Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
October 10, 2026 Update from this morning, October 10. The prediction for high winds was wrong. . Overnight, we got an inch and quarter of rain. It is still raining today. Thanks for wishing me safety and thinking of me. My heart goes out to those impacted by the hurricane.
Read More The Morning After, No High Winds and No Damage at Blackberry HomesteadOctober 9, 2026 I don’t normally post real time. I post the next day or a few days later. This is a post today about the weather forecast for tonight. Hurricane Isaias appears to be coming in at Pensacola, FL, as well as hitting Mobil Bay in Alabama, the coast of Mississippi, and the mouth […]
Read More Here Comes the Rain and Maybe a Sting JetOctober 8, 2026 On September 25, here are some pictures I took. On September 26, I took pictures of the bucket brigade. I took some raised beds pictures. I tried to show all the dangling eggplants on the large eggplant bush. I was not successful. Random pictures below. The tomato is a volunteer that came […]
Read More A Few Pictures of Blackberry Home in SeptemberSeptember 20, 2026 On August 29, with rain expected later in the week, Bruce decided to clear the drainpipe under the patio. He spent some time trying to clear the pipe with me providing suggestions. After getting tired of watching the struggle, I went inside. About 45 minutes later, Bruce was triumphant. The drainpipe was […]
Read More Just Trying to Get Over a Cold and Not Feeling Like Doing AnythingSeptember 2, 2026 On August 25, Bruce headed out for jury selection consideration. I spent some time catching the evil leaf-legged bugs attacking my tomatoes and dropping them in soapy water. I mixed up my post for August 23 with today for watering. We’ve had a dry spell, and the pepper bucket brigade was drooping, […]
Read More Bruce Still Being Considered for Jury Duty and Watering the GardensAugust 16, 2026 On August 12, I got up early and took a look at the vegetable garden. I noticed two butterflies in the garden. This butterfly was on a pepper plant. I often see it flitting about. It seems to be the only one right now. I know butterflies can stay in the same […]
Read More Finally Finished Weeding the Blueberry RingAugust 12, 2026 On August 8, it was back to chores in the morning to avoid the heat. I weeded the blueberry ring while Bruce continued with the pigpen clean up. I didn’t take pictures. I just wanted to get out of the heat. This American Snout butterfly rode on my hat into the house. […]
Read More Continuing to Weed the Blueberry RingAugust 9, 2026 On August 7, Bruce had made plans to meet a friend for lunch in Huntsville. Bruce was getting computer memory from his friend to try out. We decided to go early to enjoy the Huntsville Botanical Garden. We can remember when the Garden was a start in a cow pasture, with more […]
Read More Where, Oh Where Has My Day Gone?August 6, 2026 On August 3, while I was finishing up the weeding, I am sure some of you (Tom from Reiko’s Journey) were wondering what Bruce was up to. Bruce clipped the blackberry thickets to make straight sides. This allowed him to safely mow next to them. He also clipped the blackberries around the […]
Read More More Cowbell, Oops, Not Cowbell, I Meant More Tractor and ChainsawJuly 27, 2026 On July 9, there was more rain in the early morning. After everything dried out from the rain, I headed out to the garden. I picked tomatoes. I spotted this cutie on a bean leaf. The sunset was gorgeous over the house. We headed out to hunt hornworms. A toad was sitting […]
Read More Still Back in Time to the Middle of July
