Garden
The Supermoon in the Mountains
I didn't know the other night was a supermoon, because I was off vacationing in the mountains of Idaho. What I did notice in the morning, however, was a moon large enough to be the sun over 1,000 foot peak. Wow.
Brown Turkey Fig (Ficus Carica)
Years ago I planted a brown turkey fig seedling near the chicken coop. It's not a large, leafy tree that produces a ton of fruit. The birds love it.
San Diego Tomatoes
"You've got to try these!" a friend of mine who works at a nursery said. "They're San Diego Tomatoes and they saved San Diego!" From what they saved San Diego I have no idea (and neither did my friend), but they're a tasty mid-sized slicer and boy do they like growing in San Diego. This photos shows the haul from just two tomato plants.
Rattlesnake Beans
A delicious pole bean either eaten fresh or dried, the vines always put out way more than we can eat, so we wind up with lots dried and used in soups and chili during the winter. Not sure why they're called "rattlesnake beans though. They don't look or sound like rattlesnakes.
Hungarian Wax Peppers
Early August and the peppers and tomatoes are really starting to come in now. These are a type of Hungarian Wax Peppers. I can never recall the name but they're a little larger and more "peppery" than your typical Hungarians.
Four Fresh Ducklings
We've had one duck sitting on a nest since April, occasionally tossing an egg out of her nest when she felt it had gone bad. Truthfully we didn't think anything was going to come from her broodiness until this morning this morning when we spotted her with four new ducklings. If you check the Chickencam every so often, you might catch a glimpse of them.
Squirrel for Lunch
A couple of hawks were making a lot of noise on the telephone pole out front. I grabbed my camera and caught them in the act of discussing how to eat a ground squirrel.
Four O’Clocks
I'm not exactly sure how Four O'Clocks wound up in my yard since I never planted them. They have however, made themselves at home along the slopes and in semi shady areas all over the place. I'm also not sure why they're called four o'clocks since they seem to be open all day.
Busy Bee
Bees never take a day off.
Clockvine Monster
Believe it or not, somewhere under that monster Thunbergia gregorii is a 10' x 20' x 8' chain link enclosure designed to keep the ducks safe from coyotes at night. 10 years ago I planted two one gallon pots holding vines that might have been 1 foot tall at the time. I never water these things and yet they've grow like swamp monsters, up and around the cage to swallow every portion entirely. If it weren't for frequent hacking around the doorway, I'm pretty sure it would have sealed it shut a long time ago.