That beautiful garden from last March-May? All but dead. The insane heat, plus the lack of rain earlier this summer made it tough to maintain after our vacation. Between the tomato hornworms, blossom end rot and other crap, I just said “forget it”. It was too hot to even stand outside to prune. No fun! … Read more
First of all, I learned that it’s “heron” and not “huron“. Oops. I was wondering why my Google searches kept directing me to Michigan-related websites… Last night Dave and I went on a good old fashioned DATE! The kids are visiting grandparents in the northeast through next weekend, and even though Dave’s hard at work … Read more
(Thanks Maryann for reminding me about this this year!) Looking for a fun activity with the kids this weekend? Check out Cornell University and the Audubon Society’s annual “Great Backyard Bird Count”. This is a really easy way to help the birding world keep tabs on the migration/habitat patterns of North American birds, and unlike … Read more
About a week ago I rearranged my bird feeders. I also changed the type of bird feed I offered, from a general small seed mix to only black oil sunflower seeds. In addition, I took down my windowside hummingbird feeder and replaced it with a windowside standard feeder, filled with sunflower seed. I also switched … Read more