MiniFred, gardening

 Fred was still up and about! Sept. 12th. He poked his head out of the front yard burrow Sept. 14th. No sign of Auntie Fred. This is Sept. 13th.

Spring vs. Fall! Yep, chonky.

They've been kinda slow these days. They sleep in until the day warms, stay up later than before.  

This is burrow # 6A in the corner. 

In the background, behind the bumble bee, you can see Auntie Fred in the back ground. OK, maybe not. But she was there the 12th.

We went shopping. Caitlin said she was off to check out garden nursery sales. What a good idea. We took off to Gemmell's, as they are good with many products on offer. Everything was 20% off.

Happily I had a personal assistant! I texted the photo to Caitlin. JB is wearing his Lake Ontario t-shirt from Lakeshore Outfitters. 

One Hibiscus, 4 Phlox, a Turtlehead plant, and Storm Cloud Amsonia tabernaemontana.

We have a Monarch with a badly formed under wing. I put it on some flowers, and it seems to be trying to figure out how to fly. I moved it to a weed with flowers and it seemed to eat. It flew itself onto the petunia hanging basket. 

  

My SIL, Jean-Luc, and his buddies went from Cairo, Egypt, to Istanbul, Türkiye.

The Blue Mosque.  

Happy Anniversary!

 Sept. 15th marks our 16th year here in Lanark County. We awoke to sirens our first morning. Someone drinking, with a G2 licence, driving with two passengers, flipped their car on the curve at 7 a.m. Kinda weird waking to sirens. 

We put the cats into crates early in the morning. The movers underestimated time and space. It was very difficult leaving it behind. 

This is the lake we left behind in Bala!

We drove late in the day to our new home. Cats were happy after I set up litter boxes. Sadie, Felix and Mitzie. 

Fall, 2010

The trees on the left and right are now dead and gone due to Dutch Elm disease.

We put in a fence, thanks to Scott Dobson.

These elm trees died of Dutch Elm disease.

We put fencing across the front.

Our 2012 gate - strangers kept driving in!
Scott Dobson create old-style fences!

2014 

Former owners had cut the 'lawn' here. I've let it fill in and rewild. The sumacs are dying, maybe from drought. 

Fall 2026

Tons of milkweed plants now!

2010 vs. 2026

2026:

2010 compared to 2026

The well had to go, as we needed to replace the well pump pipe. The Catalpa tree died, and we took it down this year.

2026

The space really opens up.

Our white pine tree, 2011:

This pine tree has grown!

Later on, in 2011, I built the goldfish pond. 

Mushrooms and Barry Beaver

 Let's begin with the fun stuff: fungi!

This one is lovely! I am sure someone knows what it is. 

Cool nights and humid days, it create ideal conditions... the colours are so striking.

Barry Beaver

This is a screen shot from a video earlier in the summer. He does exist! 

I have evidence of Barry Beaver. I don't know how, but he wasn't on the trailcam right in front of these branches. He chewed them, obviously, but just no Barry. 

The duckweed and frog bit is disturbed. The wetland is lush and green. It is a beautiful place to be. Not exactly Forest Bathing (it's a thing) and I shall have to think of another phrase for it! Wetland Wanders?

I thought the new school year would bring some peace and quiet! Not so. Gun fire.

 

Have a great week.