We had a lovely chat with Jordan in Kingston. He is working part-time at a grocery store. Things are going well. He is choosing courses for next term, major in astrophysics, and a minor in geology. He advocated for himself with course conflicts and schedules. I am so happy for him!
Caitlin was in whipper snipper mode on the weekend!
Aug., 2022
The grandies helped me trim the Catalpa tree in 2022. That was fun!
I was sad, in a way, to have the Catalpa removed, but it had to go down. You can see the bugs that were eating away at it. I now have to rethink this garden.
Gardens evolve. I removed this evergreen, as it had begun to dominate the garden. Last week we had the nearly dead Catalpa tree removed. [Crumbly Acres Clean up on Aisle 7]
A decent-sized millipede on the steps. A little cobweb on its head.
Also spotted, at least by ear and Merlin App, an Eastern Wood-pewee. I was surprised. I thought mating season over for them. Mind you, goldfinches have late broods. They are like a mini-flycatcher.
I'm sorry about the catalpa. I know what it's like to have a "special tree" wrapped up in memories.
ReplyDeleteYou have a large garden to take care of.
ReplyDeleteIt's more fun working with others when they're family.
ReplyDeleteAs light changes, so do our gardens. I removed some echinacea to provide more light for a rudbeckia. We shall see.
ReplyDeleteClean up on Aisle 7! Yes, I love that. Reminds me of the clean up did after the historic storms of August 2007. It took us over a year.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere back in my 2007 blogs I probably have photos of the messes.
I do love Catalpa Trees and used to have a yard of them when I lived in southern Wisconsin.
I always like seeing pictures of the outside of your place. You get to see so much there.
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