Bird feeder

More birds

 I feed only Black oil Sunflowers seeds. They won't eat anything else.If I feed a mixture they kick it out onto the ground and it comes up around the feeder. Then the deer come in and eat the plants.

This is Joe. Rescued him on his "D" day. Most loving do I have ever had. He loves the sun.

My Greenhouse is here!!!!!

My greenhouse is here and waiting to be assembled.
I ordered an 8x16 greenhouse kit. I have always wanted one.
My husband is retiring this summer and he wants to  put in a LARGE garden this year. 

I have bought 52 packs of seed. Green beans, Sugar Snap Peas, Bell Pepper, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Cukes, Collards, Carrots, Squash, Swiss Chard, Gourd, Pumpkins, onion and herbs.

We buy some of our tomato plants. They will be mostly for making tomato juice. My husband makes his own juice. 

I have plants that I cram into my house to over winter and they struggle to survive. Now they will have a home of their own. I also love orchids and I don't have any luck with them in the house. I will try them in the greenhouse. Hopefully they will do better there. 

We are waiting for 2 days of warmer temps to put the greenhouse up. It may be April before that happens. It is 25 degrees one day and 55 the next.  It's hard to plan anything. So I will keep looking at the seed catalogs and waiting for Spring to come. I can hardly wait.

Photos will come as soon as we can get started. See you then.  

Today is January 11th. Temperature today will get up to 71 degrees.
This is NOT normal. It is winter not spring!!!
Buttercups coming up, trees with buds on them, Redbud tree with blooms on it. The bees were all over it. This is NOT normal!!
Temps will go down to 40 degrees by Monday. The poor animals and plants and birds are confused.

I can hardly wait for Spring but this is NOT normal!!! We need the cold temps to control insects. I guess a lot of them will die because the warm temps brings them out and then the cold kills them. But this is ridiculous. Even I, have a hard time knowing what to wear and how much.

But, we can't control the weather. We take what we get and live with it. So, I will try to wait patiently for Spring to come. I just hope I can continue to feed the birds, squirrels, deer and turkeys. They can be rather picky about their food. Spoiled wildlife!!!

Drawing The Limit: TinCup And The Technology

Drawing The Limit: TinCup And The Technology: One of the first things I point out to people who are interested in TinCup and the Tornado is the fact that it was illustrated entirely on a...

This book was illustrated completely on an iPad. No paper, no  pencils. Amazing!!

Yellow Iris

Knockout Rose

Sedum Blooms

Sedum Blooms

Knockout rosebud

Iris

Evening Primrose

Hemlock cone

Goldenrod

 

Cleome

All from my gardens this summer. Hate to see winter coming. But I can look at these and know Spring will be just around the corner.

Bumble bee on sedum blooms

He was ready for a fight.

                                                    

I love to sit and watch these tiny wings of wonder. I hate to see them leave as the weather gets colder.
I can hardly wait until they return next spring.

     Beautiful weather today. Sunshine, temps in the low 80's and a breeze blowing.
It is near perfect. I could lay in the grass and enjoy cloud watching if it wasn't for the fleas and ticks!!!
    Well, anyway, the Hummers are playing and eating. I love to watch them. They will sit so still on a branch....until I bring the camera out. Then they can't seem to sit still. They perch on a branch long enough for me to get them in focus and then they are gone. It is a game with them. Makes you wonder if they know what you are doing. Funny little wonders.

    The butterflies are all over the place too. I guess they are trying to do whatever it is they need to do before the weather turns cold.

    If I sit very still and listen there are so many sounds that I don't hear just coming and going. So many things that are hard to explain, but just are. I can't imagine not being able to see or hear the wonders of this world. I am so blessed to be able to do so.

    Have a wonderful day. I will.

My daughter, Leah Marrs Scott and my son, Waylon Marrs have a new book out.
It is about tornadoes, written so a child can understand what they are about.
With all of the tornadoes the country has had in the last 2 years, this is very timely and informative. A great gift for the child in your life.

They will also be holding a book signing, Sept. 15, at the Waverly Cafe, downtown Waverly, Tn. from 11-2pm. A great place to eat lunch and pick up your copy and get it signed by the Author and Illustrator.

You can also order here, http://www.outskirtspress.com/TincupandtheTornado/

Rain, GLORIOUS rain for the last four days.
Everything looks like it is so thankful. The flowers and grass are making an effort to look green and colorful.
Some of the trees are even starting to put on tiny, new leaves. Some of them will not make it. So sad. We lost a lot of huge trees this spring during strong winds because they were so shallow rooted from 4 years of drought. Those poor roots were reaching for any water they could find.

Hopefully, the rain we have gotten so far will save the farmers crops. They are struggling to just break even this year. We didn't get any horse hay this spring and now we might not get any at all. Our horses, Chessie and Red Man  will not be very happy this winter if we don't get hay.  Keeping a positive thought that the hay fields will come back out.

Our garden is lost. Besides the lack of rain, the deer and turkeys eaten what they could. Next year, electric fence will be the first thing that goes in the garden. A lot of work for nothing. Never again.
Now the humidity is almost unbearable. But you take the good with the bad, smile and keep your mouth shut. Enough said.