Purple coneflower with bee After the demise of Wanker the Squirrel—for which I am still sad but also must admit an occasional rush of schadenfreude—the garden shenanigans have been quiet. Even Spidersquirrel has been inactive, well except for briefly climbing the screen of a window at the side of the house next to which James …
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Harvest Season
Squirrels v. Frontyard pumpkins I think this time of year is almost busier than spring. Spring is all about planting and the start of the growing season, but I’ve had time all winter to plan for it. And while it is all weather dependent on when gardening begins, once it does, it goes along pretty …
Bun on the Run
It turns out we should not have been almost completely sure that Little Bun had been chased from the garden. Our certainty made us blind. Beans kept being eaten. Squash flowers kept disappearing. We made up excuses. We just hadn't noticed before. Squirrels. Always blame the squirrels. Then Tuesday night we were watering the garden …
A Single Gooseberry
I am feeling much better this week. The baby rabbit kept finding a way into the garden and eating all of my bush and soup beans, some squash blossoms, and nibbling on the sweet potato vines but I just feel resigned. James and I chase the poor scared little Bun around the garden, trying to …
Normal Doesn’t Exist Anymore
Our drought here has gone from moderate to severe in spite of a couple thunderstorms this past week. Meanwhile, Vermont is underwater, the southern U.S. is baking in a record-breaking heatwave, and Canada is on fire. Other parts of the world are in no better shape. But the business of fossil energy production continues apace …
