This first one is actually from work last Friday morning, and the picture isn’t great, but it was such a lovely animal–juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk–that I had to at least get some kind of photo. (S)he let me get quite close because (s)he had a squirrel and was very reluctant to let go of it! I […]
​I finished the gradge after work, but I didn’t have to do everything myself! (I put him over by the pond because I had to destroy his home in order to clean up.) P.S. P saw a MLB this morning. Six days later than last year! EDIT: Bonus Hogna carolinensis. Don’t know whether this is […]
​I spent the weekend scraping and repainting the west side of the garage this weekend, so I didn’t get much Bistro time. Just a few miscellaneous pictures. I hope Radio Red salvia makes it through another winter. Blooms from spring until frost. Morning glories appreciate the cooler weather. Little ‘pider, big family. No MLB sightings […]
​Mostly ‘piders, and my one chrysalis. Tigrosa that C brought me. Big girl…now residing happily amongst the rocks around the pond. She’s in a plastic bag, hence the blur. Big barn spider was busy constructing a web before my paint dried. Huuuuuge Hogna carolinensis that P spotted on the patio. Magnificent creature! Non-arachnid. Hopefully I’m […]
Just some stuff because there are still living things in the Bistro. I will never tire of hardy hibiscus Spicebush Swallowtail, still a poop-a-pillar, and on the move. My Mexican sunflowers stayed the right size this year because June was so dry. They still don’t look great, but this is why I will probably always […]
P wasn’t feeling well over the weekend, so I didn’t get my catching up done, and then I had other pictures I wanted to post from the weekend and from yesterday, and I didn’t do that, either, so this is gonna be a big’un, and may or may not be in order. Sweet Tea honeysuckle’s […]
I was supposed to be doing laundry, but it was too pretty a day to stay inside for all of it, so I made excuses to go and play with flutter-guys. First Viceroy in my entire life! Monarchs have been few and far between this year, but here’s a fluttery one for comparison. Holding still. […]
I didn’t have any real projects planned, and didn’t make any big accomplishments, but I didn’t waste the entire weekend. On Friday, I swept off the patio, then decided to finally get around to putting away my saw, and I pressure washed that side of the house because it was kind of dusty-looking, with lots […]
I haven’t been doing enough projects to feel “inspired” to post, so I…haven’t. I have some random pictures that I uploaded, but didn’t post. Crappy picture of pale purple asters that makes them look white. I think these are some that I bought last fall, and meant to cut back before the 4th of July […]
Most people think you should never pick up a hitchhiker, but that’s not always true. If you’re less than 5 miles from a prison, you should probably be careful, but if you’re on the one-way by CVS, and a small hitchhiker lands on your window seal, you should probably hold your hand over him so […]