Harvest time is here. I picked my slim wine grape crop the other day. Most of the grapes had developed a fungus and turned black. The abundant rain we had this year, followed by a very cool spring, encouraged the fungal growth. Due to my broken knee, I was unable to get in the vineyardContinue reading “AUTUMN IS UPON IS”
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A TALE OF TWO VISITORS
Two fat little sparrows are sitting outside my window on a trellis staring at my ripening grapes. I’ve already lost a lot of the muscat grapes to the birds. They seem to feed on them in the very early morning hours or perhaps the evening. I only know when I go outside in the morningContinue reading “A TALE OF TWO VISITORS”
NAKED LADIES HAVE ARRIVED!
In the past week, Naked Ladies, also known as Amarylilis belladonna from the Colchicaceae family, have begun popping up everywhere in my yard. Earlier in spring they put out long green leaves which die back at the beginning of summer. Than as summer wanes, the long snake-like necks of the flower appear and finally theContinue reading “NAKED LADIES HAVE ARRIVED!”
JULY IT’S ALL DRY
It’s amazing how quickly the flowers go. In June its all bloom, by July its all dry. Most of my flowers are gone now. I have a few struggling zinnias and one sunflower. My perenials are growing but need cutting back. The salvia is always a reliable bloomer and often blooms right into winter. MyContinue reading “JULY IT’S ALL DRY”
JUNE GLOOM TO SUMMER BLOOM
I’m finally getting back out into my garden. The flowers are amazing from the seeds I dispersed back in February. The sunflowers, lavender pin cushions, purple sweet peas, red clover, borage, and zinnias have come up. The apricots I was so happy about in April blew off the tree in strong winds. You just neverContinue reading “JUNE GLOOM TO SUMMER BLOOM”
THE PATIENT ISN’T PATIENT
My friend told me I should write about patience. What’s to say? I am not! It made me think of what I need to work on as my knee heals from the break and surgery. I wrote this on April 13, 2024. It seems like it has been raining more than not since I brokeContinue reading “THE PATIENT ISN’T PATIENT”
THE GLORY OF SPRING
Just as the glory of spring was arriving, I tripped and broke my knee cap. It was early March and for nine days I was required to be in bed or a wheelchair with my leg straight. After nine days, the doctor decided I need surgery to fix the break. Now I am up onContinue reading “THE GLORY OF SPRING”
EL NINO ARRIVES
My last post was about how El Nino was basically a bust. I wrote that mid-January. Then we were hit with two big storms with unheard of amounts of rain. So be careful what you wish for. Where I live, we were lucky to have steady but moderate rain. As I looked out my officeContinue reading “EL NINO ARRIVES”
THE PLIGHT OF JANUARY
January has started with high winds, high waves, but not much in the way of rain. This El Nino year is turning into a bust so far. Last year, during La Nina, we had 12 or 13 atmospheric rivers that drenched the state and replenished our extremely parched earth, even in the desert area. ItContinue reading “THE PLIGHT OF JANUARY”
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
The summer of 2023 became the year of the butterflies. I don’t know if it was all the rain or the humidity that went on for months, or big summer rain that created more blooming from spring through fall, but the butterflies seemed to like the change. We had a field of sweet peas thatContinue reading “BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE”
Reflections Outside My Window 