I didn’t take any pictures because there’s nothing to see, really, but I finally got the MLB feeders up this morning (four of them, at least), and I removed the wintercreeper from around the pond. I was going to leave it because it’s perfect for the spot, and the creeping jenny that C gave me […]

“I found this in my house. Never mind where in the world my house might be located–that’s superfluous information-and ignore the fact that this thing is 3mm long and I took the photo from a distance of 1.5m with a potato at 0300h with the lights off. What is it?” Jesus Christ, you people. It’s […]

M arrived on Wednesday evening, and I’d taken two days off work for his visit. The weather was decidedly uncooperative, but we got stuff done anyway. Thursday, I tidied up flowerbeds; taking out dead stuff and pulling weeds. M offered to help–he really is quite lovely–but I don’t mind doing that stuff, and he was […]

I was too tired to write anything last night, but I did a little yard tour after work, and found these. A phlox that the deer missed. A volunteer spring beauty in the bed near the phlox. Sure…I plant some, and then I get a volunteer. I also saw a few leaves from the spring […]

Jerusalem artichoke is alive. I wouldn’t have worried about a native, but it got pretty dry last summer, and it was a new addition, so I wondered. I didn’t take a photo, but I think the Radio Red salvia made it, too. Fingers crossed!

My clothes are in some creative spots, but I took Friday off to make my closet into a guest room. I spent 9.5h on it, but it came out okay. I finally got my speakers back up, and my office put together. I drilled the world’s most careful hole in my desk for monitor cables; […]

I worked my arse off Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but this is all the gardening I have to show for it. Ten tiny jewelweed seedlings, parked in the bird pool until I make their floaties.