A few days ago, I took a walk in the woods behind our home to see what was going on there. Since it is spring, some trees and flowers are in bloom. Some of the flowers are so dainty that they are hard … [Read more...]
Spaghetti Noodles Say Hi
I cook spaghetti for my family at least once a week. I use gluten free noodles and some sort of spaghetti sauce in a jar. Many times I add things to the sauce, like, ground beef, or meatballs or extra … [Read more...]
Planting Potatoes and Onions
Yesterday, February 28th, I had just finished digging 3 trenches for potatoes and prepared one bed for onions when a blustery storm chased me into the house. It rained hard, it rained sideways, and it … [Read more...]
Home Repairs – Floors
The floor in this room was rapidly sinking. In the picture below, you can see where the floor has dropped. My cat really isn't as big as he looks in this picture. I was getting a bit twitchy … [Read more...]
November- Garden Tilled
Yesterday and today, I hauled compost from the woods and spread it over the garden. After that, I tilled the garden. In a few days I will need to spread leaf mould over the entire garden. That will … [Read more...]
The Lone Gardener
At the end of a hard working gardening day, the Lone Gardener wonders, "Does this shadow make me look fat?" … [Read more...]
Scott Tissue 1000 Sheet Rolls
Image: Empty tube from last year's Scott tissue next to current Scott tissue. Scott Tissue sheets used to be larger. The rolls used to fit just right in my circa 1968 built in toilet tissue … [Read more...]
Black Swallowtail Caterpillar Facebook Profile Photo
If an Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar could have a facebook, then do you think his profile picture would be something like this? He's got a little mustache, he's got a little grin, he's … [Read more...]
Granola 2010
It's back to the university for my son. His schedule is so tight, that for lunch he gets to walk from one building to another one while eating. He has to do that in under 10 minutes. He drinks this … [Read more...]
Pseudopods of the Monarch Caterpillar
Have you ever wondered what those stubby legs look like up close? I accidentally captured the pseudopods today in a photograph. This is a close-up photograph of the pseudopods on a monarch … [Read more...]
Black Swallowtail Caterpillars
Earlier today I took these photographs in my garden. The caterpillars shown here are, as far as I can tell, Black Swallowtail. The plants they are feeding on is fennel. I don't mind, I got the fennel … [Read more...]
Swallowtail Caterpillar Computer Wallpaper
Swallowtail caterpillars are eating my fennel! I took a few pictures of them and one turned out nice enough for wallpaper, actually another one is just as nice, but for now or for always, I have made … [Read more...]
Orange Sulphur Wallpaper
Sometimes I take my camera outside and sometimes I have the opportunity to take a nice photograph and sometimes the photograph turns out nicely. Once in a while, I use the new photograph for my … [Read more...]
Leek Growth and Care
Once leeks are established, they seem to grow fairly fast. Below are two photographs of my leek bed. The first photograph was taken on May 14th and the second one was taken on June 7th. … [Read more...]
Garden Work May 6th
I spent a few hours on May 6th concentrating on one problem area of my garden. You'd think my problem would be the gigantic mint bed, and I will get to that, but this problem area has bermuda grass. … [Read more...]