fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread

[fuzzi]

Current ferals, both allow an occasional stroke

Alice on left, Wisp on right

 

[fuzzi]

Rained a little overnight, but it's held off so far this morning. I decided to get my slack self outside to do some trimming. Yard was too wet to mow.

Afterwards, aound the ponds, wish I'd done a "before" picture:

I can see the stepping stones!

Battery was still strong. The trimmer just needed a new section of line, so I decided to tackle the fence.

You can see how tall the weeds were, just look to the right.

I'm pleased with the replacement line I purchased. Despite hitting the fence and stones it lasted for the length of the fence.

@farmerjan bought on Amaz0n, good stuff.

 

[drstratton]

Yard critter photos
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Anole on metal hose

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Tiny anole on one of my elderberry bushes...it's been chewed up by grasshoppers, so go get them little one!
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Gulf fritillary, first time in my yard. I've seen them before, at the beach.

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Variegated fritillary, see these frequently. Their host plant is violets, it's laying eggs.

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Clouded skipper, butterfly

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Mason wasp drinking from a bird bath.

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Pipe organ mud dauber nest. I was going to remove it until I read how beneficial these solitary wasps are. I'll clean it off once the young have hatched. Not a Mason wasp nest.

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Green Lynx spider, also on the elderberry bush. Eat bugs!

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White Banded crab spider

I've more, but reached the photo limit!

Beautiful yard critters.

 

[fuzzi]

Today I met the dog I was interested in adopting. She's perfect, I want her. I can't adopt her before I retire, though, as she'd be crated for 11 hours a day.

I offered to pay up front.They said they can't hold her.

I'm hoping she's still available in 2 months.

If not...it is what it is.

 

[Mini Horses]

. She's not a puppy, a special breed, so may not be on the "preferred" list for lookers. You might luck out!!! Here's hoping

Guess there's no taking her to work

That was one good thing about our own business! Heck yeah...I even took bottle babes with me.

 

[drstratton]

Today I met the dog I was interested in adopting. She's perfect, I want her. I can't adopt her before I retire, though, as she'd be crated for 11 hours a day.

I offered to pay up front.They said they can't hold her.

I'm hoping she's still available in 2 months.

If not...it is what it is.
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I also hope she's still available when the time is right for you. What a sweet face!

 

[SageHill]

 

[fuzzi]

I also hope she's still available when the time is right for you. What a sweet face!

I sat down on a chair in the foster's backyard. Dog came over, sat next to my leg and leaned into it, slightly.

 

[fuzzi]

I went outside, did some therapeutic digging.

All seeds and plants are in!

Carrots

More turnips, and beets

Arugula and more collards transplanted, cabbage seedlings are in the far bed.

Carrots planted around the milkweed are finally up!

Swiss chard is taking off!
(yes, I need to weed)

First planting of turnips and peas (blossoming)

Collards and Chinese cabbage. Plum tomatoes in the back are STILL producing, though most of the tomatoes are small.

We have 4-5 weeks until our first average frost, but I can put my cattle panel trellises over the beds and cover with plastic if needed. Really cold weather doesn't generally arrive until January.

 

[fuzzi]

. She's not a puppy, a special breed, so may not be on the "preferred" list for lookers. You might luck out!!! Here's hoping

Guess there's no taking her to work

That was one good thing about our own business! Heck yeah...I even took bottle babes with me.

Nooo. I work in a state-owned building. And many of the physicians are Muslims, dogs are unclean.