Dry Summer
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The summer was very dry in this part of the southeast corner of Tennessee. Most of Tennessee was in drought, and really, large parts of the south had severe drought this summer. Here, milk is over $5 a gallon because of the drought and this area is still in drought.I'm not complaining. I watered the garden and I took care of the birds that like sunflower seeds. I enjoyed doing those things and seeing my husband watching a squirrel that was walking backwards while dragging a sunflower head made all the trouble of watering the plants to keep them alive, almost worth it. On the lighter side of enjoying nature, we had an unusual abundance of butterflies this year on the zinnias.
Below are three images of things that I see almost daily in my backyard.
Chickadees are such cute little birds. Another cute little bird is the brown-headed nuthatch. Several frequented the bird feeder this summer and after I set the hummingbird feeder up, they drank from the ant moat that is atop the hummingbird feeder. The feeder was hung on a shepard's hook and the brown-headed nuthatch would slide down the hook and turn upside down to drink from the ant moat.
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I am sorry you are still in drought, if I could I would send you some rain, we had enough to share for awhile there. Hope it ends soon.
Sorry you are having such a drought. I hope that you get some rain soon. Milk is $4 a gallon here. It is painful.
I just love seeing and reading about your garden.
Glad that you did get some rain, we`ve got it too.
What is the large green insect on your zinnia?
Sheri that is a big spider. I wish I had a better camera so you could see it better. The spider had hold of a bee. The bee is about the size of a honey bee.
And you had lots of butterflies too? I wonder if it was the dryness. I thought it might have been because butterfly friendly flower beds were slim pickings this year.
Elaine thank you. I did not know that or I could have posted tons more pictures. I have many that I never posted. :)
Tressa there must be lots of chickadees up your way. it is hard to tell how many visit my feeder, not many, perhaps half a dozen more or less? They are cute little piggies. :)
Michielle I am happy to report that we had a nice rain couple of days and nights ago. Some of our grass turned green with anticipation. :)
I love the pictures! We`ve had tons of hummingbirds this summer in NW Georgia, because of the drought I guess. I can`t keep the feeder filled. Yesterday we paid $5.99 for milk, but it was Mayfield, which is always a little higher.
:-) Ginger, thanks, I ought to do more of the up close pictures before cold weather sets in. I like those kind best too.