New Birds And Datura Seeds

Published on: June 30, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 3 Comments

I have been trying to find out what these little birds are. Anyone out there have a clue? They love the finch sock I put up and are very shy. The picture is not super clear because I had to use the digital zoom and I have an old camera. So forgive the quality. Also, […]

One Down, Three To Go

Published on: June 28, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 5 Comments

We finished one of the boxes for the raised beds we are working on. It was so hot out, all we had energy for was one but we’ll finish a second one later this week and then the other two in another couple weeks. I had been wanting raised beds for awhile, so this feels […]

A Quick Whine

Published on: June 27, 2009 by catballou24 8 Comments

I know Texas summers are brutal….I understand that completely, and am prepared for it. What I’m not prepared for is the record highs of 107, 104, 105. Yes folks, it’s too hot to even breath outside. We hurry from the car to the house in order to avoid being in it for more than a […]

Oh You Lovely Plants

Published on: June 26, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 5 Comments

As promised, here are my new additions to the garden. I also took some pictures of my very wild veggie bed. Once we get the raised beds built, I think I’ll have a much neater version going on, but this one just seems to want to be a jungle! I’m still learning and it’s producing, […]

What Happened?

Published on: June 26, 2009 by catballou24 3 Comments

Oh yes, amidst this ungodly heat I did break a few rules and am going to be putting in a few new plants tomorrow in the wee hours before it’s too hot to breath. I couldn’t help myself. I went to Natural Gardener and blacked out. Next thing I knew I was loading some really […]

I Won Something!

Published on: June 25, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 3 Comments

(Image courtesy of Essential Herbal) I never win things so this is such a treat! Tansy, over at Dancing in a Field of Tansy, had a give-away for a copy of the Essential Herbal magazine she is published in, and I won! Thank you so much Tansy. You all need to go check out her […]

Happy Solstice!

Published on: June 21, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 5 Comments

We had a blast with J’s folks yesterday, and as promised I have some pictures of their back garden. J took all of these. His folks have been gardening all their lives and know their stuff. Super green thumbs going on in that household. I don’t know the names of everything, but you’ll get the […]

Blue Jays Can Be Fierce!

Published on: June 19, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 2 Comments

So the other day, when J was leaving for work, a pair of Blue Jays were expressing their extreme displeasure at our calico, Emo. Emo was lying in the yard being dive-bombed by these two very upset birds. Everytime they’d come close to her she’d meow loudly but didn’t have anything that appeared to be […]

The Boys Have A New Home

Published on: June 19, 2009 by catballou24 3 Comments

I just got off the phone with a wonderful lady who is really excited about buying our little goats, Roger and Carlton. They are going to get to live on a couple acres and stay together, which is what I was hoping for. They will get horses to play with, chickens to butt at and […]

Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day – June 2009

Published on: June 15, 2009December 30, 2015 by catballou24 8 Comments

I am participating in the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, which happens every 15th of the month and was started by Carol over at May Dreams Gardens. I took all these within the last hour, so it’s all fresh and blooming as I type. Enjoy! Peace! Diamond Frost: Black Eyed Susans: Wild Sunflower just outside the […]