Cardinal in Flight
It is always a joy to watch the feeders just after they have been filled. It seems the birds are waiting in the distance for the noise as the food goes into the feeders. They appear shortly after the task … Continued
It is always a joy to watch the feeders just after they have been filled. It seems the birds are waiting in the distance for the noise as the food goes into the feeders. They appear shortly after the task … Continued
S is for Scarlet runner beans. The scarlet runner beans, Phaseolus coccineus, are a vigorous vine that grows really well up a trellis or a teepee of bamboo poles. Each vine will grow upwards of 2 meters. These are popular beans … Continued
I started out with this great idea of taking a photo each month, on and around the 25th of the month, to see how the fence garden looked in a comparison to 2012 and 2013. I posted about the January … Continued
Wondering what to do with your boots after a day of working in the garden, especially on those days in spring when the gardens are squishy and muddy? Don’t just leave them on the deck and have them get wet … Continued
Every year I have a pot garden and it has grown on platforms that were attached to our deck. Last year the deck was replaced and the old wood was reused to make plant tables.
Q is for Quinte … Bay of Quinte region in Ontario. What a wonderful area to live in … spectacular provincial parks, wonderful tourist attractions, wineries, cheese factories, fascinating history, and many outdoor activities. The waterfront trail is one … Continued
ABC Wednesday follows the alphabet and uses a letter each week for participants to come up with all sorts of things that start with that letter. I’ve been following a gardening theme which gives me a chance to review various … Continued
At the beginning of the week we needed to go downtown to Service Canada to renew the licence sticker. While there we walked for awhile on the Waterfront Trail. The Moira River runs through Belleville and along most of it … Continued
The peanut mailbox was empty so the bluejays went to the round peanut feeder. I don’t see them at this feeder very often, yet the bird store said it was a bluejay magnet. It is frequently by the chickadees, nuthatches, … Continued
On Thursday of this week I looked out the kitchen window and to my surprise I saw the resident chipmunk at the base of the bird feeder. The camera was ready and I was able to get several good photos … Continued