The Deer Family

Yes, Sharon--that's another sad and depressing book I'm reading

Too Curious

Spying on me while eating the remaining flowers

  I'm pretty sure these are the same deer that visit daily-- like 3 or 4 times a day.  The back porch light came on at midnight, and they were out there next to the deck eating acorns. Yesterday morning I heard one snorting behind the shed, and the cat came flying down the hill toward me. I've never seen her scared. A few seconds later the family meandered out into the back yard. One morning I walked to the living room to see the largest one staring in the window. They're too curious for their own good. If we see them while taking a walk down the drive, they'll actually come towards us.
 See the tree stump? I pulled it out of the burn pile. The 3 older deer paid no attention to it, but the
youngest one was really bothered. She jumped every time she happened to wander too close to it.

Animal Cam

Walks out from the trees....

Makes sure no one's watching her...it's 7:30 am, Ms Deer, we're rarely up that early!

 

 

 

 

 

...His eyes sure are turned on

Did you notice the temperature on the first pics? It was 38 degrees this morning. The racoon porn lasted around 4 minutes.

In The Garden

Seeds that Mother mailed me

Ouch

Finally came home from her vacation with PinkyFernando

Looks like it's glowing

Strangely enough, this has been a pretty good garden. We planted early, during a warm spell. Actually it was the only warm spell all summer, until now. I didn't water or weed or pay much attention to it the past 2 months. But we've had a million cucumbers, plenty of big Amish tomatoes, even squash. We've never had squash grow here, but I found the first on Sept 2, with several tiny ones coming along. Even the eggplant is loaded...maybe we'll have a warm September.
 The orange gladiola is my favorite. They bloomed  2 or 3 weeks later than last year; I think I posted a nearly identical photo then.

Flowers

Flowers from the summer that really wasn't.

Wild flower(dianthus?) found while trespassing in the woods

Queen Ann's Lace

Hollyhocks

Red Bee Balm, I hope it spreads

Begonia

Dahlias that Walt gave me last year

Rose from WalMart. Supposed to be white.

Speckles appeared after opening

Bloomed all summer. Verbena?

Hot Damn, We Finally Did It

 Cut the brush in late April or May, I can't remember. Tried to burn it in June, and it refused. Attempted it again last week...yay for Walt's old socks doused in diesel!

Hosed the tree down while burning, but a few leaves got scorched.

PuppyCat and Pinky Fernando

He visits every 5 or 6 weeks. Either she's infertile or he's impotent. Win-win, either way. They do make a cute couple, tho.

Can you see him?

Pretty sure he's feral

Taking time to stop and smell the clover.

He Was a Good Boy