Sunday 11 August 2024

Backyard, ivy, wood pewee

Day by day, we are recovering. Thankfully. I seem to be coughing about 4 hours into sleep. I use the puffer and get another 4 hours. 

The lawn was getting rather frowsy. I did the back yard with the lawn tractor. We were expecting Tropical Storm Betty, and I thought I'd give it a go. There isn't any effort involved, so my lungs didn't suffer greatly. It was pretty shaggy. 


August is an interesting season. The vine is making its way up the house. Oct. 20, 2021, vs. August, 2024. I think it is a Hydrangea Vine. Vines are not good for bricks and mortar. (It gets into the mortar and erodes it.) Cedar planks? Dunno.



I don't feed the hummingbirds now, since there are lots of flowers in bloom, including wildflowers. Bugloss, brown-eyed Susans, woodland sunflower. I was looking out front at the hanging basket and spotted a doe.




I've been looking in my files, trying to see if I actually had a photo of a Wood Pewee, since Merlin told me we had one. They've nested and babies have fledge. No more lovely songs. This popped up in a sparrow search! (AI, indeed!) May 24, 2019, at 8 a.m.



🔥🚒Out west, people will find out they can get back into their homes in Jasper. About 5000 were evacuated.

🌧 We had rain (61mm/2.5"), but living in a wetland, it drains away from the house. The cities did not fare as well. There was a big effect from the remnants of Hurricane Debby in Ottawa. Montreal, in spots, had over 200mm (7.9"). How can that much rain travel so far?! How can the clouds carry it all? 

11 comments:

Barbara Rogers said...

Even four hours sleep is a good thing! I've decided not to pay attention to the amount of time I'm involved in things...since I spend a big chunk sleeping. It's always a good feeling to wake up rested! Then there can be lots of little activities, like checking blogs, emails, drinking coffee, looking out windows...etc. All are good things in life. Feeling the gratitude, I guess. Sorry about the damages Debby caused though. And many wars tearing other people's lives apart. So gratitude is mixed with compassion.

eileeninmd said...

Love the Peewee and the deer. I have never heard of the hydrangea vine. Take care, have a great day and a happy new week!

Anvilcloud said...

Frowsy is a great word that I have maybe heard once or twice, but it isn't part of my vocabulary. Maybe it will be now.

Jeanie said...

I've never seen a peewee but that photo is awfully cute. I'm glad you're slowly improving!

DrumMajor said...

Interesting thoughts about the vines. Hope its not a poisonous sort of vine. Linda in Kansas

Jim and Barb's Adventures said...

I have never heard of a Wood Peewee before, they are a cute little bird!

Elephant's Child said...

I am glad you continue to improve and love your back garden. My heart goes out to those impacted by the storms.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

does any1 else notice the change in the google (blogger) comment section here? that is wild. i keep noticing changes here on google and blogger etc. hope you will feel better soon. sorry to hear you are under the weather. we had some wild rain storms ...just limbs and such down ...nothing terrible we needed the rain. i know we need more ...but so thankful the what we did receive. take care. ( ;

Divers and Sundry said...

I'm sorry you're still struggling with the cough.

I've never heard of a hydrangea vine. It's pretty, but yes I know how bad vines are for brick. What a shame. I was pleased to get enough flowers to not need to keep up with the feeder.

Nancy J said...

Frowsy, I actually had to look that word up, " Scruffy and neglected" what else with that Covid taking over day and night!!! Flooding in one area, fires in another, I hope ,for those who lived in Jasper, they will find the resilience to continue their lives with love and strength together.

Red said...

It's going to be while before the jasper people get back. Fires are still raging. I'll exchange some smoke for some of your rain.