We have had so much snow so far this winter we have already reached our annual seasonal snowfall amount, and are currently sitting at the fourth snowiest winter on record. We are two inches away from the third snowiest winter. Since it is only January and it is not impossible to have snow into early …
Tag: rabbits
Infiltrated!
Chives in flower Our Fat Rabbit fortifications have been breached by a baby rabbit! Baby Rabbit is quite small and I have only seen ki a few times. Pretty sure Baby Rabbit is not living in the garden. I have not noticed anything being nibbled—the peas remain intact as does the lettuce and other little …
Of Droughts and Rabbits
Two weeks ago we had two days of rain and I thought, at last the drought is over! The garden did too. And for several days after we were all perky and happy. The beans started growing taller, the pumpkins began to vine, the corn shot up two feet. But we have not had rain …
Happy Solstice!
Happy Solstice y’all! Today for Solstice we got rain, a lovely gift because along with heat we’ve also been having a drought. The drought is so bad that the Mississippi River, the main source of water for the Twin Cities, is just a few inches above its lowest recorded level in 1976. The rain is …
Garden Visitors
One of the best things about not having a front and backyard of manicured lawn is more-than-human visitors who also spend time there. Not all of the visitors are as welcome as others and some of them have a problem with sharing. Squirrels are both entertaining and infuriating. I cannot deny their antics make me …
