423LsUNyygvheeIDgSIdXOFgqYp6iyfZHUZ_LsJzUv8LLabe6NPWD-JQKU3HkrZ5o1u3dVxft5-w-A2dKehDoo3zGSiLyMGckacBrtiHyI5ufuh8Mc4DDCWbh6u77cBtXpY8HICKh8839FgvIzYojS31PRgSgltTmCctHH83ByClaMMFx1wM0lvXq/s320/IMGP6328.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A new, padded, zippered, pouch. <br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8NR1YRzMfp04lZIt0cQ98bbhNdqFh2MawMi6pmCucFI9bW2PpIZbufv439fJh4WZ_fM0inmuO22zrAvJ7uoyQeTrphOwmvyhQpglRpehh5XlO1foUJttXQ79v1GOmpu0-HU2FoCCBlhb_slBXtJ1NunLWw4BUiRA0jQtLCU7BOUNz5wloC3yGPME/s1037/IMGP6327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1037" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8NR1YRzMfp04lZIt0cQ98bbhNdqFh2MawMi6pmCucFI9bW2PpIZbufv439fJh4WZ_fM0inmuO22zrAvJ7uoyQeTrphOwmvyhQpglRpehh5XlO1foUJttXQ79v1GOmpu0-HU2FoCCBlhb_slBXtJ1NunLWw4BUiRA0jQtLCU7BOUNz5wloC3yGPME/s320/IMGP6327.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">So, having shown it off to Hubby...the suggestion was made that he needs a new case for his camera as well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCLfvWV_t_KXNVKQE_IBIT5vWdBPQuAJ3CSgT-uhb3r7JA_g35LBcpjupEiwTmvgVmVMoq0JwDeeSe4THexfk3xop1G8WoAlPm4IwEq7QGg8ZOR0ENNRnzwfrYXiTXivk0boWVJWBfpSCLF672EAwTKuTHZ_AiO76ge8fN3EqhBOInKcxfe29IG2Y/s2061/IMG_3553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCLfvWV_t_KXNVKQE_IBIT5vWdBPQuAJ3CSgT-uhb3r7JA_g35LBcpjupEiwTmvgVmVMoq0JwDeeSe4THexfk3xop1G8WoAlPm4IwEq7QGg8ZOR0ENNRnzwfrYXiTXivk0boWVJWBfpSCLF672EAwTKuTHZ_AiO76ge8fN3EqhBOInKcxfe29IG2Y/s320/IMG_3553.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Done. Now I have the sewing bug, so a list is being made for a trip to the fabric store!</span><br /><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-78675684301602719622023-10-19T15:36:00.000-04:002023-10-19T15:36:55.930-04:00Still growing and blooming....<p><span style="font-size: large;">October 19, 2023</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The sun was shining through the young beech leaves this morning, casting a golden glow on the world.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqAcyR5x3VY9q59QnULVKy2vf8vaLgGHSMJbr9aRfnXBTv2MPi0GeRZ4lW1WwLtL6ARf9y_atH__pfW2FumN_sksq6_lt69tDg5IwYm29O_pA2q0_Qms2NXLnhDKYXcHpxnnehHlz60-xl6qSEUoS3thfBD-3C5WT-jCJhr0_8Rp2Cpd2tmrOIfwe/s2061/IMG_3516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqAcyR5x3VY9q59QnULVKy2vf8vaLgGHSMJbr9aRfnXBTv2MPi0GeRZ4lW1WwLtL6ARf9y_atH__pfW2FumN_sksq6_lt69tDg5IwYm29O_pA2q0_Qms2NXLnhDKYXcHpxnnehHlz60-xl6qSEUoS3thfBD-3C5WT-jCJhr0_8Rp2Cpd2tmrOIfwe/s320/IMG_3516.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here and there, a flash of colour lingers.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw3iivQjAZhgEkhsLM_Aaxu5oSP5Y6m87Q-MUGRmvHL4Wa2JSqE98lGiaN3Dx3z89phyphenhyphenK1c5jSZGbGx3H9y_rvOe3OZHVCGoGZMj7GSQpqDTyjPda7eL23ZBu4Vft4MqRdIcT8k5g9Rj7Ag_LSl82XP5263dBuQRr2hIXsiI6QN91ExEgQ9EC-Nhr/s2061/IMG_3522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmw3iivQjAZhgEkhsLM_Aaxu5oSP5Y6m87Q-MUGRmvHL4Wa2JSqE98lGiaN3Dx3z89phyphenhyphenK1c5jSZGbGx3H9y_rvOe3OZHVCGoGZMj7GSQpqDTyjPda7eL23ZBu4Vft4MqRdIcT8k5g9Rj7Ag_LSl82XP5263dBuQRr2hIXsiI6QN91ExEgQ9EC-Nhr/s320/IMG_3522.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The oaks are starting to change colour now. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lv9UGMZUZu2mXUWoznmJGWetQbZ6ntRYBAsnHouBgMuw37gs5hGfvkapS9KNh2do6F7i5TYUp6CPZTVNBzBVZpmceXNEok3n3Rrdb_A-yWeWURT11RcQ0rf3XQ6Ihb79mWSXmCC5zgTRCWnda28V-fV79YWXxusUbf4SWV3se-wen7gEbsLr1fmc/s2061/IMG_3520.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lv9UGMZUZu2mXUWoznmJGWetQbZ6ntRYBAsnHouBgMuw37gs5hGfvkapS9KNh2do6F7i5TYUp6CPZTVNBzBVZpmceXNEok3n3Rrdb_A-yWeWURT11RcQ0rf3XQ6Ihb79mWSXmCC5zgTRCWnda28V-fV79YWXxusUbf4SWV3se-wen7gEbsLr1fmc/s320/IMG_3520.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Under our crab apple tree, this year's single puff ball grew and grew...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOS6NQdBlPajdG90ZVrw4lTxoSsTeAy2afAS3XX614p_7BVztEa9_TjMMw-W587hvcee6D1Dvv7h63T1QgMDxPtiCYNhZJFPsxnR4Fw5G3_Wa8LBIPEiKry4GcFh5NSVMiABRquihE2o2TVwlaemaPo-Dh11tb1Q0uAyAmM5rg3yixpgsCvDsfwvf/s2061/Sept%2030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOS6NQdBlPajdG90ZVrw4lTxoSsTeAy2afAS3XX614p_7BVztEa9_TjMMw-W587hvcee6D1Dvv7h63T1QgMDxPtiCYNhZJFPsxnR4Fw5G3_Wa8LBIPEiKry4GcFh5NSVMiABRquihE2o2TVwlaemaPo-Dh11tb1Q0uAyAmM5rg3yixpgsCvDsfwvf/s320/Sept%2030.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September 30<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZcjZ1HpgAlybX4v93VsxTjdo4Wwo7qsQd7d2T91rbp8WaVNNUl8O6MwLu5BePS0DLMAsF-eNqnRVEw4RDkluIGiqXdD8JGgC0h2xvue6e50aMLOc1acymtnRBaUzI415TCKzglIyb417oIzRpk-BYpCMGZhO9zlbREMxVq0YnGN7NmSEFcAEXmJ_/s2061/Oct%2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZcjZ1HpgAlybX4v93VsxTjdo4Wwo7qsQd7d2T91rbp8WaVNNUl8O6MwLu5BePS0DLMAsF-eNqnRVEw4RDkluIGiqXdD8JGgC0h2xvue6e50aMLOc1acymtnRBaUzI415TCKzglIyb417oIzRpk-BYpCMGZhO9zlbREMxVq0YnGN7NmSEFcAEXmJ_/s320/Oct%2013.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">October 13<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> The water tanks are all drained and stored for the winter.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0sMoGi24LfKhE74jBjlxkIuyuqyGlmhX6VWax5iizu7ccsw47X3giB1AuqNTNzrqdhcS15uOaeqf-W58-Ve_oxcvS7QxTZ2amV8EK1MXhWNXA02hNwiMsMlunKGIV-Gt31zHX8SvjfZhBHqYmZ6juErq-hZViQ7O2RMpC_Jo868rkHwVdIMhr2y1/s2061/IMG_3497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0sMoGi24LfKhE74jBjlxkIuyuqyGlmhX6VWax5iizu7ccsw47X3giB1AuqNTNzrqdhcS15uOaeqf-W58-Ve_oxcvS7QxTZ2amV8EK1MXhWNXA02hNwiMsMlunKGIV-Gt31zHX8SvjfZhBHqYmZ6juErq-hZViQ7O2RMpC_Jo868rkHwVdIMhr2y1/s320/IMG_3497.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">60 fat garlic cloves are nestled into the earth, mulched with leaves and covered with screening and rocks.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09RiqZpNG_L73bKuz8BKIIWsfywyDYCdTPFodVOQhTonQTuVC_lwEWf_gAML0xQVXTwPgpQaUsmEiPPLdrL_FMPD3WMpBg3ltwKP4ME6SVqBgIFMEU_lpVYEZwWCSPET5GjkJgyGuXi89OX0eGCYRo7mdwcXf9nggAkYpr0FTxpWxlFMrczhj-3YG/s1539/IMG_3494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi09RiqZpNG_L73bKuz8BKIIWsfywyDYCdTPFodVOQhTonQTuVC_lwEWf_gAML0xQVXTwPgpQaUsmEiPPLdrL_FMPD3WMpBg3ltwKP4ME6SVqBgIFMEU_lpVYEZwWCSPET5GjkJgyGuXi89OX0eGCYRo7mdwcXf9nggAkYpr0FTxpWxlFMrczhj-3YG/s320/IMG_3494.JPG" width="304" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4RIW_kQOKBHgYRlRf6yPElVdpyby-tuuehlPCZl1-HOPz-a4F82jj2pxsUHMvqs907srkh85fS-2_C0qnbhTXVKE0OMhmDZ6k7dftdoXVwgpng6HRwY0uybc_0Uf-vDiHOCOQyCxAAGyr-OYQ9Mf3nTYS8a3Lk1nPHixRNu56b3ZeU4aE39vyVTl/s2061/IMG_3496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4RIW_kQOKBHgYRlRf6yPElVdpyby-tuuehlPCZl1-HOPz-a4F82jj2pxsUHMvqs907srkh85fS-2_C0qnbhTXVKE0OMhmDZ6k7dftdoXVwgpng6HRwY0uybc_0Uf-vDiHOCOQyCxAAGyr-OYQ9Mf3nTYS8a3Lk1nPHixRNu56b3ZeU4aE39vyVTl/s320/IMG_3496.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The baby plum trees have had their trunks wrapped to prevent vole incursions over the winter, and then fenced to deter deer nibbling.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUd-CrXJiJTV2DRsmtutf2heDGrsA5wzftAeMrae-YL9vOBLBdGkAIofW0_GsYeapOOemhIG2Y0pKlHy4KhWKMfAOqoI-YbWbLGk3E645bPy-70bNUtbZ30w3b49ICzdokVi3n2qUKrrkQS-TdgWwMlTnstRpMvFb66rzemC_HNLyUVn49SR7AVL8/s2061/IMG_3500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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By spring it will be full to the topmost step visible in the photo...hopefully.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4S1O6t0vaOLqkTiUi6Dqx2jlbMc5-S6k1KeESRAAKgYuDPypiemN-mjuxV5bDg0Yvlk3QkrrntAOgu36P4NGDdoVBL78P4RP6t_mrGZOi58dBx_pcEHInmWOK_aJDCNScAGgyz4zBIowf_C3niJJsUtdATtSrZP7wr5QgrKj5K0IKQr6EGrJauSL/s2061/IMG_3502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4S1O6t0vaOLqkTiUi6Dqx2jlbMc5-S6k1KeESRAAKgYuDPypiemN-mjuxV5bDg0Yvlk3QkrrntAOgu36P4NGDdoVBL78P4RP6t_mrGZOi58dBx_pcEHInmWOK_aJDCNScAGgyz4zBIowf_C3niJJsUtdATtSrZP7wr5QgrKj5K0IKQr6EGrJauSL/s320/IMG_3502.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The spuds have been dug, cured, brushed off and stored. Red, Gold and Russet.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j9pPpIMYwHJUOT9fjPbzrrGuJf30I3-wOfXRFv7pDQpiX2HL9fE6FGJTDCacCUdPNgmLP8P_glKnIVPvSUjcWRhz_8D1IS_cAOLJMkm0JH7idEp7jV30M1W88xVkX7rRvO-diXwJT28hn3bAZvgpHecwuGjHa1qACxqjUGLHNj63Xf-8vVnFZn9w/s2061/IMG_3506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4j9pPpIMYwHJUOT9fjPbzrrGuJf30I3-wOfXRFv7pDQpiX2HL9fE6FGJTDCacCUdPNgmLP8P_glKnIVPvSUjcWRhz_8D1IS_cAOLJMkm0JH7idEp7jV30M1W88xVkX7rRvO-diXwJT28hn3bAZvgpHecwuGjHa1qACxqjUGLHNj63Xf-8vVnFZn9w/s320/IMG_3506.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">There has not been an hard frost at all yet. A few asters and nasturtium seeds I poked into the new perennial bed later in the summer, are now blooming. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswZPGhT9tp3oo2zEORrSDZZHhLqG8KTlJSN9cElzt6-QrByJ8OVQegMs8g9kmz9h4bTheAwkhDXDE4cqkc8McSyc6pJChyphenhyphenr7JAJuU1h2ihoJdArXZvaip7c_tNXOQNdROMyoKB6KxFV0QOfcLtN3sem8HkmU6v4Ulb-SfPQkCPeEtfNhV_hQeveKm/s2056/IMG_3513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="2056" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswZPGhT9tp3oo2zEORrSDZZHhLqG8KTlJSN9cElzt6-QrByJ8OVQegMs8g9kmz9h4bTheAwkhDXDE4cqkc8McSyc6pJChyphenhyphenr7JAJuU1h2ihoJdArXZvaip7c_tNXOQNdROMyoKB6KxFV0QOfcLtN3sem8HkmU6v4Ulb-SfPQkCPeEtfNhV_hQeveKm/s320/IMG_3513.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-no2v-Ku1M4oW2kqoX4yMf60n25T_eVnHF0w33cpMPf21KTntiIcWq2-B1OzxPq-QdPT8VeU0xTIyOtmMSH_oC8EBjC9XD7CvWghCMsK86f5Ci2O6KjSZA2ZTgoZ-rC1OtI5GI1wX-c8gT4zKxdHmMb78SOiX1AA-cWonI3p7vF6cU1a6Jrd82mh/s1624/IMG_3512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1624" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-no2v-Ku1M4oW2kqoX4yMf60n25T_eVnHF0w33cpMPf21KTntiIcWq2-B1OzxPq-QdPT8VeU0xTIyOtmMSH_oC8EBjC9XD7CvWghCMsK86f5Ci2O6KjSZA2ZTgoZ-rC1OtI5GI1wX-c8gT4zKxdHmMb78SOiX1AA-cWonI3p7vF6cU1a6Jrd82mh/s320/IMG_3512.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A couple more of the sad little rutabaga seedlings I also popped in there have come into their own. The last two are showing their mettle. We ate one of the previously harvested ones at Thanksgiving...so delicious. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddioDhzz0CETbqSGCuhezuw2XDEQXCb6RTyC3jBOWmpupAhyYU6NpzGyw3WPJXVIngW5htdP2-be7qH1-HU8V2UIxhskBbEjP3fslWPijausZWd6u_2TxuGZK-gYZfVTdjKYxorAYDkWDXXktRR2pwDXKNnxsUpzzgYXxxNG97fjBoefCmUdeMz7c/s2061/IMG_3510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddioDhzz0CETbqSGCuhezuw2XDEQXCb6RTyC3jBOWmpupAhyYU6NpzGyw3WPJXVIngW5htdP2-be7qH1-HU8V2UIxhskBbEjP3fslWPijausZWd6u_2TxuGZK-gYZfVTdjKYxorAYDkWDXXktRR2pwDXKNnxsUpzzgYXxxNG97fjBoefCmUdeMz7c/s320/IMG_3510.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Marigolds are still a cheery blast of colour, and a small bed of spinach is doing very well under it's deer deterrent cage.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDapYmmgNGEsVgY2Q65567QHeDk6_4hPcHAsytHo2YTGvKoXUG0h6ectlnwP9G_IEIZ1fsUfEgMm6xHmCB6demr9pBt4SjbTLm8_urfnN9HxWYj7iXwXV0CVkJnF1fuBwRwxHL76gX9h000fjHhN6620hbVGTAP-eUiCvMye9t8VfcNoHfrMW22P4/s2061/IMG_3503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDapYmmgNGEsVgY2Q65567QHeDk6_4hPcHAsytHo2YTGvKoXUG0h6ectlnwP9G_IEIZ1fsUfEgMm6xHmCB6demr9pBt4SjbTLm8_urfnN9HxWYj7iXwXV0CVkJnF1fuBwRwxHL76gX9h000fjHhN6620hbVGTAP-eUiCvMye9t8VfcNoHfrMW22P4/s320/IMG_3503.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Radicchio, arugula and a few lettuces under deer deterrent screening are really enjoying these mild fall days. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt8KPmWwd8fnac8ETm18m5mc511HqvxCAH_df_73Kj30AXYghOKswNsq3Okp59h2mwS74E0Bm4iMoRQM92xwUqm1CpWzCQTkMu97IIweWGu1JlKVXyV9vX8IASRAe9turmiUsDCTiR9t3dJcAZP7UUO0y15RPqru1yK1xmRuFAupavbMWyGnVhJkb/s2061/IMG_3526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt8KPmWwd8fnac8ETm18m5mc511HqvxCAH_df_73Kj30AXYghOKswNsq3Okp59h2mwS74E0Bm4iMoRQM92xwUqm1CpWzCQTkMu97IIweWGu1JlKVXyV9vX8IASRAe9turmiUsDCTiR9t3dJcAZP7UUO0y15RPqru1yK1xmRuFAupavbMWyGnVhJkb/s320/IMG_3526.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-7065976718849438232023-10-07T08:00:00.000-04:002023-10-07T08:00:06.677-04:00I've been "got"!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">October 7, 2023</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-FCn8oKGl-txj5JKPtgZwEOI-xXVNIcp9nbxMDg1cUjjpRfqfCngWQFQ15Pup9GS83JiqpH4bjV6pHBxwoH5VulkdXTGzqAlNiI1KHp8moQ7QCT3XpopCRj18RmLWNQggw-qd_PufO8-P-7Ol7r4XGIIrdE1Vy7fdLHSPZSplxRLqQLdtnXT3E-E/s2061/IMG_3489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-FCn8oKGl-txj5JKPtgZwEOI-xXVNIcp9nbxMDg1cUjjpRfqfCngWQFQ15Pup9GS83JiqpH4bjV6pHBxwoH5VulkdXTGzqAlNiI1KHp8moQ7QCT3XpopCRj18RmLWNQggw-qd_PufO8-P-7Ol7r4XGIIrdE1Vy7fdLHSPZSplxRLqQLdtnXT3E-E/s320/IMG_3489.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">This is my fall greens patch. It was pak choy and collards. I am pretty sure these are the culprits. (ignore the date on the camera.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_SfuMtMPQ4KZBrP_7No4GFG7VDBmKGYSGJhSpLGJPFJCB1c-IslH0Q5YBy3WwE16kfMTVqya-vgbUZIwrUR4OHKCA5PDxksZXlV2tVo9xQACAwIdnAvw9X-uhXAAmuMrxiUCWDZca5-7d0kO8WT4-_IEKElMBq9G1KVnLDq9WThDId5fy-20br85/s1229/HUNT0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1229" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_SfuMtMPQ4KZBrP_7No4GFG7VDBmKGYSGJhSpLGJPFJCB1c-IslH0Q5YBy3WwE16kfMTVqya-vgbUZIwrUR4OHKCA5PDxksZXlV2tVo9xQACAwIdnAvw9X-uhXAAmuMrxiUCWDZca5-7d0kO8WT4-_IEKElMBq9G1KVnLDq9WThDId5fy-20br85/s320/HUNT0014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>There is a doe with two fawns, (one of the fawns is front and centre, and the doe is behind her) who have been hanging around. We have many trail camera pictures of them and have seen them in daylight under the apple trees in the front yard and behind the barn. The little guys appear to not have a care in the world, prancing around and play butting each other, their little white tails flipping up, while the doe watches cautiously. We are pretty sure it is the same threesome I posted a picture of in the spring when the fawns were small and still had their spots. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So...I cleared out that mess and installed hardware cloth to protect the lettuce and radicchio that are behind, because I am sure they will be back. They also had a nibble on the broccoli plants that I have been harvesting shoots from, so those are pulled and composted as well. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We have still not had a hard frost, and all the remaining blooms are crawling with pollen and nectar gathering insects. The red dahlia has exploded into this.....</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmBbRzYLuLsYm3vbGRLTfjkLE81-CEyN-d1AfbE7Cr9RN1svVetK2ZJfCCnj1O-CUB6Sl3mdi5o6eju6u5I1tbFZRZQ_SGmQIk5wHiuv-jNZsXyi3GpeqXarv3gNTyLxRgknnkWB1pgAakeSXP3f-ogrsqe74QVTfqcyeSpi5QzEnV6UseE8Uk-Wn/s2061/IMG_3485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmBbRzYLuLsYm3vbGRLTfjkLE81-CEyN-d1AfbE7Cr9RN1svVetK2ZJfCCnj1O-CUB6Sl3mdi5o6eju6u5I1tbFZRZQ_SGmQIk5wHiuv-jNZsXyi3GpeqXarv3gNTyLxRgknnkWB1pgAakeSXP3f-ogrsqe74QVTfqcyeSpi5QzEnV6UseE8Uk-Wn/s320/IMG_3485.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">the blooms all drooping down from the heavy rain we had Thursday.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We did a little back roads drive to see some colour before the rain arrived. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eBXtVxW3F3IJTgFSS35gOt8eKMyzhBNJnH-Mds2dMOrzpl7o9W0cfwNZOV7f59FVjfCb7s-b38O-57WvvPpBVz1WLkUQFNMyOQd-xeB-rORXOSXq8rN_0mI99oXP525Otszh1S45edYc6CYykKAyGbCIrBWcUjfJdgMSNdzjUUwEoIqt3OD4VObN/s1549/DSC08594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1549" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eBXtVxW3F3IJTgFSS35gOt8eKMyzhBNJnH-Mds2dMOrzpl7o9W0cfwNZOV7f59FVjfCb7s-b38O-57WvvPpBVz1WLkUQFNMyOQd-xeB-rORXOSXq8rN_0mI99oXP525Otszh1S45edYc6CYykKAyGbCIrBWcUjfJdgMSNdzjUUwEoIqt3OD4VObN/s320/DSC08594.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRIeDFkt0HxspVVrFAxivD4uz9NU5-b4BnGH5cPoyy6Rtb9kXEzKnSvjphXPSlhBVYHQwet0lgi30qy_xUcyViY0wZvwkhPkEFqpxUDLOJ2YXEBVsNksTtC4mqGdSbA8NhEdbaaH1guMT24IvUGBPQ_3aYgSNEEpVXpVO4TZ3jm4TGwdhj9BxmDbf/s1549/DSC08593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1549" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRIeDFkt0HxspVVrFAxivD4uz9NU5-b4BnGH5cPoyy6Rtb9kXEzKnSvjphXPSlhBVYHQwet0lgi30qy_xUcyViY0wZvwkhPkEFqpxUDLOJ2YXEBVsNksTtC4mqGdSbA8NhEdbaaH1guMT24IvUGBPQ_3aYgSNEEpVXpVO4TZ3jm4TGwdhj9BxmDbf/s320/DSC08593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The colours are a little muted this year because of the last few weeks of drought. I did find a branch or two that was worth a close-up.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUHM9ddrcD9hfXjbGg8jtNCZw6QOBSaNmMIotwWX_kAo4VBJ76Df2PI538gcxbuIcsxQXOKRkeXkqHSZ7Lfn5jbqQIr_wO0bsLpRJoENQ1YHKqa6UimsT7vsK-vmN0BITpfaeJMUkcS9AyeC8Fcgl9G7KOXCWHTlOtdhG076XRqIlFzwo3TDTV8bE/s2061/IMG_3448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUHM9ddrcD9hfXjbGg8jtNCZw6QOBSaNmMIotwWX_kAo4VBJ76Df2PI538gcxbuIcsxQXOKRkeXkqHSZ7Lfn5jbqQIr_wO0bsLpRJoENQ1YHKqa6UimsT7vsK-vmN0BITpfaeJMUkcS9AyeC8Fcgl9G7KOXCWHTlOtdhG076XRqIlFzwo3TDTV8bE/s320/IMG_3448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />I am so done with apples. This is the last harvest I did with ladder and picking pole.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi49DhSo4lpMqr-9MWgaBCw_lX6PWUDzVIsFF1r7xM68dhkTmkUgUuACgDFZvZoaCjJ7rrag5ujjzOgsel08kWHWzPPSCft8VMthzg_isH0Bq2Ghw2HACN95lB-AT3Ona7kYfhvQ-I-G64dvvOHFL5Nl9jWbKSC4Bqdm1nKcrdO6TGQTFdOjsnZo7w/s2061/IMG_3453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi49DhSo4lpMqr-9MWgaBCw_lX6PWUDzVIsFF1r7xM68dhkTmkUgUuACgDFZvZoaCjJ7rrag5ujjzOgsel08kWHWzPPSCft8VMthzg_isH0Bq2Ghw2HACN95lB-AT3Ona7kYfhvQ-I-G64dvvOHFL5Nl9jWbKSC4Bqdm1nKcrdO6TGQTFdOjsnZo7w/s320/IMG_3453.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />And this is where some of those apples are now.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0uAlvblsFknPEk6Q6KDKVO0C5zTIiMgI-e7pkJeF_rsLLtvidds60fme6-29eovPcl5LE9RaOS609r0S_1sLHn-Q4JzKlmQ1Sm8u0FkhVa3j_tOB22DeVqeUspE0gt4jrf_OMqCYYnX7qCrknnM7YrKDr7NP5gpMaqFInsQNK4a8VuZ0SmrV92Yy/s2061/IMG_3478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0uAlvblsFknPEk6Q6KDKVO0C5zTIiMgI-e7pkJeF_rsLLtvidds60fme6-29eovPcl5LE9RaOS609r0S_1sLHn-Q4JzKlmQ1Sm8u0FkhVa3j_tOB22DeVqeUspE0gt4jrf_OMqCYYnX7qCrknnM7YrKDr7NP5gpMaqFInsQNK4a8VuZ0SmrV92Yy/s320/IMG_3478.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>More apple pie filling. The rest are filling a crisper drawer in the fridge, and will give us an "apple a day" for quite a while. <br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-19878918696714365562023-10-01T09:32:00.000-04:002023-10-01T09:32:35.993-04:00"All you need is tea and warm socks..."<p><span style="font-size: large;">October 1, 2023 <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But...it is 15C (59F) at 8:30AM this morning!! Yesterday was hot and humid, today looks to be gearing up to be the same. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ERgH9oi_nNut3u4Q4zWpNvMZ1tkOHYnpqllp0JYxaSsasdLc0CFcuwwr9h1C6xh7i2AX24w_UR_hCc1HP-JBMe8-DtcjEXGEMBult-JqDFZ5fQzS6iEIdpo8rwIo4n2jiKRiwign_V2PYihYeN-Qk02f5fr69T_vE-UrNNMpmQaieMzysKGiWpcB/s2061/IMG_3435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ERgH9oi_nNut3u4Q4zWpNvMZ1tkOHYnpqllp0JYxaSsasdLc0CFcuwwr9h1C6xh7i2AX24w_UR_hCc1HP-JBMe8-DtcjEXGEMBult-JqDFZ5fQzS6iEIdpo8rwIo4n2jiKRiwign_V2PYihYeN-Qk02f5fr69T_vE-UrNNMpmQaieMzysKGiWpcB/s320/IMG_3435.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Tea, yes; and the latest socks, hot off the needles. Shorter hours of daylight enabled a little knitting. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The harvest continues...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXtfMX5N6EJfRv65h9WCpsWR1wJ_aYsCzxtiDaZ0HVi3ZV_Lrc8hPZcw3mw0ZAasFr09o8KeSr9j9RU9kJ2jGaPQvlQ5ZU3VSal6T-tX7Fev-56ihNKnUtwHWR1fzqp2P32kXS2iKVWzLRViLyPBEaIc5zqIa3lLzDUcxFGYRpQOb4u2AMkqUpPQ3/s1546/IMG_3426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1546" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXtfMX5N6EJfRv65h9WCpsWR1wJ_aYsCzxtiDaZ0HVi3ZV_Lrc8hPZcw3mw0ZAasFr09o8KeSr9j9RU9kJ2jGaPQvlQ5ZU3VSal6T-tX7Fev-56ihNKnUtwHWR1fzqp2P32kXS2iKVWzLRViLyPBEaIc5zqIa3lLzDUcxFGYRpQOb4u2AMkqUpPQ3/s320/IMG_3426.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The last picking of peppers, now dried and frozen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3E1DT_vgmCJ3eGsJVyh1U9hfdNu1i7lzlVgSQHWIrQjs9JVOynx5eHm12sVLQf0cjxBFnv0U6LGrlXC4nzNXKgitYOXh__gTt5gZXGiYTAxORQY9DSITsgq0AUAvOyp2utwNy6AffdAkIaQQiRkiGlNvzMtQ4FcHltEzP-xsjiRNCNMF1w-xBFNH/s1546/IMG_3420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1546" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3E1DT_vgmCJ3eGsJVyh1U9hfdNu1i7lzlVgSQHWIrQjs9JVOynx5eHm12sVLQf0cjxBFnv0U6LGrlXC4nzNXKgitYOXh__gTt5gZXGiYTAxORQY9DSITsgq0AUAvOyp2utwNy6AffdAkIaQQiRkiGlNvzMtQ4FcHltEzP-xsjiRNCNMF1w-xBFNH/s320/IMG_3420.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The watermelons, butternuts and acorns....Something had a little (big!) nibble on a couple.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0sFwrFLz00lo1alyMuWCvatj1RxFd87DRbh-5rZKN-jXknX7ovOTPBwh0HIeZJbDfpc9RrVISYKkcrZ0zEpgxbmMYbKDgxmcAAVWI2T-gBVlbCctikeXWpogh9ow1MRQR2eTNa5h_Xyyh4bxun1F1uaYxYJdY590dyD50IUDPFbsTNJuguS795pO/s1546/IMG_3411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1546" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0sFwrFLz00lo1alyMuWCvatj1RxFd87DRbh-5rZKN-jXknX7ovOTPBwh0HIeZJbDfpc9RrVISYKkcrZ0zEpgxbmMYbKDgxmcAAVWI2T-gBVlbCctikeXWpogh9ow1MRQR2eTNa5h_Xyyh4bxun1F1uaYxYJdY590dyD50IUDPFbsTNJuguS795pO/s320/IMG_3411.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Should have grown more pumpkins..<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcSmp1t9gy1QV4k6DTEamoRFfgWjTfzBEFitd15sSu-Wx0P8dE650uYq9MgBhE6gHOcZJ3KaP53pU0OODFoH7oy01h7wlYaiFJ0_KD40F5Sn8e43Fw43QaKn1H9Ciruy3cFUE_bJJWXAsNV32i_YVn9Zxa_c7bOlf-bnJsQKKFxIJknQE7CWwabzZ/s1546/IMG_3422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1546" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcSmp1t9gy1QV4k6DTEamoRFfgWjTfzBEFitd15sSu-Wx0P8dE650uYq9MgBhE6gHOcZJ3KaP53pU0OODFoH7oy01h7wlYaiFJ0_KD40F5Sn8e43Fw43QaKn1H9Ciruy3cFUE_bJJWXAsNV32i_YVn9Zxa_c7bOlf-bnJsQKKFxIJknQE7CWwabzZ/s320/IMG_3422.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Garlic cleaned and stored.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKERCi-j3f7Ti99XzxR1VDWuQWX-ytVWRitx06Qs0LuUxbLh6HCczzgV9O_siRrK0tSxcvbFu7ycufNiqXrDNZ1ZaT-Lc0Ny7f6mZcwgFOeyGUFkt_HUaa-W08t6tbzHfVejG3FL1MRrElMeMl98emx_2w2LW0v-lVPBEOSzLVMhWXCpshQf0NmbuZ/s1546/IMG_3425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1546" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKERCi-j3f7Ti99XzxR1VDWuQWX-ytVWRitx06Qs0LuUxbLh6HCczzgV9O_siRrK0tSxcvbFu7ycufNiqXrDNZ1ZaT-Lc0Ny7f6mZcwgFOeyGUFkt_HUaa-W08t6tbzHfVejG3FL1MRrElMeMl98emx_2w2LW0v-lVPBEOSzLVMhWXCpshQf0NmbuZ/s320/IMG_3425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">One of the next chores on the list is preparing a garlic bed, for planting in a couple of weeks. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Four rutabagas that grew like crazy once they were transplanted. Must have been all the rain.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TVB2kI5e9fold0uEWDN2wUYthDb9D2Ep0eerqvlZwP8e_8R5oFdw625EEdJ20IWY7UYhOCa7_2fDBWHI8oEJVJdTSlCiH7W6UCkVaRy1D0IZNCoh2wnNd3nNPYn_u_iCvWAhtkbhU2t66-HoRps8j6dLBAgeYn97_VEeQL1Eg9SKCD875L1Qfnw5/s1546/IMG_3410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1546" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TVB2kI5e9fold0uEWDN2wUYthDb9D2Ep0eerqvlZwP8e_8R5oFdw625EEdJ20IWY7UYhOCa7_2fDBWHI8oEJVJdTSlCiH7W6UCkVaRy1D0IZNCoh2wnNd3nNPYn_u_iCvWAhtkbhU2t66-HoRps8j6dLBAgeYn97_VEeQL1Eg9SKCD875L1Qfnw5/s320/IMG_3410.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We have had 4 mornings of light frost. Nothing was seriously injured.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A dahlia grown from a freebee in a plant order. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfLpWV-25CVohypEdxv8YRCI7gchWc71M3_AtITUzV0snp1wr2jOSZa0ENY1TAkyNncSvlGVDlzA-pBAV5W9es6XchdlYsdp45Bsg4-UKmOtnDAAsavbchr7Vht8kSXd4CMeo8SeYteAqQdwnKOHcngO2HWR-DthAknjKGI_sSJbU4fCDepWWF9rd/s1546/IMG_3427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1160" data-original-width="1546" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfLpWV-25CVohypEdxv8YRCI7gchWc71M3_AtITUzV0snp1wr2jOSZa0ENY1TAkyNncSvlGVDlzA-pBAV5W9es6XchdlYsdp45Bsg4-UKmOtnDAAsavbchr7Vht8kSXd4CMeo8SeYteAqQdwnKOHcngO2HWR-DthAknjKGI_sSJbU4fCDepWWF9rd/s320/IMG_3427.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">It was labelled as a variety called "KA's Cloud", and on looking it up, it is supposed to be a "blush-kissed white". Obviously someone boobed somewhere!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The big water tank being towed to its winter hibernation behind the barn. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ68AGvXWcziwrgfruaDXD47Lh8Va44m_5DnD_zqIULsxkQyHN2n4VJ1ZSWQ-x_oKDI1DRr7Mp651_z4ZpVPAdmDXTf1HOW9MQdeBfDQUW52QpSn-Qp2DrK6nskNvR1DnBwMPqq8NMWMlk8z6m1BXkzKlF4ucZCM0mv8DlU_9LEWtXm701EWbG_axo/s2061/IMG_3433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ68AGvXWcziwrgfruaDXD47Lh8Va44m_5DnD_zqIULsxkQyHN2n4VJ1ZSWQ-x_oKDI1DRr7Mp651_z4ZpVPAdmDXTf1HOW9MQdeBfDQUW52QpSn-Qp2DrK6nskNvR1DnBwMPqq8NMWMlk8z6m1BXkzKlF4ucZCM0mv8DlU_9LEWtXm701EWbG_axo/s320/IMG_3433.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The wood shed is on the way to being totally filled, and cleaning the chimneys is a job for this week, as we'll surely be needing a fire if the forecast for this weekend is to be believed.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> This stretch of unusually warm, dry weather is supposed to come to a screeching halt this weekend, which is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I usually bemoan the end of the garden season, but this year...I am so ready!! Come on Jack Frost! </span><br /><br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-62358715444731820662023-09-22T18:59:00.000-04:002023-09-22T18:59:12.781-04:00Summer is done and dusted.....<p><span style="font-size: large;">September 22, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> We are having a lovely stretch of warm, sunny days, great for working outside and getting things done. There has been a touch of patchy frost two nights running, but it wasn't severe, and I covered the cherry tomatoes, (which are bearing like crazy), the pepper patch, and the watermelons. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A few pictures of some of the pretty flowers that are blooming. The marigolds are a bevy of cheery blooms.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ctaXnpHpn0OtpRfLoR51h6E-ATImxTWkXD3NBkbAZxXsUD8YhrXfaaUrE_K8YC3lH_4fzDSXzFdVmnBnInMUmQyq73k4-4qnRwpY7UW1KQtmuiU2a3moHWlkk96ZdDuFMtBwP5Vkrj2Gylg0ZV8BLchIhcHQN7QcqL0RI0R9R3Q48nEpNRCGMNgw/s1288/IMG_3374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ctaXnpHpn0OtpRfLoR51h6E-ATImxTWkXD3NBkbAZxXsUD8YhrXfaaUrE_K8YC3lH_4fzDSXzFdVmnBnInMUmQyq73k4-4qnRwpY7UW1KQtmuiU2a3moHWlkk96ZdDuFMtBwP5Vkrj2Gylg0ZV8BLchIhcHQN7QcqL0RI0R9R3Q48nEpNRCGMNgw/s320/IMG_3374.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKs-uYdxYXaKnwrA-a7QYiHGcbxPgrqLE25B_-nYE5cj3ChFmvR-DEzjtXA_uezulusv_qTBR3FwgwvZebfcYMxAu_lrqcvhAkGWdNUMz7_HZ9-4qfV8Rk0qj_HXZe6AZ7B9gRcn7B7ZPLOgyvGeQY-lszqVvvsf32ETsEJKKH2a4g0atePVSk24G/s1288/IMG_3375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKs-uYdxYXaKnwrA-a7QYiHGcbxPgrqLE25B_-nYE5cj3ChFmvR-DEzjtXA_uezulusv_qTBR3FwgwvZebfcYMxAu_lrqcvhAkGWdNUMz7_HZ9-4qfV8Rk0qj_HXZe6AZ7B9gRcn7B7ZPLOgyvGeQY-lszqVvvsf32ETsEJKKH2a4g0atePVSk24G/s320/IMG_3375.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">The two-tone red glads are still putting out blooms. Some have just little streaks of white, while others are more flamboyant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2UvlAUMzSVel2l9ZiyuZ0j9DPVYpLSI_iJ4Zqwq9j8Il9Nb52jv0vE9gzfbt0jRuCyAduOwdc_hbqXty2UkuZO_fBKdRWrQY4OZqcI7sSDYt947CYvFmIFwBy4LNiIDH5RbrGDKV31NHANK0gC_fA6FV1kA48117MCx3Pnah-7787IkxwYyNscVl/s1288/IMG_3382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2UvlAUMzSVel2l9ZiyuZ0j9DPVYpLSI_iJ4Zqwq9j8Il9Nb52jv0vE9gzfbt0jRuCyAduOwdc_hbqXty2UkuZO_fBKdRWrQY4OZqcI7sSDYt947CYvFmIFwBy4LNiIDH5RbrGDKV31NHANK0gC_fA6FV1kA48117MCx3Pnah-7787IkxwYyNscVl/s320/IMG_3382.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSLMHBImlKmi84XznsQs1Z6laPHylFRdB7_1EpQ3tQrgtdWG2LcjIlEypCeZwTBkZ8en1IumBGSQ7lhqjWkOEsmxEaztpN7063yhCBdsmiGPa8L-srwiXthltier26PKI16jkG5JCqsp9GUP717JJ1UHS6TMPHo6qj4Z2qeFRJKwJ62go3eaTWkHr/s1288/IMG_3381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSLMHBImlKmi84XznsQs1Z6laPHylFRdB7_1EpQ3tQrgtdWG2LcjIlEypCeZwTBkZ8en1IumBGSQ7lhqjWkOEsmxEaztpN7063yhCBdsmiGPa8L-srwiXthltier26PKI16jkG5JCqsp9GUP717JJ1UHS6TMPHo6qj4Z2qeFRJKwJ62go3eaTWkHr/s320/IMG_3381.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A packet of wild flower seeds tossed on some bare soil this spring, have finally produced some blooms. A few cosmos, (see the tiny spider on that one?),<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSWRY98Io_e21gKnT8JEcuHpfwjyVSp_upcw6RBs45uAGaoAgUGPlBArcxiHSV9eLIMkB5zZ7nYie0JDVptVrLy7g_HMa3-bLyoRX9Jtk6ezVRhN39GqrIH8RRvoYVrz-NZzi_tRVEp5sNMR5FaNVqydDJX_cCcxoVjaoj4Zw-XNxQkVmHZzhrx4j/s1288/IMG_3397.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSWRY98Io_e21gKnT8JEcuHpfwjyVSp_upcw6RBs45uAGaoAgUGPlBArcxiHSV9eLIMkB5zZ7nYie0JDVptVrLy7g_HMa3-bLyoRX9Jtk6ezVRhN39GqrIH8RRvoYVrz-NZzi_tRVEp5sNMR5FaNVqydDJX_cCcxoVjaoj4Zw-XNxQkVmHZzhrx4j/s320/IMG_3397.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> and some red poppies are blooming now....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-2lGhsfeHUv5kFSgrQGto1UmzWDHZVcKD2i50uAwGyWTdhoA1iON9XeyvtEPwCPIBhwf9l790bPWpmfC2ytLhwe-VriCxuFSOQFiquqB7Ebqe9nQ9v-Jv2BOrBbFNZX2jdq8DJSZrfc0IpU15mYvGvKgQxLQ-Vp_GU4g2XsfRwp4Ej6WwwtKvK5X/s1288/IMG_3395.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-2lGhsfeHUv5kFSgrQGto1UmzWDHZVcKD2i50uAwGyWTdhoA1iON9XeyvtEPwCPIBhwf9l790bPWpmfC2ytLhwe-VriCxuFSOQFiquqB7Ebqe9nQ9v-Jv2BOrBbFNZX2jdq8DJSZrfc0IpU15mYvGvKgQxLQ-Vp_GU4g2XsfRwp4Ej6WwwtKvK5X/s320/IMG_3395.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>as well as a pretty pink thing, perhaps a mallow of some sort(?) with a very beautiful star shape in the middle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DF3CtA-0ZfZRwdtSkix4S8guNpFr9-aD0vdRLYiMfMRZ3lDc7dpjJ-0q0lP9jF8KNauxh5WdUmj8yyqTZh0wAvJnAn1EPD3KlU7sv4PTeEMheW-VfBnMwH27kvsUwGSlRp5GqrF8xjg0DAN3JshWy1NlE5mcaiv1Gq8uleAi4VfHR0FaBKNQdilR/s1288/IMG_3394.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DF3CtA-0ZfZRwdtSkix4S8guNpFr9-aD0vdRLYiMfMRZ3lDc7dpjJ-0q0lP9jF8KNauxh5WdUmj8yyqTZh0wAvJnAn1EPD3KlU7sv4PTeEMheW-VfBnMwH27kvsUwGSlRp5GqrF8xjg0DAN3JshWy1NlE5mcaiv1Gq8uleAi4VfHR0FaBKNQdilR/s320/IMG_3394.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">I am still waiting for the red peppers to turn from green to red. I harvested most of the green peppers, diced and froze them. This summer's patch has been a lot less productive than last year's. I left the smaller green peppers on the plants, hoping that maybe they will get a little larger. Until a severe frost is forecast, I am leaving them alone and will continue covering them on cool nights. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8-cWFFYWNHDYS_kYp9pRkWQ-elvCMEP4xR7gv5F9aRE8y1jUmrzP1lT0ZJIJ3U5HjcR-g5Jdxj4dRospKx370ldU4sMvcXGjGhAN59b46WLksY5spBphhhz2N7fyQhOYKMMYCxaUuMHkV-wNqG1_GSCbd3PJb06ivDp4CRssY5IrjGh5DLmFW_br/s1288/IMG_3388.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8-cWFFYWNHDYS_kYp9pRkWQ-elvCMEP4xR7gv5F9aRE8y1jUmrzP1lT0ZJIJ3U5HjcR-g5Jdxj4dRospKx370ldU4sMvcXGjGhAN59b46WLksY5spBphhhz2N7fyQhOYKMMYCxaUuMHkV-wNqG1_GSCbd3PJb06ivDp4CRssY5IrjGh5DLmFW_br/s320/IMG_3388.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The watermelons have continued to grow. There are 6 of a decent size, and we sampled one about a week ago. It could have used some more time on the vine, but it was so very sweet and juicy. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuiFKXuVo6XifL80Za7aWlxnZTXRc0lDb4Z4_Gf6P2zDtTtGbs1L9k0yQZ_8JSbyKOwStB2vxS7rKPnuNjQfWi4nN-CL9ZTHma7Oz7u4t6Lwq_xKdqF1IM6V8ec_hsQNQKXhsQezef-Uo5SXzCA_-0O5gZ2xFiKy0T9RLvsICeh-K1nPptdNr8Y6b/s1288/IMG_3370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuiFKXuVo6XifL80Za7aWlxnZTXRc0lDb4Z4_Gf6P2zDtTtGbs1L9k0yQZ_8JSbyKOwStB2vxS7rKPnuNjQfWi4nN-CL9ZTHma7Oz7u4t6Lwq_xKdqF1IM6V8ec_hsQNQKXhsQezef-Uo5SXzCA_-0O5gZ2xFiKy0T9RLvsICeh-K1nPptdNr8Y6b/s320/IMG_3370.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> One of these will be our next victim!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTqX6RlNvI6u_zCBUjSaqeI7zu_lJYjtpvn1-Uc_NqzsuPz6JSdVWQSzLm_GGyvZAKU9Mz98ABRnGAM0q7bcsx-prjg0jqvjK60_uAghSCkRr2i0EXBWw1vwCK5y6KQ18ticp6tt0cxZuzWaw5qTGqPHrKl7nVArsPUlyLfBqup8XPdiRCJ4ByNMB/s1288/IMG_3406.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTqX6RlNvI6u_zCBUjSaqeI7zu_lJYjtpvn1-Uc_NqzsuPz6JSdVWQSzLm_GGyvZAKU9Mz98ABRnGAM0q7bcsx-prjg0jqvjK60_uAghSCkRr2i0EXBWw1vwCK5y6KQ18ticp6tt0cxZuzWaw5qTGqPHrKl7nVArsPUlyLfBqup8XPdiRCJ4ByNMB/s320/IMG_3406.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The bush is still mostly green, a tinge of colour showing up here and there. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_i8LdfxOyAftkuVcva8b4DwE7PqoeYBx3s1rdXNYQmOLArkNjSzXaFvWtRllNKQQ39Re-EpgMKrmE2cvW08tIGujyywBydiBarI9ex936FwpPiugaS9vrtVZL3-gCkrpxtB_1RUTL9Q9SAIiRN1Sc77FVoqR_aaWh6WP9KyyNW0WItFb9TZPXd-k/s1288/IMG_3391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_i8LdfxOyAftkuVcva8b4DwE7PqoeYBx3s1rdXNYQmOLArkNjSzXaFvWtRllNKQQ39Re-EpgMKrmE2cvW08tIGujyywBydiBarI9ex936FwpPiugaS9vrtVZL3-gCkrpxtB_1RUTL9Q9SAIiRN1Sc77FVoqR_aaWh6WP9KyyNW0WItFb9TZPXd-k/s320/IMG_3391.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhSr9HGO0waxu5OhvrstX_YIn9__Vuxzi8tnbJF0OWJU-uc74PLT1TpjcFF0zUNHxLtUDoI_z7SakHpMMBBtVe8ni1Q-0tq984ElnBdB2COFwNs74PRpUj5PDwOVZkrO9GSgICH8Q46tmBcrLyler1d2tuOlHVeC52M8qsCttpZ-XrFTcHEj1C-v9/s1288/IMG_3350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhSr9HGO0waxu5OhvrstX_YIn9__Vuxzi8tnbJF0OWJU-uc74PLT1TpjcFF0zUNHxLtUDoI_z7SakHpMMBBtVe8ni1Q-0tq984ElnBdB2COFwNs74PRpUj5PDwOVZkrO9GSgICH8Q46tmBcrLyler1d2tuOlHVeC52M8qsCttpZ-XrFTcHEj1C-v9/s320/IMG_3350.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Pickling and preserving is in full swing. Cucumbers are done. This is the last batch of pickles. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJBbDtf3Qj5umsN9s5pxgmd9t9b5UnlTL3A_DN0j-qKbxjOJ0KzByn2Ch6JbUzwqw8BJ7fcBUzzkcj1XzOBpCzu08hE6cNFP2Cb9m0sxxediH7ac8r6arWNZsm7ungFl6ekzPRYPKvJrOh0hIUgVIU43Ub8-e4eQeto_GFnBJLZ0-k40paTkO9HId/s1288/IMG_3345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJBbDtf3Qj5umsN9s5pxgmd9t9b5UnlTL3A_DN0j-qKbxjOJ0KzByn2Ch6JbUzwqw8BJ7fcBUzzkcj1XzOBpCzu08hE6cNFP2Cb9m0sxxediH7ac8r6arWNZsm7ungFl6ekzPRYPKvJrOh0hIUgVIU43Ub8-e4eQeto_GFnBJLZ0-k40paTkO9HId/s320/IMG_3345.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I don't usually reuse store bought pickle jars, but I have used up all my quart sealers on the amazing cucumber/pickle harvest we have enjoyed this year. <br />It is now tomato and apple time. I had to strip the fruit from my tomato plants a while ago, as the plants were badly blighted. Every couple of days I sort through the tomatoes spread out in boxes, processing them as they ripen. A batch of chili sauce is cooling on the counter now. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Apple slices have been dried and frozen, the first batch of apple sauce is on the shelves, tomorrow will see another batch canned, and hopefully a third one will keep us in sauce until next year's apple harvest.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Hubby has been busy....<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZN1Kz4qTxIKvzHWU-WQkqAdB4TCczWIw986LUrdbpgIpNQeM3p-n2zoLYxSD2wkjYbC6leqCG--Sq-n3nvwdEsJ6i7Zoh4dtKSw6T2AznSc0ybhu_umbi2F9psCdX6DJpdwtVNEs1ZDNNlZ3n56i-LE-uQiJBSUT4gaxSqV2An9wEVn8SXyI_TPY/s1288/IMG_3389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZN1Kz4qTxIKvzHWU-WQkqAdB4TCczWIw986LUrdbpgIpNQeM3p-n2zoLYxSD2wkjYbC6leqCG--Sq-n3nvwdEsJ6i7Zoh4dtKSw6T2AznSc0ybhu_umbi2F9psCdX6DJpdwtVNEs1ZDNNlZ3n56i-LE-uQiJBSUT4gaxSqV2An9wEVn8SXyI_TPY/s320/IMG_3389.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">He has made a box with 2 inch thick white cedar planks he milled, levelled the spot in front of the slab retaining wall beside the root cellar's entrance, and buried it. He built the frame to fit the window we found up in the barn loft when we moved here. Now for some soil and some seeds!!!<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HUt2zZ1NnCt9oAVUqtpGBAvR0nqY_Xdc6i4SoYE_N2HndAa8Km3BPvELsKbxX191Tv7LJqabptPTFxRgh-tRwVk75tS9JGEk-5hsXO2ayeFaNs_2EELm6qoIyYEsAQb9wg7D__18YvuEr7za87QYaAF7yg4OGqrBgKjxkt77idnHJMEH3hZFXCXQ/s1288/IMG_3392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HUt2zZ1NnCt9oAVUqtpGBAvR0nqY_Xdc6i4SoYE_N2HndAa8Km3BPvELsKbxX191Tv7LJqabptPTFxRgh-tRwVk75tS9JGEk-5hsXO2ayeFaNs_2EELm6qoIyYEsAQb9wg7D__18YvuEr7za87QYaAF7yg4OGqrBgKjxkt77idnHJMEH3hZFXCXQ/s320/IMG_3392.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> <br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-32850787264847238652023-09-12T10:15:00.000-04:002023-09-12T10:15:04.492-04:00Some Gorgeous Glads, Root Cellar, and Helicopters....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> September 12, 2023<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For your viewing pleasure.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR3hokEpkzpjP7RN6bMGocRgshzGwRCM7UtqeG7bMjnRBnnbhdLpIDvQOIu_22DHwREy8TxNV5MIdTdBg5Urmzzudk7Jbcaz7ZzKmQOLtMwDK27QD_UpOIUCk5-5vLQTw8pqM6Om2TJTsowovufSaMrCGKH6KayQq9vm6bOqH_Ulb177QxIRHI4pS/s5152/IMG_3308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIR3hokEpkzpjP7RN6bMGocRgshzGwRCM7UtqeG7bMjnRBnnbhdLpIDvQOIu_22DHwREy8TxNV5MIdTdBg5Urmzzudk7Jbcaz7ZzKmQOLtMwDK27QD_UpOIUCk5-5vLQTw8pqM6Om2TJTsowovufSaMrCGKH6KayQq9vm6bOqH_Ulb177QxIRHI4pS/s320/IMG_3308.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzmcTbvMHdFBFXUgKyymmZdFJJhbbR54AlK2w8Z70SXcDRbj6kJYxgMNhBiVi8RhX-XhEhzRWYs860t5Xw-Sgce3s1vPQljJeT32YGHgFvMAYC-K2V7yuwNBIQVg6DkS9YNBXJocL4FasYQZ2mnDyHYBAM9G6e8BN4tihkA2Fq0ohYaS6EOinyEgm/s5152/IMG_3310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzmcTbvMHdFBFXUgKyymmZdFJJhbbR54AlK2w8Z70SXcDRbj6kJYxgMNhBiVi8RhX-XhEhzRWYs860t5Xw-Sgce3s1vPQljJeT32YGHgFvMAYC-K2V7yuwNBIQVg6DkS9YNBXJocL4FasYQZ2mnDyHYBAM9G6e8BN4tihkA2Fq0ohYaS6EOinyEgm/s320/IMG_3310.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16TMcIM_g0Ot9opnG_1mytu_U0JFQXvWsQMylebrojQQNuE8LN2LI40OrJgvDZMdoUTQ0MK6qVlyHzbAfvDUQLT6VUBW9wZU__VdxyBx_rfM8WNquKuUzzqLny3rGh7MO4Nb3PH_fZuKPOTkRwlWPzEiaOH1PnbyrATmvqeVRM0asf_Ya4QAbU2Ms/s4367/IMG_3312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3863" data-original-width="4367" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16TMcIM_g0Ot9opnG_1mytu_U0JFQXvWsQMylebrojQQNuE8LN2LI40OrJgvDZMdoUTQ0MK6qVlyHzbAfvDUQLT6VUBW9wZU__VdxyBx_rfM8WNquKuUzzqLny3rGh7MO4Nb3PH_fZuKPOTkRwlWPzEiaOH1PnbyrATmvqeVRM0asf_Ya4QAbU2Ms/s320/IMG_3312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span><u>"Generally, gladioli represent <b>strength of character, faithfulness, moral integrity, and remembrance</b>. Gladioli are actually the traditional 40th-anniversary flower and the <span role="tooltip" tabindex="0"><span class="c5aZPb" data-enable-toggle-animation="true" data-extra-container-classes="ZLo7Eb" data-hover-hide-delay="1000" data-hover-open-delay="500" data-send-open-event="true" data-theme="0" data-ved="2ahUKEwjk6IHJ-KSBAxUolIkEHTIeB44QmpgGegQIIRAD" data-width="250" role="button" tabindex="0"><span class="JPfdse" data-bubble-link="" data-segment-text="birth flower">birth flower</span></span></span> for the month of August!"</u> <i>(Shamelessly copied from the internet)</i></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span>The marigolds encircling the onion bed have sure taken off since the onions were harvested. They are so sunny and cheerful, and will keep going until frost, and they can even take a light frost. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6NvD1Mhx37_zzcUe9cl-aBTs1DxeM16sH--DDxZuSnfYK0Rnue6UC1SMiRLg1ZdPsAsqFvGszsVVCDdEZsKN8Uy1W7_upDGsYLjAxhjiVsEM_WthcTd3SBJ4VcIfWRCpL4lrAW7eO0iWT-KE-beIoSJMsiLnjqVzXqMilYxypEodTTDNJOsZdR_o/s5152/IMG_3301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6NvD1Mhx37_zzcUe9cl-aBTs1DxeM16sH--DDxZuSnfYK0Rnue6UC1SMiRLg1ZdPsAsqFvGszsVVCDdEZsKN8Uy1W7_upDGsYLjAxhjiVsEM_WthcTd3SBJ4VcIfWRCpL4lrAW7eO0iWT-KE-beIoSJMsiLnjqVzXqMilYxypEodTTDNJOsZdR_o/s320/IMG_3301.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn UiGGAb" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><u>"marigolds symbolize <b>purity, auspiciousness, and the divine</b>.
Their strong fragrance is believed to ward off negativity and evil
spirits. The vibrant colours of marigolds also represent the sun's
energy, signifying warmth, passion, and creativity."</u> <i>(ditto)</i></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn UiGGAb" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">The tire planter is abloom with beautiful asters, just lucky that the seedlings I put there turned out to be a mixture of colours. It is a long wait for asters to bloom, but so worth the wait.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuWpGc8UMaNbWmoDK3yGHXHqVeA3DyvEm1TpD-gCCGTpUs0QjulHtwtl98cEg1NZn_wb5eS9aiK_LhyhJr5pgCUjtf-YXqEi3eRN_VWg0XEJObg2Wk975KWwpZ9feuq3rAGxWBwEVVvrOmKFPk4C-mqze_e2cTGKtt8q7DwxCy1YfxKT-gvpt9RWV/s6744/220A4210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4502" data-original-width="6744" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuWpGc8UMaNbWmoDK3yGHXHqVeA3DyvEm1TpD-gCCGTpUs0QjulHtwtl98cEg1NZn_wb5eS9aiK_LhyhJr5pgCUjtf-YXqEi3eRN_VWg0XEJObg2Wk975KWwpZ9feuq3rAGxWBwEVVvrOmKFPk4C-mqze_e2cTGKtt8q7DwxCy1YfxKT-gvpt9RWV/s320/220A4210.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn UiGGAb" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>"Asters symbolize <b>love, wisdom, faith, and colour</b>. </u><i>(ditto)</i></span></span></span><p></p><p><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn UiGGAb" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>So the root cellar build is coming along. It occurred to us that in front of the root cellar's hump would be the perfect place to put a cold frame, as it is south facing. I have been looking around, and had chosen a site, but it was not an optimum location. Hubby has sunk posts, nailed the slabs from the hemlock beams milled for the cellar across the front, will be bracing them, filling in soil behind, and then the cold frame will be sunk in at the front. So that plan is coming together.<br /></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsgkSOtju8rW3Q6xsCCIXomxOCfhOc7G9FhgJiOON-u5kt9_MQcpc4QoVd0i7h-kGs6sA7UWlxXUczIT1eeZlvFBUcgcYbnh0yKSHCTk6VXxm9yN3ZTwDakU4g5fGz5iM6XTbY_-kkbM0R_T0FX9eLm-XmmBSQHbTzGfBJ__pidMNwe9DolQEgcND/s4144/IMG_3332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="4144" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsgkSOtju8rW3Q6xsCCIXomxOCfhOc7G9FhgJiOON-u5kt9_MQcpc4QoVd0i7h-kGs6sA7UWlxXUczIT1eeZlvFBUcgcYbnh0yKSHCTk6VXxm9yN3ZTwDakU4g5fGz5iM6XTbY_-kkbM0R_T0FX9eLm-XmmBSQHbTzGfBJ__pidMNwe9DolQEgcND/s320/IMG_3332.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Over the past weekend, we headed to an auction sale along the Petawawa river. It happens that the location is just downstream from Garrison Petawawa, and the military were practising air drops with big helicopters with double rotors. (Chinooks??) They flew up the river past the auction site about every 30 minutes, their noise and vibration drowning out the auctioneer. It was very cool to watch them. On some passes, they were so low that one could look into the aircraft as they zoomed past. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTWm3XlJgDhKoSD4pSZ_v44jYawb-a7x0XRrTBxfq_0xnRGUklk3ODhKy3BIWqaKggeqODjhfrJCwxbLsKmHpzvwWFuw_Zdxc1GCXBHKeA8BJLGfWgksAA-xPLT3ebwXYJ0NrUwBzbD4UjSFDOozBf43SUWYeZ4OOdd7BjLA36gnsfnGhV9Rw7mSw/s5152/IMG_3322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTWm3XlJgDhKoSD4pSZ_v44jYawb-a7x0XRrTBxfq_0xnRGUklk3ODhKy3BIWqaKggeqODjhfrJCwxbLsKmHpzvwWFuw_Zdxc1GCXBHKeA8BJLGfWgksAA-xPLT3ebwXYJ0NrUwBzbD4UjSFDOozBf43SUWYeZ4OOdd7BjLA36gnsfnGhV9Rw7mSw/s320/IMG_3322.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCa_HjazUVuGBhV0ZxaqbyBLDaClwmT9IqlG9ybYmDNNVZw7b8Vtb9sCew_HgDHED3M79YmS8L9po_f_xd2tAevaPrYW2qejy4gNTLFAGU4LF7N0gKyubx4_0KrmhqH7j-3DRwzpp-eVOcZrLFLIhFgjewwWW6Z1hDrUvd8SlH9ASPnjy5r-M83jc/s4951/IMG_3321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3713" data-original-width="4951" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCa_HjazUVuGBhV0ZxaqbyBLDaClwmT9IqlG9ybYmDNNVZw7b8Vtb9sCew_HgDHED3M79YmS8L9po_f_xd2tAevaPrYW2qejy4gNTLFAGU4LF7N0gKyubx4_0KrmhqH7j-3DRwzpp-eVOcZrLFLIhFgjewwWW6Z1hDrUvd8SlH9ASPnjy5r-M83jc/s320/IMG_3321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>We could also hear rapid gun fire in the distance, more practising. We wondered if the noise was instrumental in the cottage/house being sold!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="yxAsKe"></div><div class="wDYxhc" data-md="61" lang="en-CA" style="clear: none;"><div aria-level="3" class="LGOjhe" data-attrid="wa:/description" data-hveid="CCEQAA" role="heading"><span class="ILfuVd NA6bn" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></div></div><p></p><p><br /><br /> </p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-86907810221802652072023-09-07T12:02:00.001-04:002023-09-07T12:02:21.925-04:00Flowers, birds, bruins and surviving the heat and humididy....<p> <span style="font-size: large;">September 7, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A sauna is supposed to be good for a person...we have been living in one for the past few days. This morning was still very humid, very early, as I got a few chores done before the sun cracked the tree line. You just go ahead and "'git 'er done" despite the sweat running down your face and dripping off. Today, the weather is supposed to moderate. A shame, (joking) as we were just getting used to it....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My sunflowers have jumped right along. I have never grown this Teddy Bear variety before, but looked carefully at the seed choices this spring, as I didn't want monsters.They are about chest high.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2I5EMcW1gkGaOVUvQPIsiDqmmHxyKdqq7AE4a8DoKKbGK2q2FtYpHeZPYgm1elKniEwhWd_c_wdPl_vvlaMgwm-qwK_5ECgtlLAAD55r48DE1FH0MH6d_8njxXZSDqP1tioLndRXHE0VEVUvyX1HnRPPsJS9j_huprmiTpgxyb4RWIhQF4NENXYx/s2576/IMG_3304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2I5EMcW1gkGaOVUvQPIsiDqmmHxyKdqq7AE4a8DoKKbGK2q2FtYpHeZPYgm1elKniEwhWd_c_wdPl_vvlaMgwm-qwK_5ECgtlLAAD55r48DE1FH0MH6d_8njxXZSDqP1tioLndRXHE0VEVUvyX1HnRPPsJS9j_huprmiTpgxyb4RWIhQF4NENXYx/s320/IMG_3304.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">While admiring my row yesterday, a steady cheeping noise drew my attention...and finally I spotted the source....a tiny hummingbird baby. It had positioned itself among the sunflowers and the gladiolas. This morning, I was relieved to see the mother bird feeding the youngster over on the cucumber fence. I am concerned over the little guy, as it is late in the season and the Hummers will be heading south very soon. I am afraid it won't be big enough to make the journey safely.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQhtDWJFQHl_pGnJ0pBV87j7whPyxGhon5bWqKi9_G18rXzCfZDy9ZPmOJu0Y2kOWm9nW07ihSbCnyMbn4P9ZinyCy0eiz9BWSJQluwoJ0ylf0UcAQfmwG-4lGuE7rGkYpc7yJUVDzqAAbUBLExG3B24rcUBE-mYWYAzYgdddLy_JXsxmIPcrPRM2/s2576/IMG_3295.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQhtDWJFQHl_pGnJ0pBV87j7whPyxGhon5bWqKi9_G18rXzCfZDy9ZPmOJu0Y2kOWm9nW07ihSbCnyMbn4P9ZinyCy0eiz9BWSJQluwoJ0ylf0UcAQfmwG-4lGuE7rGkYpc7yJUVDzqAAbUBLExG3B24rcUBE-mYWYAzYgdddLy_JXsxmIPcrPRM2/s320/IMG_3295.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NqYu1WhIiqqbRLsk1EZZTJkYoO5p17MPmzTwtTupeUNUUQK8KUC6UyeyukGu-aomZAhZ8JSP43R4AtLXUwlTG_e-rEZZwC7LNUa_DPZyEhKogyHAebgt1G-vMFAqADpyWaS8KsSHnQeWlm8cIQQpg85i640v5KLkrH3y6H2kwsS57emeNEIkbnLx/s2576/IMG_3289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NqYu1WhIiqqbRLsk1EZZTJkYoO5p17MPmzTwtTupeUNUUQK8KUC6UyeyukGu-aomZAhZ8JSP43R4AtLXUwlTG_e-rEZZwC7LNUa_DPZyEhKogyHAebgt1G-vMFAqADpyWaS8KsSHnQeWlm8cIQQpg85i640v5KLkrH3y6H2kwsS57emeNEIkbnLx/s320/IMG_3289.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The second planting of carrots came out of the ground this morning. There is a bit of sunburn on some of the tops, and the soil they were in was very dry, but not too bad looking.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZsMQZEMAjBZOJ_17pC8HE1Ffj_98XI1K4BpuAyvj25PbAJokWbWPecn6yxw-SX-WaGkGbdD3tu2o8QXQgTBUbhjIgy7PzKluDaMB75xQCOf099j5eDJtZA3RQ0z1fUOihxE_h7Tf1SIWVsblr2tBhMp4QL5Kj6axRZY8KUbuv_U_3RD5hk3Iv2kv/s1288/IMG_3296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZsMQZEMAjBZOJ_17pC8HE1Ffj_98XI1K4BpuAyvj25PbAJokWbWPecn6yxw-SX-WaGkGbdD3tu2o8QXQgTBUbhjIgy7PzKluDaMB75xQCOf099j5eDJtZA3RQ0z1fUOihxE_h7Tf1SIWVsblr2tBhMp4QL5Kj6axRZY8KUbuv_U_3RD5hk3Iv2kv/s320/IMG_3296.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>They are in the shade in the woodshed, and I'll get them squirrelled away later today. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The root cellar has it's entrance way and it's double doors installed now. We just have to do some more work on the burying aspect, and getting the top smoothed and seeded. It is just too brutally hot right now and the soil is dust dry and slides. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz1kKlwMPnfgXXUiyaochrQ0pCIwDgE2uqu0Z-U-hMa1ZSlYkRiBbyD0XTBdV2PD-h2-b8Vy43ZL4UE-OC0v0OpRsAzr8DP8QymAfarN8p37LZh9o3_CNOZdd61tAIA7nGbIj60iqeff1JZRyzGxtX0D7CZvChqLFllumNsXLCXOKjjWESjdiB2gx/s2576/IMG_3265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHz1kKlwMPnfgXXUiyaochrQ0pCIwDgE2uqu0Z-U-hMa1ZSlYkRiBbyD0XTBdV2PD-h2-b8Vy43ZL4UE-OC0v0OpRsAzr8DP8QymAfarN8p37LZh9o3_CNOZdd61tAIA7nGbIj60iqeff1JZRyzGxtX0D7CZvChqLFllumNsXLCXOKjjWESjdiB2gx/s320/IMG_3265.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrGhy4d39Hh8t7Ru4SxaBrWstqqanrgAGVhu2CT5OvWaWd1EKs9yrOC_VU_Pm08CnoetAFoNzQOGgTmkyZLONLhC0eLpNMvMOiZJ5DgiNS5zpEIPSSoBHbBgjLSysFJQpTIQ3lVnmsqXcZrrRTBZoYUFLpImoCeRifflIBjPup1EcdwKd4K_Qujbn/s2576/IMG_3262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrGhy4d39Hh8t7Ru4SxaBrWstqqanrgAGVhu2CT5OvWaWd1EKs9yrOC_VU_Pm08CnoetAFoNzQOGgTmkyZLONLhC0eLpNMvMOiZJ5DgiNS5zpEIPSSoBHbBgjLSysFJQpTIQ3lVnmsqXcZrrRTBZoYUFLpImoCeRifflIBjPup1EcdwKd4K_Qujbn/s320/IMG_3262.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The tire planter is abloom with pretty asters, and my glads are making me very happy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT7qCI2BVFMe3gXHVUY4hLR5Dp6ltkacBizZ6OFB1mWp2E2Sm0i6enyEsdJoNSszOUCiurCRYhbSuuNOzKFxxTMbv-YiI30pJC2H1rzKHpjfkkJO40j7EHGV_Pi5bzIIbmVGI6jCNIWcl9pFf_vjFqbNHKRk8rIb3m6GxvdPwgm188RTdC-tPpv-A/s2576/IMG_3267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQT7qCI2BVFMe3gXHVUY4hLR5Dp6ltkacBizZ6OFB1mWp2E2Sm0i6enyEsdJoNSszOUCiurCRYhbSuuNOzKFxxTMbv-YiI30pJC2H1rzKHpjfkkJO40j7EHGV_Pi5bzIIbmVGI6jCNIWcl9pFf_vjFqbNHKRk8rIb3m6GxvdPwgm188RTdC-tPpv-A/s320/IMG_3267.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaoVV67Jrvl2ejL-1QvR118bxilR7_MPisGSL4KgCPjCY2zpFy8cxqa7NfulJm1rdH2T3CF5l1Ch4Zo0ewjjvGx1drpcofvdx8hXzQQ_vC9N8J62iZITk4sq9-CVLcgeIVL60yKCOLE0LIjW5JWdW62eyo7tYGiobgZEZtxalOVC2TNnfk4PcXgae/s1840/IMG_3298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1840" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOaoVV67Jrvl2ejL-1QvR118bxilR7_MPisGSL4KgCPjCY2zpFy8cxqa7NfulJm1rdH2T3CF5l1Ch4Zo0ewjjvGx1drpcofvdx8hXzQQ_vC9N8J62iZITk4sq9-CVLcgeIVL60yKCOLE0LIjW5JWdW62eyo7tYGiobgZEZtxalOVC2TNnfk4PcXgae/s320/IMG_3298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The old apple tree beside the driveway has been dropping apples steadily. Every other day or so I have a wagon load for the compost where I layer them with last year's leaves. They make beautiful compost.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJkR-yfvnzRnTvKBHjyJt-ciFoMVNi30eWYZM78YjI1rEr_Llgug-ZDc12ukFVtyzMh05nTe4xpaf8uJP4S4_PUq3dtUFypDUWIZaAVTJLs7K4A_STeVASU-roNmPlOqH8YoRCRo5LsJgXBmhsvTB9zzsOn0XE4JxBlESpmwfjQ4IEnzf8_HwpXGB/s2576/IMG_3302.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJkR-yfvnzRnTvKBHjyJt-ciFoMVNi30eWYZM78YjI1rEr_Llgug-ZDc12ukFVtyzMh05nTe4xpaf8uJP4S4_PUq3dtUFypDUWIZaAVTJLs7K4A_STeVASU-roNmPlOqH8YoRCRo5LsJgXBmhsvTB9zzsOn0XE4JxBlESpmwfjQ4IEnzf8_HwpXGB/s320/IMG_3302.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Sadly, the apples from this tree bruise rather easily
and badly, and these warm temperatures we have been experiencing seems
to be hastening the process, so there is a lot of knife work involved in
prepping the fruit for preserving.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I have made a batch of apple butter from them, and dehydrated a load of slices, but am waiting on the apples on our other favourite tree to ripen. I did all my appleing from the driveway tree last fall, and I really want to use the ones from our other favourite tree. It just happens to be the favourite of Mr. Bruin and Foxy as well! (Yes, we have seen him eating apples under the trees.)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvePUPFw_e1X8HufnMaKr5Fhr_eZlQw9WVY07yb9cEV5x3TAyM7HA1vC25JyO_Y2AhKZsS4GLTfcVQ1P4ULKNoeaYc6N815kdTmIj0AV53d8HjLcW1tEQ3oZYBNNt-3xGO2MHeqvSKBVMgOnPduaVSKWE6FvvxWTEgaThM81drkFrXEXYcA8UxKbW/s1536/HUNT0027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1536" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvePUPFw_e1X8HufnMaKr5Fhr_eZlQw9WVY07yb9cEV5x3TAyM7HA1vC25JyO_Y2AhKZsS4GLTfcVQ1P4ULKNoeaYc6N815kdTmIj0AV53d8HjLcW1tEQ3oZYBNNt-3xGO2MHeqvSKBVMgOnPduaVSKWE6FvvxWTEgaThM81drkFrXEXYcA8UxKbW/s320/HUNT0027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxAxTK0ssU5hHHNx5VUjfwNScigY_xLoXy_A94JnfdYVARVOvxVSMAD1oRKFUSIGOUrVUb3b52enE37SmWIcKPYwnMm2M3B_6wlPPKseBcI9cBQuY7KgThh2oPRfObhADUNZ7yR6jWWqtq09oP88gUJl0Ap_eAjF6kJWbKS0T1JTsmB_5cBZ8rzxW/s1536/HUNT0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1536" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxAxTK0ssU5hHHNx5VUjfwNScigY_xLoXy_A94JnfdYVARVOvxVSMAD1oRKFUSIGOUrVUb3b52enE37SmWIcKPYwnMm2M3B_6wlPPKseBcI9cBQuY7KgThh2oPRfObhADUNZ7yR6jWWqtq09oP88gUJl0Ap_eAjF6kJWbKS0T1JTsmB_5cBZ8rzxW/s320/HUNT0047.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">So far, the bears have not done any damage....fingers crossed!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A very cool recent surprise for me, was the discovery of this little native orchid blooming on the shady side of a big rock beside the pond, right beside my path to the garden shed. We think it may be an Alaska orchid....but are by no means sure. It has two tiny pointed, ovate basal leaves right at ground level, and is growing up out of a patch of moss.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRl_lkVGN86Pa7GWJkf64B9Q36vIpsYwEZz5AmPYJvWyHtufP8Z_4gw00xHugPdtJlsVtISej2SzZQKRsrJnZLqWRUE7P11OWPFfbREf-eP5S9wzxMqPmOGL2DYCoh1EBQX0XziAmp6kErtD6MkClVlmEHxJXX2LrGXxw2yT8lu2-FDWK66P9O9gp/s2242/220A4205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="1130" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFRl_lkVGN86Pa7GWJkf64B9Q36vIpsYwEZz5AmPYJvWyHtufP8Z_4gw00xHugPdtJlsVtISej2SzZQKRsrJnZLqWRUE7P11OWPFfbREf-eP5S9wzxMqPmOGL2DYCoh1EBQX0XziAmp6kErtD6MkClVlmEHxJXX2LrGXxw2yT8lu2-FDWK66P9O9gp/s320/220A4205.jpg" width="161" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XengChsGzuqIFJYPBZNP5Z4-M8zUWSfLitY4tJFKtLGUnX7f4Xd3yTPNIBGgAcljg65YcDs2FdPM_hMEJk6pfUbb4QecQRcFaa8prXCaQBSHzfzcNghEmD_u2QE_A8TymBMDV5Ho1-eigO50E9lQVPokqnG5X1G7UlZDAZCrF9JoUs0qvxoE0U5H/s1936/DSC08577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1936" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4XengChsGzuqIFJYPBZNP5Z4-M8zUWSfLitY4tJFKtLGUnX7f4Xd3yTPNIBGgAcljg65YcDs2FdPM_hMEJk6pfUbb4QecQRcFaa8prXCaQBSHzfzcNghEmD_u2QE_A8TymBMDV5Ho1-eigO50E9lQVPokqnG5X1G7UlZDAZCrF9JoUs0qvxoE0U5H/s320/DSC08577.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Such a very dainty little plant. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, we did take a morning off and went swimming. So very refreshing!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtkKkwmhXvP9RPTAII2I-ADI6DwLVg2ZZpxi4fDyh9TmLlUvdnVXBjKaS99zX9E5cjo2yIiZw4sYUau9nKdH4_sS7AVTua8SkqLw_Ul43TvC3fNzCUd1JEyesi2RYGY92Yp83b4AHi6_p0AAGC5tey8GyByVXyzHLSjvUGoq55dKXSHBa1q7Ji7Mj/s2576/IMG_3277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtkKkwmhXvP9RPTAII2I-ADI6DwLVg2ZZpxi4fDyh9TmLlUvdnVXBjKaS99zX9E5cjo2yIiZw4sYUau9nKdH4_sS7AVTua8SkqLw_Ul43TvC3fNzCUd1JEyesi2RYGY92Yp83b4AHi6_p0AAGC5tey8GyByVXyzHLSjvUGoq55dKXSHBa1q7Ji7Mj/s320/IMG_3277.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /> <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span> <br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-18345931872943627652023-08-24T16:45:00.000-04:002023-08-24T16:45:40.790-04:00Grab a cup and 'set a spell'........<p> <span style="font-size: large;">August 24, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">You might want to sit down and grab a cup of tea...this may take a while!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohiWYqAytsDlynakN8SDbXxpiJPPMo3eijH3mWC-uPVFS4lOEcx2B0y5KzOSdwwTMNneFpEc39wV677tkPtT1qHNZNjJQlP_NUN-LUV8s69PvY7GQebzefJ6uI6CntMxsR3Kv_i3VK-28mAHoRR0YrIC_0bA0r1OC-AcdI_DUXyDbj0Ra10uNxdui/s2061/IMG_3242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohiWYqAytsDlynakN8SDbXxpiJPPMo3eijH3mWC-uPVFS4lOEcx2B0y5KzOSdwwTMNneFpEc39wV677tkPtT1qHNZNjJQlP_NUN-LUV8s69PvY7GQebzefJ6uI6CntMxsR3Kv_i3VK-28mAHoRR0YrIC_0bA0r1OC-AcdI_DUXyDbj0Ra10uNxdui/s320/IMG_3242.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We've been keeping busy, the root cellar is coming along, garden is growing, blackberries are starting to ripen, pickling is in full swing, and apples are starting to fall. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47nnUw71BIteU9GSL_rkwCfjB66O0WZBWI8vs3u65BG0ctiVaISdf8mAVzP672TTdDKTFYGs2IQKbr3qd6CZEwrlsS40ay1qB_Um22AbPHjbPcTF1ZvCbWtDybruXcAYEHwMqv0TcNKvjMEfU7ULshd8sb7Cr8QjFaFK0g9dWeNcQ-xYTcaIP8IWs/s2061/IMG_3164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47nnUw71BIteU9GSL_rkwCfjB66O0WZBWI8vs3u65BG0ctiVaISdf8mAVzP672TTdDKTFYGs2IQKbr3qd6CZEwrlsS40ay1qB_Um22AbPHjbPcTF1ZvCbWtDybruXcAYEHwMqv0TcNKvjMEfU7ULshd8sb7Cr8QjFaFK0g9dWeNcQ-xYTcaIP8IWs/s320/IMG_3164.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy6KOV7FIu77s-rlqFiCfmEm1nJ8WRGPj_1fl4ZutqsWE36Z9NLHgUC5AteX-748Z74WimXR3tgHgJ8FzxdpAKCN4Oc5ccIb27HFl40iKECpudr_XhgdkzRFajlt89tECU88aJq0h8GBoKZq7FBLs9k4DudT0WPCSI9FAmJdVggx_-MMZA7RcRotB/s2061/IMG_3165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy6KOV7FIu77s-rlqFiCfmEm1nJ8WRGPj_1fl4ZutqsWE36Z9NLHgUC5AteX-748Z74WimXR3tgHgJ8FzxdpAKCN4Oc5ccIb27HFl40iKECpudr_XhgdkzRFajlt89tECU88aJq0h8GBoKZq7FBLs9k4DudT0WPCSI9FAmJdVggx_-MMZA7RcRotB/s320/IMG_3165.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoD3qmwAdIBVWIPT9EwVk02YkegQEhRS7tMqSNGwJVHT9ZuzEB2tDllsLz8m6SiyYKG2OADeieVWbva5VeJyoodwfmMiE08126VjryoVsyqUW-bunybNk4MuYsYnUQO4DJ65umWyDt4jLk6Y3AKHibtqN25CQ_BxLCwNpWPpyipoafs8AF-2uSHnl/s2061/IMG_3171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoD3qmwAdIBVWIPT9EwVk02YkegQEhRS7tMqSNGwJVHT9ZuzEB2tDllsLz8m6SiyYKG2OADeieVWbva5VeJyoodwfmMiE08126VjryoVsyqUW-bunybNk4MuYsYnUQO4DJ65umWyDt4jLk6Y3AKHibtqN25CQ_BxLCwNpWPpyipoafs8AF-2uSHnl/s320/IMG_3171.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The root cellar has been wrapped in tar paper, hardware cloth and topped with heavy duty plastic, vented, and is now being buried...a bit. Hubby is still working on the framing for the entry way, and the doors have to be made as well. I will be so happy to see the end of those weed covered piles of earth. It will be an ongoing chore to get those weeds under control once everything is buried and smoothed over. I hope to get clover growing all over the hump. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We got out on the lake for a lovely relaxing day. We are careful about checking the weather, as Round Lake can get beastly pretty fast, being so open. The surface was so calm and the clouds were marching across the sky, reflecting prettily in the water. I was surprised my little camera captured it a bit. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeTcNmhCsxMHvrr0TX4BkMgPNkQ-PZQIDFb3lyb9SicCHWuqoqNe7qFnaqQuUI_SeDyS9MrFghTe9J_sBD4FfjHgRq6L4lG44gMQEmE0fQ7_eGZ3FpUnV5dUYLjST0AUscNoGbyFSHD_KcBJ2AjaIgjNakALyfFhpThZjwngVO2yPyLb-Azo-3Em4/s2014/IMG_3189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="2014" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeTcNmhCsxMHvrr0TX4BkMgPNkQ-PZQIDFb3lyb9SicCHWuqoqNe7qFnaqQuUI_SeDyS9MrFghTe9J_sBD4FfjHgRq6L4lG44gMQEmE0fQ7_eGZ3FpUnV5dUYLjST0AUscNoGbyFSHD_KcBJ2AjaIgjNakALyfFhpThZjwngVO2yPyLb-Azo-3Em4/s320/IMG_3189.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWTh8L_peYDhxcB76y9YF_1lTOYvmkZtJzyAl887bh5MvEkBZexIj1uEKQCRVvcumeHDQZEIpZxLqyvWvqL1XaV1NXtJ4JBeuEbg8JUQHNmGI_zHPO81RsNhbucZM6q1uqN2wstXK7OEYyyKaX6h8_J3sMZ4AbzmpnVYC3hEe4TxMPnvwnXmlaYwW/s2061/IMG_3201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWTh8L_peYDhxcB76y9YF_1lTOYvmkZtJzyAl887bh5MvEkBZexIj1uEKQCRVvcumeHDQZEIpZxLqyvWvqL1XaV1NXtJ4JBeuEbg8JUQHNmGI_zHPO81RsNhbucZM6q1uqN2wstXK7OEYyyKaX6h8_J3sMZ4AbzmpnVYC3hEe4TxMPnvwnXmlaYwW/s320/IMG_3201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKYo9tdy2YXl_CAqnAkIwYVVoySoUh0qi0hWZ1kyO_w6B_BvdFamSPMTkhSgtTR3khC6St1dw7cKdI8zlxl7qnG2GfSLiXC0m-7FzuUNCjKFOQLnSCsGBVRGzlJ_9sWaUx2vrJQcZdmVW9wOQo1ExNsTSbyoLOhd49EeXQd_C7yi4Y9b_zBcVvg__/s2061/IMG_3202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKYo9tdy2YXl_CAqnAkIwYVVoySoUh0qi0hWZ1kyO_w6B_BvdFamSPMTkhSgtTR3khC6St1dw7cKdI8zlxl7qnG2GfSLiXC0m-7FzuUNCjKFOQLnSCsGBVRGzlJ_9sWaUx2vrJQcZdmVW9wOQo1ExNsTSbyoLOhd49EeXQd_C7yi4Y9b_zBcVvg__/s320/IMG_3202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXCQQRLHcAp38sOeerU0YxOKH8ON8feaURK627h8ufng92K0NsksROeixfHj40bxPF_PFSFldubdgGwhwd782YbQh18WymPCDy7WL3FbbLZyfmWHMa4C2BuM7IBA2GGxVl_8fBYvyWVuA-NAKIJ0Wr4gsdlZPVnHou1U5VkEqMw-FkVRbkJllLTHS/s2061/IMG_3196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXCQQRLHcAp38sOeerU0YxOKH8ON8feaURK627h8ufng92K0NsksROeixfHj40bxPF_PFSFldubdgGwhwd782YbQh18WymPCDy7WL3FbbLZyfmWHMa4C2BuM7IBA2GGxVl_8fBYvyWVuA-NAKIJ0Wr4gsdlZPVnHou1U5VkEqMw-FkVRbkJllLTHS/s320/IMG_3196.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Those clouds marched on and grew and grew until they
covered the sun. We came home and just as we finished putting things
away, we had a downpour that filled the gauge to the half inch mark. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My red and white glads are opening, and the Hummingbirds keep trying to stick their beaks into the tight buds that are just emerging from their sheaths. The white guys are a little slow.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lYg48nGDHi6VlCMWss4J74YTxpZaOY_shW2NjNzt4wUcwqmFxVsMsz57oD-uJmdR671zPAtzRz9M05W1tIhPiyGZMSm6t7CcPoaYe-BsWHYRASSo2dF-eLQ9NBxuRRom1gtQpc1FceoTgSQ1RUUDqup8O1vIbyGieYMbL9CZI0ls7L6O2zNcVU6c/s2061/IMG_3236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lYg48nGDHi6VlCMWss4J74YTxpZaOY_shW2NjNzt4wUcwqmFxVsMsz57oD-uJmdR671zPAtzRz9M05W1tIhPiyGZMSm6t7CcPoaYe-BsWHYRASSo2dF-eLQ9NBxuRRom1gtQpc1FceoTgSQ1RUUDqup8O1vIbyGieYMbL9CZI0ls7L6O2zNcVU6c/s320/IMG_3236.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Looks like I will have a modest crop of acorn and butternut squash, </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7ZHBkNWLQMQO_YDomtpHuFkJUYvX-CNqtfbf3IFand6MTXyxousa0AzAGGYnMxJ6fyjYLbKW6_VCBJ3LKKL5rqFBOh3DI8ite7QB1PiVf0WkBHj9S7Kf8x0ian9shxrKvtQrIeGR_1P6guuWxj_Qpp-iREwCrzLDT-8bevvAiiS06IRA9YExwX8b/s2061/IMG_3221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7ZHBkNWLQMQO_YDomtpHuFkJUYvX-CNqtfbf3IFand6MTXyxousa0AzAGGYnMxJ6fyjYLbKW6_VCBJ3LKKL5rqFBOh3DI8ite7QB1PiVf0WkBHj9S7Kf8x0ian9shxrKvtQrIeGR_1P6guuWxj_Qpp-iREwCrzLDT-8bevvAiiS06IRA9YExwX8b/s320/IMG_3221.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAY4uXOKwoEHO2rz-vP-3_bTDHpl61A8UUWY7Oo60wN04W-jYPaOztx5qo_0kwX69ycSBfx0pZseZZJmqXKJL_ki0oSVZOUh4EloxjzvwsIKFTNJNd-YK95-63qPBSbnK9eFLy_y6t5YD9e7kjRSLe50LQaMuD7x_beoeD90jK6BPmGNEfjExd825Y/s5152/IMG_3223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAY4uXOKwoEHO2rz-vP-3_bTDHpl61A8UUWY7Oo60wN04W-jYPaOztx5qo_0kwX69ycSBfx0pZseZZJmqXKJL_ki0oSVZOUh4EloxjzvwsIKFTNJNd-YK95-63qPBSbnK9eFLy_y6t5YD9e7kjRSLe50LQaMuD7x_beoeD90jK6BPmGNEfjExd825Y/s320/IMG_3223.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">and quite a few pumpkins. This one is the most colourful so far.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Rim9r7pBHCSv8bb6jRvUQoojd6_OjGmsSCoXXtJmsx3Z72p0jTS6Dk4nCTM8BKdvAnQxjWp43W-n-Se8Z69UTKtBK352cJneVyJ51CUjzE7xSFiNQbk5oN29hCOEVek08N1w97sVJPmimIJBjP5SVo74wP070yGkNf0kccDWEPbG44L4v8N6wgxU/s5152/IMG_3222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Rim9r7pBHCSv8bb6jRvUQoojd6_OjGmsSCoXXtJmsx3Z72p0jTS6Dk4nCTM8BKdvAnQxjWp43W-n-Se8Z69UTKtBK352cJneVyJ51CUjzE7xSFiNQbk5oN29hCOEVek08N1w97sVJPmimIJBjP5SVo74wP070yGkNf0kccDWEPbG44L4v8N6wgxU/s320/IMG_3222.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I did an amble around the best spots for blackberries earlier today. I managed to find a few, and there are lots more coming along. I am hoping to get enough to make a batch of jelly. It is just brutal picking them though. One must practically don armour. </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSDteFrDIGAVdDeQAS-N7vBVcRz1HboB6plVEdnA4F1rT1ZFbNRjXwd7GVdanpTJmmmOH3dM_m9b4b7E8hLAQx3aCI9BPTZM0qAvLpawB9KqFxcmRH5d-Kmj_AFTb9PVlODem1ierTLLnyz8vMrPtt1oMBIkb3RrXSrF4v3zObAtW0L1klT9HSIun/s2061/IMG_3220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSDteFrDIGAVdDeQAS-N7vBVcRz1HboB6plVEdnA4F1rT1ZFbNRjXwd7GVdanpTJmmmOH3dM_m9b4b7E8hLAQx3aCI9BPTZM0qAvLpawB9KqFxcmRH5d-Kmj_AFTb9PVlODem1ierTLLnyz8vMrPtt1oMBIkb3RrXSrF4v3zObAtW0L1klT9HSIun/s320/IMG_3220.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Thirteen quarts of dill pickles, two batches of bread and butters, one cooling on the kitchen counter as I write this, (did you hear that satisfying "snap" just now?) and two batches of 9 day pickles, one still with 4 days to go. My cucumbers this year have been amazing. They are growing so well climbing the old fencing. I'll be done pickling before they will be done producing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGg5peTG5pt0dTFOvqGcMIOUf31xB1Zz-RhTNkzCZOmVtraCInrWOojajLJfA6YNvWyoHlIbnEn2hnf4GTVYU9uo2Qh0B8MtSxeqjljn-SA5AGb2-8BMj6o5W2ByNOJfq1WKyH1bshBZT95Fjm7U5rdFsDI-PFPDArv87-CMRDKGZ2fudGRdPGecj/s2576/IMG_3213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGg5peTG5pt0dTFOvqGcMIOUf31xB1Zz-RhTNkzCZOmVtraCInrWOojajLJfA6YNvWyoHlIbnEn2hnf4GTVYU9uo2Qh0B8MtSxeqjljn-SA5AGb2-8BMj6o5W2ByNOJfq1WKyH1bshBZT95Fjm7U5rdFsDI-PFPDArv87-CMRDKGZ2fudGRdPGecj/s320/IMG_3213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The pepper patch is doing so much better now, after a slow start.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh393hZ-bDu0AS4P0tfN712sxrUSR3V-kRtzTuAyIKgJ3zwbywONx4xkAKQ9MltrJXWH-8yF3TYtnr7-RNFvvzdhif7j11EnG7VNhdbvW2-sN01LBHNkn3GJPrcLIWrhhr7qpIrhOroDHXiVomZIbHwIRXXqpOEHdinHoybJNgHgtbCVbESMV_DjniP/s2061/IMG_3230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh393hZ-bDu0AS4P0tfN712sxrUSR3V-kRtzTuAyIKgJ3zwbywONx4xkAKQ9MltrJXWH-8yF3TYtnr7-RNFvvzdhif7j11EnG7VNhdbvW2-sN01LBHNkn3GJPrcLIWrhhr7qpIrhOroDHXiVomZIbHwIRXXqpOEHdinHoybJNgHgtbCVbESMV_DjniP/s320/IMG_3230.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad8recdUKjil1Tj4OcL-OXMe2ZXRgqsBe-fuEV0D_EUQrM3HJG42Oy1kzGlsnwHXJJ59DB-LonYjgx04lXUmJn_SbNgCwOIWlfTaCsZwBGmAziqIPMVXlrtW4LFsqZVcKhD2jbBwEtgg7LM_6OrUJHaujuMXK7-afUgbqpBX6wMcBYuIUvUYzpQxv/s2061/IMG_3231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjad8recdUKjil1Tj4OcL-OXMe2ZXRgqsBe-fuEV0D_EUQrM3HJG42Oy1kzGlsnwHXJJ59DB-LonYjgx04lXUmJn_SbNgCwOIWlfTaCsZwBGmAziqIPMVXlrtW4LFsqZVcKhD2jbBwEtgg7LM_6OrUJHaujuMXK7-afUgbqpBX6wMcBYuIUvUYzpQxv/s320/IMG_3231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The garlic and onion harvest is spread on screens in the barn, drying, and the Kelsae onions I left in the ground are certainly growing larger. They are so sweet and juicy. That is baby white clover growing where I pulled the onions. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wKuaPvrWH7NeWxo-BwD5j0yqs6-wsRoYqNRL-3ltoNhbuq-MfcoRXw1QDq0y7AXPrLNQStAXtoGUGkIr_nBwTp-Iw-KYMUGvsVNJahajZCKAcEzluTwZPhXeG2ytMUYtx-qWzWbkiACj33Vuj7JGgFHKTk-Km80otaXrDOF1JKoqQaCJ-06HMtaC/s2061/IMG_3237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wKuaPvrWH7NeWxo-BwD5j0yqs6-wsRoYqNRL-3ltoNhbuq-MfcoRXw1QDq0y7AXPrLNQStAXtoGUGkIr_nBwTp-Iw-KYMUGvsVNJahajZCKAcEzluTwZPhXeG2ytMUYtx-qWzWbkiACj33Vuj7JGgFHKTk-Km80otaXrDOF1JKoqQaCJ-06HMtaC/s320/IMG_3237.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The plan was to plant turnip seedlings where the garlic was pulled, but the seedlings refused to grow hale and hearty in the heat of the summer. Only 4 were even possibilities when it came that time. I just dug out spots in the new perennial bed, filled them with compost and popped the few little turnips in there the first of August. Look at them now! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFZJDyC5oxDSqY1dgWOfBv0V9f9jOzIxtRo0UhzNomNNGmYgDLyobZkihCVyepoVHDIWlMzUYpJlQMOv9Dtg_2_t0IMbO1LuyzGIZU3fwa6TQR1AqEylSsMERZKrCOW3Jk8k8vTQZ9lGApWQpprEI5Xr6BBVu0SJVx4TyMYfwtZpoIseJEtdTYOfL/s2061/IMG_3228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFZJDyC5oxDSqY1dgWOfBv0V9f9jOzIxtRo0UhzNomNNGmYgDLyobZkihCVyepoVHDIWlMzUYpJlQMOv9Dtg_2_t0IMbO1LuyzGIZU3fwa6TQR1AqEylSsMERZKrCOW3Jk8k8vTQZ9lGApWQpprEI5Xr6BBVu0SJVx4TyMYfwtZpoIseJEtdTYOfL/s320/IMG_3228.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">I do believe I will have a few turnips after all. I'll leave them through the first few frosts to make them tasty.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tomatoes are looking good, and we've harvested a few ripe ones already...so delicious. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K9HSsCVlsQCC-cz-0OEJ7CUndflIvbyMSGIiVWGmR70Whyu6hSqufEGJ23qbQkIsuifddFc8txUN_lKG7TzPXEKxJFXPNOdzwCub9FzGIqqgGcn2atxL1J0ya--jr7ZjXqmxmhPN3V4hswLjwVyLuNZSAHo6oM4ljL1HLtF2t-UfTgcVhrfjNtjW/s2061/IMG_3209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9K9HSsCVlsQCC-cz-0OEJ7CUndflIvbyMSGIiVWGmR70Whyu6hSqufEGJ23qbQkIsuifddFc8txUN_lKG7TzPXEKxJFXPNOdzwCub9FzGIqqgGcn2atxL1J0ya--jr7ZjXqmxmhPN3V4hswLjwVyLuNZSAHo6oM4ljL1HLtF2t-UfTgcVhrfjNtjW/s320/IMG_3209.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> And lastly.....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkmW5ZjgVE5tWK0G0HypE2GsLgUJImYrrzHE777BDWYCOz_P4fjy8JWuWWompVpKTHPgXrXD8cphdliFCskyxTTmzas6wqozdfYT_GDCB-36t3lpi45BW8dZ0UgG2yARwC7qIYtHttX5aJZ42y6vNm27ScvYNmH40susxjZl6fieVpUjlImuVRaqd/s2061/IMG_3232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2061" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkmW5ZjgVE5tWK0G0HypE2GsLgUJImYrrzHE777BDWYCOz_P4fjy8JWuWWompVpKTHPgXrXD8cphdliFCskyxTTmzas6wqozdfYT_GDCB-36t3lpi45BW8dZ0UgG2yARwC7qIYtHttX5aJZ42y6vNm27ScvYNmH40susxjZl6fieVpUjlImuVRaqd/s320/IMG_3232.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">There are at least 5 watermelons the size of the biggest pictured here, as well as many more smaller ones. I have nipped the ends of the vines to encourage them to fatten up.<br /> </span><br /><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-30230325017674846602023-08-15T07:24:00.000-04:002023-08-15T07:24:20.225-04:00A change of pace.....<p><span style="font-size: large;"> August 15, 2023</span><br /></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;">We did get more rain, another half inch plus for a total of 4 inches since the first of August. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday was threatening moisture, so a last minute planned outing to meet a couple of friends at a half way point between their place down south, and ours up here was postponed to Monday. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, we were up and away in good time to watch the very orange orb of day rise behind us as we headed down the highway. We were heading to a bit of old stomping ground, to a lake we have bass fished quite a few times. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We'd been told that the crown land around had been logged over the winter, but were totally gob-smacked to see the familiar road sides so decimated. Around each bend, the bush was gone, the land brutalized, just the white pines left standing tall and alone, with this summer's undergrowth of young poplars and berry canes growing at their feet.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Mother Nature abhors a vacuum.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Bare areas of bedrock were visible, the rocks looking bleached and naked, the scant topsoil exposed and washed away once the sheltering trees were gone. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">It used to be a slow, bumpy drive in low gear, watching
the boat trailer bump and jostle behind, always wondering if this time,
will we be able to get there. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Of course the winding road has been improved for the log trucks, no longer so many hogs backs of bare rock to traverse, no longer the curiosity of how deep the overflow of the beaver dams along the way would be, as those flooded areas would have been fixed for the trucks. Consequently, more people are accessing the lake, and at the "parking" area, sure enough, folks were camping, several tents set up and a fancy fishing boat tied to a tree beside the launching area. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The loggers had left the prerequisite screen of trees along the lake on the side that had been logged, but the derecho</span><span style="font-size: large;"> that blew through the area last summer had toppled those pines, so all along that shore were large tree trunks sticking out into the lake, their brown, dead tops submerged, the barren landscape so very visible behind. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sad, so sad. We could not recognize parts of the road and questioned each other about which spot held a specific memory of years past. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Enough of that. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We were at the lake first, and had been fishing for a good hour or so before we saw our friends coming across to say hello. We chatted for a bit, then headed off separately to fish, agreeing to join up at lunch time, tie our craft together, eat lunch and catch up on all our news. That happened, and we had a nice time, even staying tied and fishing out of the opposite sides of our respective craft to continue our conversations. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So... some pictures...none of the devastated land.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvQPlmU3G-L80ALfyA3mpxP5H3b8dOmLJ9zLPAt0grdC4WlLoValR6Rj1gs_HAGkh823xhZFfcp-TlseKaO2fRelHxFEPibf3UruQU5PfwtUO0XnYBkR9hw69JUT4xF0pl7kGoal0CFIsJ5ZYa4gRickNhJ7OKq4y655rxsbsK7m6ywuqS7Txgd4M/s2576/IMG_3099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvQPlmU3G-L80ALfyA3mpxP5H3b8dOmLJ9zLPAt0grdC4WlLoValR6Rj1gs_HAGkh823xhZFfcp-TlseKaO2fRelHxFEPibf3UruQU5PfwtUO0XnYBkR9hw69JUT4xF0pl7kGoal0CFIsJ5ZYa4gRickNhJ7OKq4y655rxsbsK7m6ywuqS7Txgd4M/s320/IMG_3099.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">It was a little foggy and cool earlier, but cleared to a beautiful day. The far hills seemed shrouded in fog. We assumed it was the trees respiring all the moisture we've received lately, but on returning home, found out it was at least partially smoke from the fires in Quebec.<br /> </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ed8hRxN9muXJf7NljSc-56lm452uprpItIzef8ET0GAEYUjjpWw8z5KuuGhBwU0pYBHEy8DVehYccf0h7yNk088EC3g2dcPPlD5RsUuak7CyjJY4EZzVA9q9CPOyvouS6HN3fL4ktj5zcxj2dh5av5XoGM7gFu4-_spCbX_bHZEh-ZDRT4g7nsYq/s2576/IMG_3087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ed8hRxN9muXJf7NljSc-56lm452uprpItIzef8ET0GAEYUjjpWw8z5KuuGhBwU0pYBHEy8DVehYccf0h7yNk088EC3g2dcPPlD5RsUuak7CyjJY4EZzVA9q9CPOyvouS6HN3fL4ktj5zcxj2dh5av5XoGM7gFu4-_spCbX_bHZEh-ZDRT4g7nsYq/s320/IMG_3087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7Hols_DOLlEgFcRa3f8zLxZnwWyVOXlBktb9TiXjbkFpqKcHOW5vloi2dN16OWUSkA3TI0qLv1yjZQkmP-lI5GP_oTlqy7QL_cWWWIAgII5cazAlzUh0L0sMDZVCSRbkG4wnvBgAWWlk7CGbds7oaqwWefn-OP0KxohyAJqavONuFJMfFYu26gBd/s2576/IMG_3085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7Hols_DOLlEgFcRa3f8zLxZnwWyVOXlBktb9TiXjbkFpqKcHOW5vloi2dN16OWUSkA3TI0qLv1yjZQkmP-lI5GP_oTlqy7QL_cWWWIAgII5cazAlzUh0L0sMDZVCSRbkG4wnvBgAWWlk7CGbds7oaqwWefn-OP0KxohyAJqavONuFJMfFYu26gBd/s320/IMG_3085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxU004P_oeIdva22hDJomNXEjhIacrZK5xDgVAbcf6-3VKJOq_-eJ3rQHrUCjCLz32OtQrzxgaV7k0XVQH6Yhi2LZjRF9Ma2h5QIxl7N1WRBVjeEWDA3C1FFlrFJEKK-FIGg_yZPTKJHBElJYdPCPy_iHo4Zww5dKaIeD7CrA_4xwp79-K6wMT9_O/s2576/IMG_3092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxU004P_oeIdva22hDJomNXEjhIacrZK5xDgVAbcf6-3VKJOq_-eJ3rQHrUCjCLz32OtQrzxgaV7k0XVQH6Yhi2LZjRF9Ma2h5QIxl7N1WRBVjeEWDA3C1FFlrFJEKK-FIGg_yZPTKJHBElJYdPCPy_iHo4Zww5dKaIeD7CrA_4xwp79-K6wMT9_O/s320/IMG_3092.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The biggest catch of the day......</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQGhNqAI21aNncNPxRtSeuEWoRGvLkfoaBTvY1zcLo_P_lUzAYuL3cwaliqwOmfTlJiAoyNTE7te1T1n8qXH2se2V9aRma3Apidu6POY7AGuJSRfAWglIEiJLpPsCLfEIT5jje3LX__P9etVj9QCrrm9r_zTs0Xs9Su_E01NsUb90bK4M1VL3O5iI/s2576/IMG_3090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQGhNqAI21aNncNPxRtSeuEWoRGvLkfoaBTvY1zcLo_P_lUzAYuL3cwaliqwOmfTlJiAoyNTE7te1T1n8qXH2se2V9aRma3Apidu6POY7AGuJSRfAWglIEiJLpPsCLfEIT5jje3LX__P9etVj9QCrrm9r_zTs0Xs9Su_E01NsUb90bK4M1VL3O5iI/s320/IMG_3090.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Sadly, not ours!<br /></span><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-68084299882928760372023-08-11T15:34:00.000-04:002023-08-11T15:34:28.314-04:00OK, enough rain for now, thank you!!<p> <span style="font-size: large;">August 11, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We have had three and a half inches of rain this week. It rained a lot on Tuesday, Wednesday was hot and sunny, then we had torrential downpours yesterday. The sky got so very dark fairly early in the morning, the thunder started, and then it rained, and rained and rained. It cleared a bit late afternoon, and the sun came out, but it was just a tease, as another deluge struck. By bedtime, the sky had cleared, and the system had passed. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today was a day to get some gardening done, before tomorrow rolls around with it's forecast of more rain..... Everything is so green for this time of year. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The onions got pulled out and hung up in the barn to cure, compost added to their empty space, and white clover planted. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBnWi6ohLAzMXd54CpE7L1ycGiAkFm86kYerkvX-s7up6XKVlw7cmez4eVODARsHFMayuPyJ34yAPfKFlRLBBXqJpyZyZ7dsorRlSoSlwIU7qJg4_P76-hJb1ENXwOjxgCzniZNZXUTx72uFO1xKnwPmE5rljK-mqcmuoytbUsWksbquoyBpfNnPR/s2576/IMG_3069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBnWi6ohLAzMXd54CpE7L1ycGiAkFm86kYerkvX-s7up6XKVlw7cmez4eVODARsHFMayuPyJ34yAPfKFlRLBBXqJpyZyZ7dsorRlSoSlwIU7qJg4_P76-hJb1ENXwOjxgCzniZNZXUTx72uFO1xKnwPmE5rljK-mqcmuoytbUsWksbquoyBpfNnPR/s320/IMG_3069.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHCE7SdIDUhQ_hnleFczThwq6YhreQd9zgmvKx3UOvYlxUzHGqfviFqN-hk8ZNrPTCNvjDiT5Y0m1zjNzQ-jLTJnOvpb3sDoYVVdrtp0szz3NanVoMFWM78PfVIMxYb3ObVse_jzxdA-K6cPAXtKeWx47YrXcEDSJrkd60Ayq5fTmXUjV2toE8W-F/s2576/IMG_3075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHCE7SdIDUhQ_hnleFczThwq6YhreQd9zgmvKx3UOvYlxUzHGqfviFqN-hk8ZNrPTCNvjDiT5Y0m1zjNzQ-jLTJnOvpb3sDoYVVdrtp0szz3NanVoMFWM78PfVIMxYb3ObVse_jzxdA-K6cPAXtKeWx47YrXcEDSJrkd60Ayq5fTmXUjV2toE8W-F/s320/IMG_3075.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I left the Kelsaes to see how big they will get. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first planting of carrots are getting to a good size,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKN_FuzCBmQ2xXrJW5B91_-wYfdy7z4e_r0AsjHCVTJirO2y9UPkCAme_ZQLnTWO3qlaM8zNx-3vbrIGdSjK1kAhcmg8PoCqL_MpcK5Xn4G5S2jnxCtVMkfCuykDUYnqE0iSahyKxcyx1qJc-Poe6Z3NQEUdoLZgj7xsjyJtprYaZZW5g0XlpzsRRF/s2576/IMG_3079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKN_FuzCBmQ2xXrJW5B91_-wYfdy7z4e_r0AsjHCVTJirO2y9UPkCAme_ZQLnTWO3qlaM8zNx-3vbrIGdSjK1kAhcmg8PoCqL_MpcK5Xn4G5S2jnxCtVMkfCuykDUYnqE0iSahyKxcyx1qJc-Poe6Z3NQEUdoLZgj7xsjyJtprYaZZW5g0XlpzsRRF/s320/IMG_3079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">and russet potatoes from the bottom of just one stem.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7dHMdHUDYfSJ76pxMUINkyR5toy5HpVmF4ZG_Grv8b2m18pXLJdBX2uKF2krD2gQp9MT14nP1ELuzZOAga93Zh0tYGRwVh0_7S31TM5c8ccyjuP-t2mgHPGT5J7azfIcHH-udcmT8twTOjrRjI1GTOwbKIjjpBCVCPD9aU3vLNUYLFOWBHY5HFyF/s2576/IMG_3084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7dHMdHUDYfSJ76pxMUINkyR5toy5HpVmF4ZG_Grv8b2m18pXLJdBX2uKF2krD2gQp9MT14nP1ELuzZOAga93Zh0tYGRwVh0_7S31TM5c8ccyjuP-t2mgHPGT5J7azfIcHH-udcmT8twTOjrRjI1GTOwbKIjjpBCVCPD9aU3vLNUYLFOWBHY5HFyF/s320/IMG_3084.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first tomato to start ripening, a Mule Team beefsteak.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That is a golf ball beside it. There are lots more melons growing, but that is the biggest one I can find. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbaLsQ6V-81Dv5jjvfi5m_MtLjxo_OSyC7-1Ln8lfCnzAu0QwLA7qj7N6arldOBTY5ap9IMJ5OhxHMh2ByfdfOXn_rZ9azR90krSykUlCA7ydMt6Iglc9hmltC_EOgDVTA84ahlaB9nTp5xyate0pAvrkDuKdPJ_aUsuqhl3fJMkL84Aq44DFf4sE/s2576/IMG_3082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbaLsQ6V-81Dv5jjvfi5m_MtLjxo_OSyC7-1Ln8lfCnzAu0QwLA7qj7N6arldOBTY5ap9IMJ5OhxHMh2ByfdfOXn_rZ9azR90krSykUlCA7ydMt6Iglc9hmltC_EOgDVTA84ahlaB9nTp5xyate0pAvrkDuKdPJ_aUsuqhl3fJMkL84Aq44DFf4sE/s320/IMG_3082.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-44993624549996947912023-08-07T10:11:00.000-04:002023-08-07T10:11:37.821-04:00Summer stuff....<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Some pretties....<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOWLlDO_vP9f-le-Wq4MewDJWaANBN_zCG4-lTFCuY5HrEZ39oAHr-PLOW4T479aFd7kqV3ZpCNVyHShwg68hX9hTuE99zYBQsaC7NU5rCEvRxFRp_K-zCFizusKUd_6V6yQ5gAap7GNEotZuMbpy3IvFC74JVRWRnVFbwErYmfSQTWyKQWq6vrNX/s2576/IMG_3060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOWLlDO_vP9f-le-Wq4MewDJWaANBN_zCG4-lTFCuY5HrEZ39oAHr-PLOW4T479aFd7kqV3ZpCNVyHShwg68hX9hTuE99zYBQsaC7NU5rCEvRxFRp_K-zCFizusKUd_6V6yQ5gAap7GNEotZuMbpy3IvFC74JVRWRnVFbwErYmfSQTWyKQWq6vrNX/s320/IMG_3060.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> Lots of buds this year....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih51KiSYddF8B7Irp26WeOx7HtzIhehf7Le7k3DOuA-v1MjjbRAZ8RSI4b_TI5zBGTU0kl5EuCyfpYY3FFcjEKyEuN0Le9xnWe7CLmP5zVqQTd8t4zUv2iMDqvL5VRF9uT3MMgYGpphG0IFi227znoSIZfzwPSXC4MVKuLrEeRuyqXa4HEuwPNwLiC/s2576/IMG_3058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih51KiSYddF8B7Irp26WeOx7HtzIhehf7Le7k3DOuA-v1MjjbRAZ8RSI4b_TI5zBGTU0kl5EuCyfpYY3FFcjEKyEuN0Le9xnWe7CLmP5zVqQTd8t4zUv2iMDqvL5VRF9uT3MMgYGpphG0IFi227znoSIZfzwPSXC4MVKuLrEeRuyqXa4HEuwPNwLiC/s320/IMG_3058.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A big fat Monarch worm.....there are so few this summer....<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSu0rsmaP2iH-oiWv63Yd0pShZ1qoTmFF2YXM3X4xHn5XpM73lvJ0cQyuB2-QRquh02m1hwxtlWFAz65MlPoqx7AZt2JlTaszkHjAWmiR_iF2XKEd2-2BwsWp_jLjqledWEKD5m34YNzhQ9_pxW1Xq9FDNh0QEyml-plzqbWC_7jbceI54LKKgOWX/s1936/DSC08563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1936" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSu0rsmaP2iH-oiWv63Yd0pShZ1qoTmFF2YXM3X4xHn5XpM73lvJ0cQyuB2-QRquh02m1hwxtlWFAz65MlPoqx7AZt2JlTaszkHjAWmiR_iF2XKEd2-2BwsWp_jLjqledWEKD5m34YNzhQ9_pxW1Xq9FDNh0QEyml-plzqbWC_7jbceI54LKKgOWX/s320/DSC08563.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Knitting and minding the boiling beets...pickles in the process....<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1936" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhw0ahOY_quBYaEU3depiiCctuD7LDenz5eU6QDpti_0EULrLnYr9EYdc9oT22GL_hFmqBjKbb3b6HelkP6St8LaRDm05iM75R-Pp9OzB2AHlafKiACd35UrdEQrn1orFBhorfMegc_3B9CZW8-ZJfLSppuGJiJ8wNGIvy8ffGneq3600hJtEE-iz/s320/DSC08570.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Dill almost ready for cucs....<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4Ybi1oKPeCnEK1sZwN5riu_H_ixk5ji_CJFXWZSaBx4hqaK3Iuvd9vpwBIg8tOE0AxucTy5qMhryT5JxalC42OFZFopOJDwBvOBcYG_7HKZU-Ux9HkS1vD9AMpaLjNveayp2clGvxuH80rN9l9VnvXznBrwhK7T4SsZtCbCWoDiFpkeDvmFcZeHo/s1936/DSC08571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1936" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4Ybi1oKPeCnEK1sZwN5riu_H_ixk5ji_CJFXWZSaBx4hqaK3Iuvd9vpwBIg8tOE0AxucTy5qMhryT5JxalC42OFZFopOJDwBvOBcYG_7HKZU-Ux9HkS1vD9AMpaLjNveayp2clGvxuH80rN9l9VnvXznBrwhK7T4SsZtCbCWoDiFpkeDvmFcZeHo/s320/DSC08571.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Lots of green tomatoes. The waiting is on....</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZsMMVcB9TliaskZYfoTzuSJT7g4pFTL3G-2dp37fhazNLGKGjgx5fU8y43cQwu-ezpEOAlTF-bl-RLiMKMEVsdtCDOuiziko_L9lfiyt2M5GQG6LqHayWxmZeDpiFnhiKs_Fbcj-4VL5wkWPBWqufIo91QnBlTPeLq-QA6UF3LcvkGKBTNPQxhO_/s1936/DSC08561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1936" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZsMMVcB9TliaskZYfoTzuSJT7g4pFTL3G-2dp37fhazNLGKGjgx5fU8y43cQwu-ezpEOAlTF-bl-RLiMKMEVsdtCDOuiziko_L9lfiyt2M5GQG6LqHayWxmZeDpiFnhiKs_Fbcj-4VL5wkWPBWqufIo91QnBlTPeLq-QA6UF3LcvkGKBTNPQxhO_/s320/DSC08561.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bunching basil for drying...<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNB-GegwSrZoL0VkVILTI_mD4VlnI6_wQR-X779z7sUlEQK3n7kZXQaKjVNu_jS7SdGSl78_YBgvq5c2YArnTt8dsVDy1ALS2F4TPVD-nhbL2mfP8miJGXPW6Wk9BR1EOQbaKKNPOgn8P6hWkZE3YNd4D0qqaT55nk8zWVDWu8clcHWr4B8KXdDCI/s2576/IMG_3023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNB-GegwSrZoL0VkVILTI_mD4VlnI6_wQR-X779z7sUlEQK3n7kZXQaKjVNu_jS7SdGSl78_YBgvq5c2YArnTt8dsVDy1ALS2F4TPVD-nhbL2mfP8miJGXPW6Wk9BR1EOQbaKKNPOgn8P6hWkZE3YNd4D0qqaT55nk8zWVDWu8clcHWr4B8KXdDCI/s320/IMG_3023.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">Basil and sage hanging to dry. For those two, I prefer this method to using the dehydrator. Also I can pretty much forget about them until fall. Bags are all perforated with a paper punch for air flow.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y9_a0-HMsSLK107r9QbrdtGh6G7Z6oqzUPQUiBySOo4xnvQ90um8LhFv06sNXCDVL71Y_6pP2Oz2U7rASZt6L8nX4So2ImQ3v3yYyn3yTCuOiS95wQHY9d_LXNVUWlV1mP2xS8CWtTs0jFI_ui4st_ahqKpCtRg-9y9xvqTT83SBlShvDpwciOYM/s2576/IMG_3025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y9_a0-HMsSLK107r9QbrdtGh6G7Z6oqzUPQUiBySOo4xnvQ90um8LhFv06sNXCDVL71Y_6pP2Oz2U7rASZt6L8nX4So2ImQ3v3yYyn3yTCuOiS95wQHY9d_LXNVUWlV1mP2xS8CWtTs0jFI_ui4st_ahqKpCtRg-9y9xvqTT83SBlShvDpwciOYM/s320/IMG_3025.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">Prepping parsley for dehydrating... <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNmL5la4SpTkKM7b95lxqHt695db9HTmJmJ2i_RDydjVVdgqZiEiUlWmWG9rwo5vlCpI7WEB9aiu-8d-wLx2ndP_4pmQQUvQdER2XBDqDs0Y55r88QD6Cena7Qb_VsN6kO-O1qxXjNnYdItFHG2BhxdZH3Ia5IaHOkxpEXWU9KOi97X1n3PyIB6Nz/s2576/IMG_3027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNmL5la4SpTkKM7b95lxqHt695db9HTmJmJ2i_RDydjVVdgqZiEiUlWmWG9rwo5vlCpI7WEB9aiu-8d-wLx2ndP_4pmQQUvQdER2XBDqDs0Y55r88QD6Cena7Qb_VsN6kO-O1qxXjNnYdItFHG2BhxdZH3Ia5IaHOkxpEXWU9KOi97X1n3PyIB6Nz/s320/IMG_3027.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">More trumpets!!!! Yummmm...<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gu6i-QJIdMba-c1iMyKWUrpPOyRIQbd_uhu3hl6ICSekiDEkfMWZilJEYXHYr6Eu3ObEwCzzrGdyMHWrfU04gUGmwCoZKJUI88y1Sxf6PF2osBVrr1619Ion33oYRC-igL3yzoLWcKEMos323HnFFcvvpnq3BWK4mToEgb_7iSOatwgjs5Zwhu3f/s2576/IMG_3043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gu6i-QJIdMba-c1iMyKWUrpPOyRIQbd_uhu3hl6ICSekiDEkfMWZilJEYXHYr6Eu3ObEwCzzrGdyMHWrfU04gUGmwCoZKJUI88y1Sxf6PF2osBVrr1619Ion33oYRC-igL3yzoLWcKEMos323HnFFcvvpnq3BWK4mToEgb_7iSOatwgjs5Zwhu3f/s320/IMG_3043.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Garlic harvest... Fat and juicy!!!<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_yXlTfbpSAkkLdeA_0AD5mRD6nc2cPG6rtISmljje3kGHGOprAHNsOEDu3VHeed1j1Dm57zw7EopISuYMS5ZX5nejIZ3bzitnOra5tNsV0d7qBY8cF1_Lj0vKzTvQ8Szrzlre5VCX-b4_5WDXr_fq3Q98LZC5D5oxM_Lfl60GymJv4TjqDlWOONF/s2576/IMG_3054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_yXlTfbpSAkkLdeA_0AD5mRD6nc2cPG6rtISmljje3kGHGOprAHNsOEDu3VHeed1j1Dm57zw7EopISuYMS5ZX5nejIZ3bzitnOra5tNsV0d7qBY8cF1_Lj0vKzTvQ8Szrzlre5VCX-b4_5WDXr_fq3Q98LZC5D5oxM_Lfl60GymJv4TjqDlWOONF/s320/IMG_3054.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Root cellar progress....Still a long way to go. Roof timbers and vent needed, entry way and doors to be built, crushed stone to be spread inside. Yes, a drain was installed at the beginning. Hardware cloth and tar-paper is ready for wrapping, then the job of moving the monster, weed covered piles of earth back to bury it all. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDQCgk4ElSPNZS6xSWfQhTz8lSPMFKGjJziki26owsfhRVWKwoGBnHbS5tyR-8Vq0LcZmaotKk8tUi_4k82KSiNES9tOeMu8UzNmkXfLbtE_kgyV_ikWLg0g1L4zZGji1UL0iyty4OzWtGQjtCVCRXe6TLizvuHkabpiS9LelgWlzEPYrGlxF2BfS/s2576/IMG_3050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDQCgk4ElSPNZS6xSWfQhTz8lSPMFKGjJziki26owsfhRVWKwoGBnHbS5tyR-8Vq0LcZmaotKk8tUi_4k82KSiNES9tOeMu8UzNmkXfLbtE_kgyV_ikWLg0g1L4zZGji1UL0iyty4OzWtGQjtCVCRXe6TLizvuHkabpiS9LelgWlzEPYrGlxF2BfS/s320/IMG_3050.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">And finally, the newest members of "our herd"...<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_olxZhLjtmRvgg8SiZMyaxF1A4b2-lYmMpX15X0hzTNB-mn0wIS1XTGYntfmCZUryekgCgPuLPJoqQXpSZnNV3BeNOqTJhFj-1smY7yjtcmyGTUEgKP3-I3eor1vdwdgvI8LFrP9FbJrKf9fge-1XjAN23ZNf8F-oclHY7UnTTI5qQDO0mDJXGzo7/s2000/IMAG0010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_olxZhLjtmRvgg8SiZMyaxF1A4b2-lYmMpX15X0hzTNB-mn0wIS1XTGYntfmCZUryekgCgPuLPJoqQXpSZnNV3BeNOqTJhFj-1smY7yjtcmyGTUEgKP3-I3eor1vdwdgvI8LFrP9FbJrKf9fge-1XjAN23ZNf8F-oclHY7UnTTI5qQDO0mDJXGzo7/s320/IMAG0010.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-80037784906032967262023-07-25T14:21:00.000-04:002023-07-25T14:21:10.348-04:00Gardening, foraging and chasing.....<p><span style="font-size: large;">July 25, 2023</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Plants really took off once we reached longer days and warm night time temperatures, early in the month. </span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2omPpnHCumnKHVF81Q3xpmAqFlgn1tOwXJ8qeygsW5yqzP1-Dw_auG1PwaUNosMC_lNQz-YcD5qt7dxKyzUi6UwIldRSEa89YBcGYgpumb1wp_WzlDma_T7FeSBgBnlusVE9rm10S19Rc0Uf-ya7xQL-RyCKrJoRA6j0HbmTMqD-KJRD0BDR4fNT/s968/DSC08544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2omPpnHCumnKHVF81Q3xpmAqFlgn1tOwXJ8qeygsW5yqzP1-Dw_auG1PwaUNosMC_lNQz-YcD5qt7dxKyzUi6UwIldRSEa89YBcGYgpumb1wp_WzlDma_T7FeSBgBnlusVE9rm10S19Rc0Uf-ya7xQL-RyCKrJoRA6j0HbmTMqD-KJRD0BDR4fNT/s320/DSC08544.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHyXj8tc9cogs7u3c2yKqp9aF9CKfUnc0KexcgL3aiSM1oI0OAzptMRFPUtU_c6HjwkoYTSQRsvshp-FzmIZiiuoNO4s0RlL_a-R6DjkCfAmIxpeIEJRw9TV_Bx4Z7TNQOX3B-ki-NnrmO0EQYRrVqq2ApF1XkUSUKaVwMTERIi63mx7VoUdIrjIw/s968/DSC08537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHyXj8tc9cogs7u3c2yKqp9aF9CKfUnc0KexcgL3aiSM1oI0OAzptMRFPUtU_c6HjwkoYTSQRsvshp-FzmIZiiuoNO4s0RlL_a-R6DjkCfAmIxpeIEJRw9TV_Bx4Z7TNQOX3B-ki-NnrmO0EQYRrVqq2ApF1XkUSUKaVwMTERIi63mx7VoUdIrjIw/s320/DSC08537.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />There has been a total of just under 5 inches of rainfall thus far in July. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The water barrels and tank have only been used a tiny bit back in early June. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Everything is so green. Even my sad looking pepper plants are looking better and have fruit forming.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwbsbna7Gp4WHZ4O2E6NeaEQLK3zKcsjQ2fDaAIEH2f3eLedlV-3n3M_DYytrsDgoSUtrpL-cqbZ9f7ev4_CkbLcd_EeIb7qj34lWvX8P6NjWU00QJzm13sxpoBuOIGHPdOIcI3G6bi1Mjtc_jE5qHXaNjx-B_5Kquc9i7c9rkjH9aLc14h-OxjS1/s968/DSC08553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwbsbna7Gp4WHZ4O2E6NeaEQLK3zKcsjQ2fDaAIEH2f3eLedlV-3n3M_DYytrsDgoSUtrpL-cqbZ9f7ev4_CkbLcd_EeIb7qj34lWvX8P6NjWU00QJzm13sxpoBuOIGHPdOIcI3G6bi1Mjtc_jE5qHXaNjx-B_5Kquc9i7c9rkjH9aLc14h-OxjS1/s320/DSC08553.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Red Carmen pepper I overwintered took a while, but is now putting on a spurt, and has a number of peppers growing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOBFgYJUzrCD-1C61eoDA-KtZxazL2mc6amKlUL8ziJwPMpt_uLCK4LWEN_ji46d0CRWIyv0Brcu7tLfJcnITGTvNSHIBVq38enz6NN1YU_HMfW9SUJddMZew6R3yqe7HNhtRvFRAHXLFshcFZdKWml7bZIOJS95zAzpt9di0DtIh-XVaLSdtaaaK/s968/DSC08554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOBFgYJUzrCD-1C61eoDA-KtZxazL2mc6amKlUL8ziJwPMpt_uLCK4LWEN_ji46d0CRWIyv0Brcu7tLfJcnITGTvNSHIBVq38enz6NN1YU_HMfW9SUJddMZew6R3yqe7HNhtRvFRAHXLFshcFZdKWml7bZIOJS95zAzpt9di0DtIh-XVaLSdtaaaK/s320/DSC08554.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The squash/pumpkin patch is a 5 X 12 ft. bed that Hubby dug up down by the barn where we are pretty sure a stable, or chicken coop used to be. The soil is lovely and dark and the plants have just started to bloom. There are only five hills staggered across this bed, so I have been helping the bees whenever I find a female flower. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZcDdrLxt2hyd6yAGF3EJ7lMbxSa-5zucSwbnUuBIc1v3xAfcD8nPu8p_n6rEAGnV9MZSQy_0lbsAeGQkdC7J5SWwwUR3q9Sq4qmShQskeoFZ4_x5pbhaNOo9igSsW7EUbcqKqbjjn1mYDPz6m79UbPtIE8BHkf6mgJpKPTUheEYCdzqQD6YxUU7f/s968/DSC08528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZcDdrLxt2hyd6yAGF3EJ7lMbxSa-5zucSwbnUuBIc1v3xAfcD8nPu8p_n6rEAGnV9MZSQy_0lbsAeGQkdC7J5SWwwUR3q9Sq4qmShQskeoFZ4_x5pbhaNOo9igSsW7EUbcqKqbjjn1mYDPz6m79UbPtIE8BHkf6mgJpKPTUheEYCdzqQD6YxUU7f/s320/DSC08528.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Flagpole bed is looking lovely, with lots of Brown-eyed Susans, Echinacea </span><span style="font-size: large;">and Shasta daisies.The breeze wafts through, sending all the flowers swaying and dancing on their long stems. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJvAASatjjwu8MfSeoI92WMHFKiChpoVbGXSCFRyUsBkHmGKKDGwsbHo6taJ5eyvvDlyogdZ4lqC3TAtXfnFEdTIgGGbFDEDs562EA85Zp2_vtGuuKxR-C1srCa2FfXkkUUjkHhFiWCjHxpIhGOxm7fC2hEiz5NIlPsdO9WhSy-2c2hYMlEli0sli/s968/DSC08532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJvAASatjjwu8MfSeoI92WMHFKiChpoVbGXSCFRyUsBkHmGKKDGwsbHo6taJ5eyvvDlyogdZ4lqC3TAtXfnFEdTIgGGbFDEDs562EA85Zp2_vtGuuKxR-C1srCa2FfXkkUUjkHhFiWCjHxpIhGOxm7fC2hEiz5NIlPsdO9WhSy-2c2hYMlEli0sli/s320/DSC08532.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Some of my Kelsae onions sprouted in the cold room this spring, so I popped them into the garden. They have put up big seed heads. I'm hoping to be able to harvest the seeds when they ripen.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGa5igt_VMBUPiwKgjC9PNLSrAps77IfoNRT-lkPakc9ZbHPcsyJlVL7hDfzAfj9hG1csOPz7b7F2A2Cj9bU3IsIoRiqLmmhRB3-s-8N7_rAeTRxKJj8kXewxlhOcpqr1a6GuFgN9OPB1rP2njls-nIc4QG3gAPtwhLiRvwOOaOn3c5s43mxBuSW6/s968/DSC08550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGa5igt_VMBUPiwKgjC9PNLSrAps77IfoNRT-lkPakc9ZbHPcsyJlVL7hDfzAfj9hG1csOPz7b7F2A2Cj9bU3IsIoRiqLmmhRB3-s-8N7_rAeTRxKJj8kXewxlhOcpqr1a6GuFgN9OPB1rP2njls-nIc4QG3gAPtwhLiRvwOOaOn3c5s43mxBuSW6/s320/DSC08550.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The ground cherries are spreading out, fairly flat to the ground, and when you lift up a branch, there are little lanterns hanging along underneath the stems. There are four plants here in a 4ft. square area.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IyEDNOdU48eRk52qIwDxPGlLEIgObsR479NgIsqkurVPKS-GzC2UStErrfn4QDGGMBZjlliquk7GN8RQ7SPGTruh4AdtVBWg9JD3MNDhhfR3G7Y3xpXROQnFljElmi925Rvze9US7l3qC5HCDP2OCg0XevLh0MqLUpqhs23E-O0adcGLx4APlJMN/s1288/IMG_3014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IyEDNOdU48eRk52qIwDxPGlLEIgObsR479NgIsqkurVPKS-GzC2UStErrfn4QDGGMBZjlliquk7GN8RQ7SPGTruh4AdtVBWg9JD3MNDhhfR3G7Y3xpXROQnFljElmi925Rvze9US7l3qC5HCDP2OCg0XevLh0MqLUpqhs23E-O0adcGLx4APlJMN/s320/IMG_3014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEDJZEe6B1XeWnNrbbqIyoYE16zBClZ-wCUKHLrwgXCjmAinAzwKv8FA-6oPaXjc3bdx5B1AbM0KidG1ho5rZ1Xgnz-reumGRmJKVuuw_YJuyCvTXH7hoItTyfJ_Czgwppq9fdV1uZ1ClTbxVIcVeLtYDIKRsTvgZb78tvtdtz2mqDe-7sPP5cmRt/s1288/IMG_3015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEDJZEe6B1XeWnNrbbqIyoYE16zBClZ-wCUKHLrwgXCjmAinAzwKv8FA-6oPaXjc3bdx5B1AbM0KidG1ho5rZ1Xgnz-reumGRmJKVuuw_YJuyCvTXH7hoItTyfJ_Czgwppq9fdV1uZ1ClTbxVIcVeLtYDIKRsTvgZb78tvtdtz2mqDe-7sPP5cmRt/s320/IMG_3015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The little papery covers turn beige-yellow when the fruit is ripe. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The 4 X 16 foot tomato bed is a well mulched jungle, with 8 plants of 4 varieties staggered along it. There is lots of fruit forming, the waiting is on!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaXYAh83G6rlhLFxae3VpiAdA9rLkRb9njSNm_xNJHGZmUj29bDuRcaFaXfXqaAAc6L2b7RAxdz5YRbFkv-HYsqucdsfb-GtoyCyLd7h9TXwbottpOsdFnPvDIUn15iLBOt7lZ8c5fQh53cjzoUZ2AdcaOv-53phSrTZLJlX3ZRh0svoOp3bu2xPn/s968/DSC08542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="968" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEaXYAh83G6rlhLFxae3VpiAdA9rLkRb9njSNm_xNJHGZmUj29bDuRcaFaXfXqaAAc6L2b7RAxdz5YRbFkv-HYsqucdsfb-GtoyCyLd7h9TXwbottpOsdFnPvDIUn15iLBOt7lZ8c5fQh53cjzoUZ2AdcaOv-53phSrTZLJlX3ZRh0svoOp3bu2xPn/s320/DSC08542.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We did a little bush-whacking, and <b>SCORE!! </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESoPPOvtw0n8p0h-DPjmHiKMl00H1tiHYHPTbCjdmMo76Okc0aH1ekkXIlhI3SESKQi_mhCxmt7FFhGn5WTTle1cbQzulFmltrx7I09mPZUSzEHvGLbbrkkLc9RoUioDp9ZwLr6nGZXdv9EiFiWh30xk6zW7MXjY16pL3W4wRsxYpuI7Snd2nqmTV/s1288/IMG_3002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhESoPPOvtw0n8p0h-DPjmHiKMl00H1tiHYHPTbCjdmMo76Okc0aH1ekkXIlhI3SESKQi_mhCxmt7FFhGn5WTTle1cbQzulFmltrx7I09mPZUSzEHvGLbbrkkLc9RoUioDp9ZwLr6nGZXdv9EiFiWh30xk6zW7MXjY16pL3W4wRsxYpuI7Snd2nqmTV/s320/IMG_3002.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzKwQ26lw577qMkH8rLPZ8ul5pb10rxOBssik-5ynidd5Vh7fQRmqEoq_n5c4Y50nrpW3OyT_2n8Et2rRScexu56hwxRaLmVbZaXlBnNPJrTuqjfXtJ3R5VTBiqpnZZMDRd8CE1KRliA2x3aV6ufoO-XgyBwr5eGyd3zzos0ZTLi-y3tzR8lMse4t/s1288/IMG_3003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzKwQ26lw577qMkH8rLPZ8ul5pb10rxOBssik-5ynidd5Vh7fQRmqEoq_n5c4Y50nrpW3OyT_2n8Et2rRScexu56hwxRaLmVbZaXlBnNPJrTuqjfXtJ3R5VTBiqpnZZMDRd8CE1KRliA2x3aV6ufoO-XgyBwr5eGyd3zzos0ZTLi-y3tzR8lMse4t/s320/IMG_3003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">A flush of Black Trumpets. They are a beast to clean, but so delicious.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This summer, it was several weeks later than usual, before Monarch butterflies showed up, and there are very few compared to other years. One has chosen to lay an egg on the new to me, Butterfly bush that I am growing in a nursery bed in preparation for a new perennial bed. I plan on filling the new bed with lots of pollinator</span><span style="font-size: large;"> attracting plants this fall and next spring. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT0vnoaUfMhhV8xAy5-jxZJ7WrMgzMlXst6xn0H0uiUFOh5Y3uRfQPGnkwo2OpO0-tR8rVqNauk6JrRkXpUbUSWM6ToRXConFb3I2OzUgyL97Lhl4yI21fuvgUExNm3kaqJZqJUrKoV7E9WEK2sLC_WNUC1ykjQzvMLxYQd2lQjZDNkmwyyzgiNsn/s1288/IMG_2990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT0vnoaUfMhhV8xAy5-jxZJ7WrMgzMlXst6xn0H0uiUFOh5Y3uRfQPGnkwo2OpO0-tR8rVqNauk6JrRkXpUbUSWM6ToRXConFb3I2OzUgyL97Lhl4yI21fuvgUExNm3kaqJZqJUrKoV7E9WEK2sLC_WNUC1ykjQzvMLxYQd2lQjZDNkmwyyzgiNsn/s320/IMG_2990.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gaCnx_WrBZErzeOabbE0N8zh1cww2lAA3g34i_eUWAHgVUhGt3YgLMlo8Y5XM82QZEXCqR4GAzYH_9aPOsKKqRMq-fK9IlmOU24sZ9jmoY7q-b6v0-pbUIZQSm8Ixvn-2HH5eUoFTrnYUNOwmJcG4IOIYyT96ELSIAJlR4NiYrVeQ3vO3eEiuHgS/s1288/IMG_2737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gaCnx_WrBZErzeOabbE0N8zh1cww2lAA3g34i_eUWAHgVUhGt3YgLMlo8Y5XM82QZEXCqR4GAzYH_9aPOsKKqRMq-fK9IlmOU24sZ9jmoY7q-b6v0-pbUIZQSm8Ixvn-2HH5eUoFTrnYUNOwmJcG4IOIYyT96ELSIAJlR4NiYrVeQ3vO3eEiuHgS/s320/IMG_2737.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new perennial bed under construction April 2023<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"> About a week after the cow and bull moose appeared in the yard, a younger cow showed up, walking right past the front of the verandah, and was nose-down, sniffing at my haskap bushes before we put the run on her. She was reluctant to go, and stopped several times to look back at us, before disappearing</span><span style="font-size: large;"> into the bush. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSIi8GBTptPvMIMZlL1AcwUc3kNep2BV0fNdl7aMmSkgLNqppwiMGsn0n-qFM-uL73EMYe3ysrcsgxAb6w3qG9mbi0dMCYG0E3tf1UsyByvA5coG5O0gwu2xz_qrHtzkrvVOFz-6fl_UCTiEIVGQr0GO5neSyN-vfYdszM1qa62AlwoR-m_8S-uIA/s678/DSC08514%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="678" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSIi8GBTptPvMIMZlL1AcwUc3kNep2BV0fNdl7aMmSkgLNqppwiMGsn0n-qFM-uL73EMYe3ysrcsgxAb6w3qG9mbi0dMCYG0E3tf1UsyByvA5coG5O0gwu2xz_qrHtzkrvVOFz-6fl_UCTiEIVGQr0GO5neSyN-vfYdszM1qa62AlwoR-m_8S-uIA/s320/DSC08514%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The previous two had done some unauthorized pruning on my baby plum trees. <b><i>(clicking on the pictures will make them bigger.)</i></b><br /><br /></span><br /></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-39161501378438448692023-07-08T07:22:00.001-04:002023-07-08T07:22:56.105-04:00Yikes....critters in the yard this morning......<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Just down, making a cup of tea in the kitchen, looked out.......a big body just outside, heading toward my raised beds.....Called Hubby...."There's a big frikkin' moose in the yard!" </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">There were two, a cow and a bull. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ovtYWpNYcZW6ILYB7OpqGAcAcwOIiI5i_AXY5w5K5QOCcmIBChC8ORFQ5vstR9ZTxqAX4RgmwYFhVKH5zdB9SMcvchfdC5mt-H3Rwf8thM9wLvNPyMfDgl9E-XxWiFFSdUxTLBYTM7Ymb7ToIl8dpI220NAauWBG5AxxssfAb-1VnWA6moxRWwh-/s1936/DSC08473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1936" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ovtYWpNYcZW6ILYB7OpqGAcAcwOIiI5i_AXY5w5K5QOCcmIBChC8ORFQ5vstR9ZTxqAX4RgmwYFhVKH5zdB9SMcvchfdC5mt-H3Rwf8thM9wLvNPyMfDgl9E-XxWiFFSdUxTLBYTM7Ymb7ToIl8dpI220NAauWBG5AxxssfAb-1VnWA6moxRWwh-/s320/DSC08473.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxFOoEgK8cecCzxLjg9_Bmup8yqBA8mpyDZoJWJLuTHX6HVWsj5VB9XDKk3kOeZ6yzQSUBzA02t-secC8TGKM2Zx-4aY8xmsTV_5e2D_aun7VTH3SancdRokEAO4AzplVgqJoUggHiawPrfWK9qwaixYVY43oKd4Vo-WMEsq2uuYJFRkOKBbL0zKg/s1464/DSC08476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1076" data-original-width="1464" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbxFOoEgK8cecCzxLjg9_Bmup8yqBA8mpyDZoJWJLuTHX6HVWsj5VB9XDKk3kOeZ6yzQSUBzA02t-secC8TGKM2Zx-4aY8xmsTV_5e2D_aun7VTH3SancdRokEAO4AzplVgqJoUggHiawPrfWK9qwaixYVY43oKd4Vo-WMEsq2uuYJFRkOKBbL0zKg/s320/DSC08476.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfyaLmbLsnj8TlaZNOYzluoA01-5brJTeD7LjcZ_knIibN6TT8x3_4d2NXhC_ks-KUMPBxxKlcy2YE4zl2HrEr-cGE3fD0RxGxLfUOQgeScCG4Oa3mldl6Ta-A8-eIUM7TD-s74cuk-uOzdMEQdCDeLC8N4fSUBkgxfnQ7sDZ-uFYNosr2co00z59/s1428/DSC08480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1428" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfyaLmbLsnj8TlaZNOYzluoA01-5brJTeD7LjcZ_knIibN6TT8x3_4d2NXhC_ks-KUMPBxxKlcy2YE4zl2HrEr-cGE3fD0RxGxLfUOQgeScCG4Oa3mldl6Ta-A8-eIUM7TD-s74cuk-uOzdMEQdCDeLC8N4fSUBkgxfnQ7sDZ-uFYNosr2co00z59/s320/DSC08480.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">By the time he got the camera out, they were acting very skittishly. (Sorry the pics aren't very good) Taking the line of least resistance, they walked rapidly across the front of the yard and out the driveway entrance instead of just bolting through the trees and over the rock fence. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">She had been heading towards the raised beds....Hearing us talking inside, made her uncertain and she turned back...Thankfully. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was 'chastised' for being too loud and scaring them away,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gardeners.....what would you have done?????? </span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-10724297868175790312023-07-07T14:17:00.000-04:002023-07-07T14:17:44.941-04:00First of July update.....<p> <span style="font-size: large;">July 7, 2023</span></p><p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has been a less than
optimum spring and early summer...for gardening. We had an early
blast of heat that brought blooms out, but not pollinators, then it
was cool for a while. The result was a poor crop of haskaps, as they were not well pollinated. The smoke then came down from the fires in
northern Quebec and Ontario. There were days of hiding indoors to
avoid breathing it in, and the horrible claustrophobic feeling of
there being no where to get a breath of fresh air. One of those days
of smoke, having had to venture out for an appointment, N-95 mask
on....while driving past Round Lake, one could not see out further
than 50 to 100 yards.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">The smoke is still a
possibility, but for the last week or so, we have been smoke-free. It has been very hot and humid, extreme heat warnings in place, so we are thankful there is no smoke, as the combination of heat, humidity and smoke would be brutal. We've
been staying indoors in the afternoons after trying to get stuff done
outside in the mornings. </span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have had several
intense rainfall events, giving us at least an inch or more per week
for the last few. There has been little need to water much...yet. </span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">The gardens are putting on
their Summer solstice burst of growth, after seeming to just poke along before that. Heat came along with the longer daylight hours,
so things are looking much better now. </span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">On a happy note, our son
upgraded his smart phone, removed the sim card of the old one, loaded
the Merlin App., and gave it to me. It has been a journey of
discovery of all the birds I hear but can't identify. The morning and
evening choruses yield between 15 and 20 different birds. I now know
who is making the calls that have intrigued and frustrated me. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">First of July, drone shot of gardens and bug-suited gardener. <br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3qnI9M-sXiEqM78zi7uZ4TkDIN8bAPid9-yBa39ZKpWKRkmCkXfek4zlk8w6s2iMhhBREezDB6MCueCvGjjz46ENbo35m0llsxNjHXoM7iixgqdrR18Lv0iKh_HqDCCLm_B2d-ufKHmUHLLGHDQfJHlX6kF6w5slRBmdbgI5hgQ2Jk0y4QoL1SHn/s1500/gardener.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3qnI9M-sXiEqM78zi7uZ4TkDIN8bAPid9-yBa39ZKpWKRkmCkXfek4zlk8w6s2iMhhBREezDB6MCueCvGjjz46ENbo35m0llsxNjHXoM7iixgqdrR18Lv0iKh_HqDCCLm_B2d-ufKHmUHLLGHDQfJHlX6kF6w5slRBmdbgI5hgQ2Jk0y4QoL1SHn/s320/gardener.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The field garden; garlic in the far end, spuds, glads, (two sections of, as I just can't bear to toss the extra bulbs that grow each year.) sunflowers, beans, (up and just planted rows) and a nursery row at this end for a perennial bed in the works. The last intense inch and a quarter downpour from yesterday has plastered them all with mud. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8zfK4Sa6fV4fP0GKS4pWHD5-OhKnbgd1L6ZvrfB2MTJWwYscqNb-IvrZnHvulh8vf7fJ4OGOCW3wxV0t22mVscMqjdqMblLbPyKua-FbMF6q8CGlCNMS-EpohQwz4XIOxQ4sg4oBPd4W5v8YjDoSSRKLUaFG6k5r5UbB13J3TBHdB8-gwMEItMJ2/s1288/field.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8zfK4Sa6fV4fP0GKS4pWHD5-OhKnbgd1L6ZvrfB2MTJWwYscqNb-IvrZnHvulh8vf7fJ4OGOCW3wxV0t22mVscMqjdqMblLbPyKua-FbMF6q8CGlCNMS-EpohQwz4XIOxQ4sg4oBPd4W5v8YjDoSSRKLUaFG6k5r5UbB13J3TBHdB8-gwMEItMJ2/s320/field.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The cucumber and watermelon patch with a makeshift fence onto which I plan to guide and tie the vines as they grow. Hoping to get the leaf mulch on tomorrow. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qFGNXTNwLbBZ9CXaqUY-JKgUKlNtnQvgeSvAHf_30Q8gfcJ4rKsa6T71FIlrOA_Yk8cNA0K8UnMNcRy3KQVyvN2guxspVE3qq3KNrZQSXMNz4B5l78K7lzU8d9A-WM-jcUIRzmgS8L_ziCUQkkEM1SQ43G4J0jsi8dhKZUcZf7-ce5WEC80KFQu5/s1288/cucs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qFGNXTNwLbBZ9CXaqUY-JKgUKlNtnQvgeSvAHf_30Q8gfcJ4rKsa6T71FIlrOA_Yk8cNA0K8UnMNcRy3KQVyvN2guxspVE3qq3KNrZQSXMNz4B5l78K7lzU8d9A-WM-jcUIRzmgS8L_ziCUQkkEM1SQ43G4J0jsi8dhKZUcZf7-ce5WEC80KFQu5/s320/cucs.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />The greens, parsley (two varieties) and onion bed. Finally, some of the greens are big enough to harvest.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u5PNk8FIDlYGQZOsm00VCWIGJ3jPuhIy1e-lrvd-AwMtJtWihxxvlzZbUVFd08TeF-Kp4nuGfiWaqHXsTs8lggB_MY-TLeLLK-CrC114CTjThwlJ8m2p3-V3ZCVL7iBMMvDEvWmHr7zzcVsI3kB0CZBUpNhDXX3glUGRSrhrUSdp_OYhC4ZlDRIa/s1288/greens.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u5PNk8FIDlYGQZOsm00VCWIGJ3jPuhIy1e-lrvd-AwMtJtWihxxvlzZbUVFd08TeF-Kp4nuGfiWaqHXsTs8lggB_MY-TLeLLK-CrC114CTjThwlJ8m2p3-V3ZCVL7iBMMvDEvWmHr7zzcVsI3kB0CZBUpNhDXX3glUGRSrhrUSdp_OYhC4ZlDRIa/s320/greens.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Tomatoes, a lot fewer than last year, just 8 different plants. (beefsteaks, plums and cherries.) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY5yQQh4QmUpvmmIZa45FXHtzZ-2UuJBnWac6ZuxmlALDTVUhfDch_JdV2sXPTV6_UYanhfEf93WuBs9s-IN1RxW97HpcQs9yRiXl4SGhCqpeVwVypEvIujrp2UL-2PEI3NhLi96fclkhc-koPgSg35V4ypdJkcSN8GRyqYZZ06K-4BG9AcdjJuOu/s1288/toms.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY5yQQh4QmUpvmmIZa45FXHtzZ-2UuJBnWac6ZuxmlALDTVUhfDch_JdV2sXPTV6_UYanhfEf93WuBs9s-IN1RxW97HpcQs9yRiXl4SGhCqpeVwVypEvIujrp2UL-2PEI3NhLi96fclkhc-koPgSg35V4ypdJkcSN8GRyqYZZ06K-4BG9AcdjJuOu/s320/toms.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The pepper patch is abysmal this year. A fellow gardener is expressing the same frustration with his as well. No idea what happened, perhaps the cool weather earlier and the flooding rain events we've had. They just aren't growing. Behind them is the broccoli and dill which are going strong.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVLlSBfdCHyxhdbdEeC_Bodx_oXF9hpA5fstszn3tu3fuUrmYzFMLzpOQ_HDSZRLmU96que4dEc13P22iVbi4eAV89L8tdNBmw9BpVqWYg5XSdYbh6iDdhotnap91Z8sCmdCAK-7oVRsWH9AIXLKun8WcwL6sblkvwqwYuqziuC8AkP5FNxHv1Bhe/s1288/pepdil.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVLlSBfdCHyxhdbdEeC_Bodx_oXF9hpA5fstszn3tu3fuUrmYzFMLzpOQ_HDSZRLmU96que4dEc13P22iVbi4eAV89L8tdNBmw9BpVqWYg5XSdYbh6iDdhotnap91Z8sCmdCAK-7oVRsWH9AIXLKun8WcwL6sblkvwqwYuqziuC8AkP5FNxHv1Bhe/s320/pepdil.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>There is a caged zucchini in the end of the herb bed which has just put out it's first blooms. I am very happy with the little row of budded lavender plants at this end, and the buds growing on the sage plant. There are two rows of basil, cilantro, savory, two extra broccoli plants, chamomile way past its best, and a rosemary plant beside the barrels of oregano and mint. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFzJtTa1ZsltE3ic95GoJ7V_3uKslPEQqg1HF9Zl3DJFV6OvCIwZeZbasZZRiGDULvPBJoEhTfxMkTqPJ3TO2ZAkaroGmL-lJJ70YBSLzFdm9Yi9pHBe10A0RFSvKRA_YmuQn0ww9TejI0tg299FybuTooT8j_g_dQAU3STHX3wNWulOlTsc10e5Q/s1288/herb.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFzJtTa1ZsltE3ic95GoJ7V_3uKslPEQqg1HF9Zl3DJFV6OvCIwZeZbasZZRiGDULvPBJoEhTfxMkTqPJ3TO2ZAkaroGmL-lJJ70YBSLzFdm9Yi9pHBe10A0RFSvKRA_YmuQn0ww9TejI0tg299FybuTooT8j_g_dQAU3STHX3wNWulOlTsc10e5Q/s320/herb.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Oh, and a couple of rows of carrots, almost ready for thinning. </span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">Day lilies are just starting to open and the baby geraniums I grew from seed are just starting to bloom, and are indeed red...different shades, but red.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh3kae4VX4VxcCtiRiFLz9AYvCffcRJlhOzsBL-MOkgmYCsmKqwcMcM9SZRnfICL-y4UDNxA8uIrY1ujkaPBBLO8DvtfpNRJzYReuVaUy-RTKGBQ2j6-dNrmuiKyS7Bx3Vx3AmSxvBi4Hpw_Yq9r4ScUAM-8IzxF1_QuGX92YHFsSxsZF4AJcTVa6/s1288/daylily.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrh3kae4VX4VxcCtiRiFLz9AYvCffcRJlhOzsBL-MOkgmYCsmKqwcMcM9SZRnfICL-y4UDNxA8uIrY1ujkaPBBLO8DvtfpNRJzYReuVaUy-RTKGBQ2j6-dNrmuiKyS7Bx3Vx3AmSxvBi4Hpw_Yq9r4ScUAM-8IzxF1_QuGX92YHFsSxsZF4AJcTVa6/s320/daylily.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei7Zpeh6ndxiZ3pVzkdNHp1moHQ7PgjBH6CHzttEAk8QY2mZGepJRCM6o6awNad_lnmztrnJoYnuM4j6HGQUEkD0f2pvhjEGV7RLjpc_skfwjInZ5-3xi-bakX34RCgnulJKcBLgyjEsEOtp9kHrgNLuxDBVz1pScscFapu2aptFNXCUFQ1JtXlHy/s1288/ger.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei7Zpeh6ndxiZ3pVzkdNHp1moHQ7PgjBH6CHzttEAk8QY2mZGepJRCM6o6awNad_lnmztrnJoYnuM4j6HGQUEkD0f2pvhjEGV7RLjpc_skfwjInZ5-3xi-bakX34RCgnulJKcBLgyjEsEOtp9kHrgNLuxDBVz1pScscFapu2aptFNXCUFQ1JtXlHy/s320/ger.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pond has been up and down like a yo-yo with the rain events, </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXJayFNeYHuVGl-yc7jhSxUWnvlxq52jk1Chjv1WS5ZNARLYKefpeofFdxacBcFVFpfI9LHt10zx-woKyhYD6q34IEOANMXZI3kTB079KPcYobRpNztZF0TpdGTBr3TfNdrApAcGFuUdnz5G-hRdtRSrVPV6U8CTUQ4RabDE6yiU3IJ-4WPbubRs9/s1288/pond.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="1288" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXJayFNeYHuVGl-yc7jhSxUWnvlxq52jk1Chjv1WS5ZNARLYKefpeofFdxacBcFVFpfI9LHt10zx-woKyhYD6q34IEOANMXZI3kTB079KPcYobRpNztZF0TpdGTBr3TfNdrApAcGFuUdnz5G-hRdtRSrVPV6U8CTUQ4RabDE6yiU3IJ-4WPbubRs9/s320/pond.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />and finally....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iTccM6k-yhfSgpJaAweS8cQGegIByKIi7KwkdnJ4WgFk6B86XMP-rvBeh7-uIyGcQnVgg0Jgi47fetUfjDqbMKnvDvgBEhwXG36rqSzuqoQ-Jt5C0OuJUKT4F9qHpP4TkRWN8XIZAx7IjkZQQWDoi43sZTgvS_pyQGEZLqXRt9BfhpyKnGuYiyr2/s1500/midbush.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iTccM6k-yhfSgpJaAweS8cQGegIByKIi7KwkdnJ4WgFk6B86XMP-rvBeh7-uIyGcQnVgg0Jgi47fetUfjDqbMKnvDvgBEhwXG36rqSzuqoQ-Jt5C0OuJUKT4F9qHpP4TkRWN8XIZAx7IjkZQQWDoi43sZTgvS_pyQGEZLqXRt9BfhpyKnGuYiyr2/s320/midbush.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Our clearing in the middle of the bush....with all my birds!! (the red roof is the barn.)<br /> </span>
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Rosaleahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403965807770816977noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097169897777063028.post-46670638827601091552023-06-18T12:19:00.003-04:002023-06-18T12:21:13.233-04:00Gardening stuff, and a few critters.....<p><span style="font-size: large;">June 18, 2023</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">The calendar says it is
still spring, and we seem to have settled into a regular pattern of
low teen C degree (50 to 59 F) overnights, and high teen degree,
edging into the 20's in the days. (60 to 71F) The solstice is just a
few days away, and daylight stays with us well on toward 10PM. After
a few days of brutal heat in May, the weather reverted back to quite
cool nights and days, making a morning fire feel very welcome. <br /></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the fast snow melt, which formed puddles and ponds everywhere and had barely dried up, we
had a deluge of rain that brought them all back, the pond topped out again, flooding out at the north
end. After that, there was no precipitation for a couple of weeks, making one wonder
if it was worth planting seeds at that time, as there was no rain in
the forecast. It dried up enough to til the field garden at
that point, so I f</span><span style="font-size: large;">inally I got some
spuds, my glads, beans and sunflowers planted, the latest
I've planted the field garden since we made it. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp77Q7rIit80UXga8xgwdKb3aKNbHE22NA6KVTpvvmSW0dS-FCrSIQ6tMMQmwcamYlaG1L3tnH2T3712t0MCxgxZtBnpjoDj2LDJk9qCttATY21LZXF2XCI9n4tLKiuMfbXRY7JviBFWwM6lPmSzVEk45bh6qVGGnFf8lieOHZQcp8d6Ao6sL9w/s1031/IMG_2897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp77Q7rIit80UXga8xgwdKb3aKNbHE22NA6KVTpvvmSW0dS-FCrSIQ6tMMQmwcamYlaG1L3tnH2T3712t0MCxgxZtBnpjoDj2LDJk9qCttATY21LZXF2XCI9n4tLKiuMfbXRY7JviBFWwM6lPmSzVEk45bh6qVGGnFf8lieOHZQcp8d6Ao6sL9w/s320/IMG_2897.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">In the foreground is a row of perennials, a nursery bed for a future project, and garlic at the other end is starting to send up scapes.</span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">hen
we got the smoke inundation from all the forest fires burning to the
north of us in Quebec, and also some closer around us in Ontario.
There were a few days when the windows were kept closed and a few nights when we ran an air purifier in
the bedroom overnight.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Thankfully
it wasn't too hot, but hot enough out in the yard with bug suit and a</span><span style="font-size: large;">n N-95 mask on, trying to get a few things done. It is very claustrophobic when you cannot get a breath of fresh air. Yesterday, after a trip south to Bancroft, the
smoke seemed to come swamping in as I was driving north, obscuring
the hills in a blue haze, and around 6 PM, I felt it necessary to
turn on my headlights to be visible to traffic, even though the sun
was still high in the sky, a blurry orange blob. We have taken to
checking the “Smoke forecast” (yes, that is a thing) daily to be
prepared to close windows and doors, as the smoke can come wafting in
quite quickly, depending on wind direction.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last week, we got a few days of rain, accumulating just under
an inch, then Monday was a full day of rain adding up to 3 inches, so just about
4 inches over the span of a week, giving a good boost to all my seeds and seedlings. Squash and pumpkins are finally poking up.</span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">The raised beds
dried a lot quicker than the in-ground field garden, and they were pretty much all planted earlier, but weren't doing much, even with me watering the seed beds, which I had started doing through the dry period. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqts6TrevJDM0v_uFcELLC1ll3Y9QsFAaDZj5WE1-fCvqguDcBvPM4HxzwSyBrBJPMxBYYRdx4l6YAL7-YkVd1KGYJtS1An66AYq4ZyIXCz-L1efXU-ChUsO9DQ0-Ubc5nFSZAaVa5rpNvNbLF1vmjrOEcT1Za3hyfP0IgTfIrvnhiCi90htVyQ/s1031/IMG_2898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqts6TrevJDM0v_uFcELLC1ll3Y9QsFAaDZj5WE1-fCvqguDcBvPM4HxzwSyBrBJPMxBYYRdx4l6YAL7-YkVd1KGYJtS1An66AYq4ZyIXCz-L1efXU-ChUsO9DQ0-Ubc5nFSZAaVa5rpNvNbLF1vmjrOEcT1Za3hyfP0IgTfIrvnhiCi90htVyQ/s320/IMG_2898.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Beets are
up and ready for thinning, volunteer dill that I moved to where I want it, is doing well, the
transplants are all in and mulched, carrots are showing feathery rows
and we are harvesting radishes and a few lettuce leaves from the
early sowing in the cold frame. The greens in the raised bed are just
showing now. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXusq8P7f2sTpO7Ms3jBGWQfZIiGpiiECa_xvaMAhX_VRHp7q9cZFbiLM054YqJToY-MK8GJAPYjW1WAiJzHdV78MLjuBkGzI8kBEBmwfCO1r4tCzFKcB6_jZjuEpKla1L6Z3YHUj92_sxDipqIPYgno3hIYoKyJzlVy6i-Q18AsPR1cnv_XPwYw/s1031/IMG_2901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXusq8P7f2sTpO7Ms3jBGWQfZIiGpiiECa_xvaMAhX_VRHp7q9cZFbiLM054YqJToY-MK8GJAPYjW1WAiJzHdV78MLjuBkGzI8kBEBmwfCO1r4tCzFKcB6_jZjuEpKla1L6Z3YHUj92_sxDipqIPYgno3hIYoKyJzlVy6i-Q18AsPR1cnv_XPwYw/s320/IMG_2901.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, it is a late start, but a gardener is ever optimistic!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">My perennial beds are a delight. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0koSrkAh3jtYLwKzZlxgURhF0XbUCTggIqz4j2OAOu5ETqbsL0LHMqZOY00LbT0sj7bqjmspL8uiqz9QD-SilmF2n9lrEKK14GETGs-Q_aPZUAtj8o16evbevE-nfpsgwGYOz2FLvJ8jzRDD2Mlai_iav1lNaJ20XGn8P_-A73Q4G8pu8IjNfQ/s1031/IMG_2892.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0koSrkAh3jtYLwKzZlxgURhF0XbUCTggIqz4j2OAOu5ETqbsL0LHMqZOY00LbT0sj7bqjmspL8uiqz9QD-SilmF2n9lrEKK14GETGs-Q_aPZUAtj8o16evbevE-nfpsgwGYOz2FLvJ8jzRDD2Mlai_iav1lNaJ20XGn8P_-A73Q4G8pu8IjNfQ/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Love, love, love my red poppies!<br /></span>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaYJGdwZvwR3LOzvZYO8egBKbxeMBLuwajtg_j2JFqEBn09XaoMatFXzSAHOfUWyTyKTGsAvXw_Xso15W9yfitC4r-a-QkbvosWaBim78DdE4jrv8ctcwYU5DyIZNZJkdCGJM9Rvl9OmvFx_HgzlAb4W30Wp7DVYLIn0NxWwoYATxX-V3Pw1uBQ/s1031/IMG_2876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaYJGdwZvwR3LOzvZYO8egBKbxeMBLuwajtg_j2JFqEBn09XaoMatFXzSAHOfUWyTyKTGsAvXw_Xso15W9yfitC4r-a-QkbvosWaBim78DdE4jrv8ctcwYU5DyIZNZJkdCGJM9Rvl9OmvFx_HgzlAb4W30Wp7DVYLIn0NxWwoYATxX-V3Pw1uBQ/s320/IMG_2876.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Buds are rising on several different lilies, the liatrus, and the peony is starting to open today.<br /></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Barred Owl insists on sitting on the trail camera overlooking the pond. Butt Shot.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1z0lc8oPdBXFgFAQwrN5Yc7zVcKBCh6gIjVBdMaa7GWNQ3xJ5hRLeAT5JsYggvbDSzdLgeW6KkSe-010t6PJqExCLmJgtPdnm7-MZHW3SM_owLDdKcdjdpHQ_7TQ12GghKamXn5kfjHFzKXg6EbXv_rnpBpvx7tJvUbSMjQB4Lr_cbaWDLJEvg/s730/b%20(78).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="730" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1z0lc8oPdBXFgFAQwrN5Yc7zVcKBCh6gIjVBdMaa7GWNQ3xJ5hRLeAT5JsYggvbDSzdLgeW6KkSe-010t6PJqExCLmJgtPdnm7-MZHW3SM_owLDdKcdjdpHQ_7TQ12GghKamXn5kfjHFzKXg6EbXv_rnpBpvx7tJvUbSMjQB4Lr_cbaWDLJEvg/s320/b%20(78).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rUxYGLaY7PM1E7YZjQ_rJ0hRAioa8e9WWPxqR8iSgySUn9VUlXKs8GF3VAJwh5oiAhwlVeah9pVSWjAPE47crqmSu9SlYtcqGWE50Il5_Jt3oexxTa7aQvLe9H8QvaptOCVy_MvGZL0Ihz8sieRSOrp7Qv2hMthPbT-T5F70oaAzBFDE0cdNKQ/s1031/IMG_2870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rUxYGLaY7PM1E7YZjQ_rJ0hRAioa8e9WWPxqR8iSgySUn9VUlXKs8GF3VAJwh5oiAhwlVeah9pVSWjAPE47crqmSu9SlYtcqGWE50Il5_Jt3oexxTa7aQvLe9H8QvaptOCVy_MvGZL0Ihz8sieRSOrp7Qv2hMthPbT-T5F70oaAzBFDE0cdNKQ/s320/IMG_2870.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">A turtle wandered across the driveway early in June.</span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Haskaps are colouring up, and yes, the robins have found them.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEc6QdmGffMH6oQOYh11A5iRsUB1ZyJC5dLnLC9avgmFIIbuIhHgV_UNKBQiSEmSQsaS23QZ8zQ2yeumCtL8ispwxCYp4D4rLIKnuRcb-iu2L6d3ZX2bNQdMnW6S8tLybc5oDJf5GQsIjJMioYa-Crb4H2nulJuw1FWxlbO7uXVyceMudnU7UuSw/s5152/IMG_2895.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEc6QdmGffMH6oQOYh11A5iRsUB1ZyJC5dLnLC9avgmFIIbuIhHgV_UNKBQiSEmSQsaS23QZ8zQ2yeumCtL8ispwxCYp4D4rLIKnuRcb-iu2L6d3ZX2bNQdMnW6S8tLybc5oDJf5GQsIjJMioYa-Crb4H2nulJuw1FWxlbO7uXVyceMudnU7UuSw/s320/IMG_2895.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I finally succeeded in overwintering lavender, and the few plants that survived are bravely sending up flower stalks.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd2pJxDz3uXGgq9ryY_OnIWEJeGJXnCghKEUV63aUO9aeCSkd9Cxw__dWQ1gDEIouwJiDiINUiKM6Z3lxiZS1ntDrX9siLL6nUn-TV4YQFvDZietqvOp8jE9Ejh69OxDf8YHjnWiMlOkxF6Nyx6alotib03Lss3icz7chC5TE9A4baULbfDG6iA/s1031/IMG_2902.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1031" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPd2pJxDz3uXGgq9ryY_OnIWEJeGJXnCghKEUV63aUO9aeCSkd9Cxw__dWQ1gDEIouwJiDiINUiKM6Z3lxiZS1ntDrX9siLL6nUn-TV4YQFvDZietqvOp8jE9Ejh69OxDf8YHjnWiMlOkxF6Nyx6alotib03Lss3icz7chC5TE9A4baULbfDG6iA/s320/IMG_2902.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The hardware cloth is protecting seed beds, as there has been a bit of random digging here and there....I think it is the current fox family, as I see paw prints.</span><br /><br /><br />
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