We have just spotted a nest of baby robins outside on the window ledge beside the air conditioner. When the sun is just rising, the babies cast shadows on the A/C when Mommy robin brings them food. We can hear them cheeping and see the shadows jousting for food. So cute! The babies in the…
Spent most of the morning hands-and-knees weeding the winter beans. They are now 6 inches tall. Then the massive thunderstorm hit. No damage. And I enjoyed relaxing a bit while watching its fury from the dry-ness of my porch.
Saw fireflies for the first time tonight. Their small twinkly lights are a joy to see. Some stay low to the ground and some fly as high as our tallest tree across the road by the pasture. Only the males have their lights to flash to entice the ladies to come up and dance. They…
Just noticed some random garlics that I failed to dig up last year. When the whole bulb is left in the ground like these, they produce tightly-bunched tiny bulbs. They are hard to peal and should not be planted as next year’s seeds. They are putting up scapes already. Scapes are long, curled spikes with…
First white potato blossom today. White potatoes are my staple crop. They are the most nutritionally-dense of any vegetable and store well over winter in the root cellar. Plus, any left over become the seed potato for next year’s crop. Even shriveled, they grow. I bake them, boil them, fry them, scallop them, and add…
Trying two new winter beans given to me by next door neighbor: Goose bean and Fortex bean. Both good-eating heirloom types. Goose is best eaten the day after you cook it. Fortex pods grow 15 inches long!