Ladybugs Swarming the House
Ladybugs are swarming the house in early November to find shelter from the cold weather.
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November 2, 2025 On October 24 (Friday), I stopped to look at the red pineapple. I noticed some damage to one of purple basil plants. There was a minor windstorm the night before. The Japanese mustard, radishes, and garlic looked good. I need to mulch the garlic. Some sweet potato vines are still growing under […]
Read More Back to Blackberry Homestead DaysPlanting Garlic, Greens, and Radishes Before the Rain
October 13, 2035 On Monday (October 6), I took a few pictures of the red pineapple. For breakfast, I made baklava muffins. These were so good; I’ll share the recipe in a different post. In the short garden beds, A1 and A2, I turned in the dirt and compost Bruce put on the beds with […]
Read More Planting Garlic, Greens, and Radishes Before the RainTaking It Easy
October 1, 2025 Bruce and I slept most of Sunday (September 28) away. We did go for a walk around Blackberry Homestead in the late afternoon. Sunday night to Monday morning (September 29), Nox decided to keep me up most of the night with her whining and fussing. I don’t know what was wrong with […]
Read More Taking It EasyMore Chipping and Dirt Moving
September 28, 2025 On September 21 (Monday), we headed out to work in the yard. From the barn, Bruce towed the chipper with the lawn mower to the large pile of branches from pine 2 and pine 3. Once he had the chipper in place, Bruce drove the mower back to barn and hooked up […]
Read More More Chipping and Dirt MovingPreying Mantis in the Front Yard
September 23, 2025 On September 15 (Monday), instead of working in the yard, I spent most of day inside cleaning. Bruce was outside doing some mowing underneath the pine trees, when he noticed this female praying mantis. She blends right in with the lichen on the pine trees. After taking pictures of the praying mantis, […]
Read More Preying Mantis in the Front YardAround the Yard
September 22, 2025 On September 14 (Sunday), during my daily walk around Blackberry Homestread, Bruce moved the burn barrel to see the results of the fire. The stump had burned completely away. After admiring the hole, we talked about filling it. We walked over to the wild passion fruit vines and discovered three passion fruits! […]
Read More Around the YardA Busy Few Days after Getting Home
September 15, 2025 On Sunday (September 7), we had a pretty sunset, but no fireflies. On Monday (September 7), I didn’t do much; I mostly napped part of the afternoon away. I did get some pictures of butterflies. I walked out to the orchard with soap spray for aphids while Bruce mowed. I sprayed the […]
Read More A Busy Few Days after Getting HomeBeach Scenes From Jekyll Island
September 11, 2025 I love walking along the beach at Jekyll Island. There were Gulf Fritillary butterflies on flowers growing on the dunes. (The Donald Fagen song “On the Dunes” just started playing in my head.) The pelicans flew in formation on their way home for the evening. As we walked down the beach, we […]
Read More Beach Scenes From Jekyll IslandWatching Birds on the Beach
September 8, 2025 On September 1 (Monday), we took advantage of the beautiful day to walk down to the beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia. There was a bit of debris on the beach from the previous day’s storm. The beach was full of identifying these cute little Sanderlings probing the sand. The waves were still […]
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