By a Bun
Category: FUF life
Growing Season 2022 Has Begun!
Hi, friends. Happy New Year! Yeah, it is April now, well past the Gregorian and Lunar new years. But I haven’t seen you here since the 2021 Winter solstice. It’s been a while! And the growing season is already taking shape. <happy dance, happy dance> I will need to catch-you-up on all the things happening… Continue reading Growing Season 2022 Has Begun!
Hallowe’en
It’s All Hallows Eve and today’s post has a little something for everyone. Photos taken in the 2021 growing season. Happy weekend! For those who like their Halloween filled with orange, black, and green… For those who like their Halloween filled with creatures to spook strange dreams… And for those who don’t care for candies… Continue reading Hallowe’en
Bee cause…
Subscribers? You’re the sweetest. Happy Sweetest Day. And… because we love the bee causes here in the CE community, be sure to check your local PBS listings for the debut of My Garden of a Thousand Bees. The images in the trailer assure me this will be an incredible hour learning about and being awestruck… Continue reading Bee cause…
Dear Fall, You’re Gorgeous
I almost didn’t write this post. “Don’t have the time,” I was thinking. Then I stopped myself from going down that path. Because Nature is what fills-me-up, and if I don’t take time to pull-over, drink it in and share? I will be out of sorts by mid-week, and also, what a waste to not… Continue reading Dear Fall, You’re Gorgeous
How to Raise a Tiger
(Fans of Tiger King, this is not going to be what you think it is. You’re welcome to stay and learn about swallowtails.) The second week of August, there was a little ‘poop’ on a leaf of chokecherry in my yard. I brought it inside to a butterfly pupation tent. As it was the only… Continue reading How to Raise a Tiger
A Jumbled Jungle Again
It was going to be different this year. More supportive. Less messy. I brought my best intentions. I had a plan. I had time (pandemic). And yet… …the tomatoes have still grown into a tangled, gorgeous, hot mess of vines and fruits. See that yellow line across center? Or the one that’s above the large… Continue reading A Jumbled Jungle Again
August Fliers
Every year, I gush about the rose-gold light that precedes August sunsets. A few years ago, I learned that is the time of day when I might catch glimpse of a sphinx moth in the garden. It’s usually only once per season that my path crosses with a flight, and it’s pretty darn magical. In… Continue reading August Fliers
Zzzzzzz
I’ve been releasing posts during typical daylight hours, but the bees recently gave me an idea. The past several evenings, they’ve been tucking into cosmos flowers and resting under grape leaves and mint leaves. A friend of a friend calls bumble bees “flying Teddy bears.” I find them absolutely adorable when the flying is done… Continue reading Zzzzzzz
Plant Jail :)
aka What to actually do with “rabbit cages” Take a look at the photo above. Notice anything? Besides the blurry resolution. And not the almost-hidden utility pole. Not the charlie creeping into the edge of the bed, either. I mean the ‘rabbit cages’. There are three of them in this photo. Really! And today I… Continue reading Plant Jail 🙂
I’m in Love!
Hi. I am in love. Love! Smitten, in fact. Like falling for a romantic interest, I want to spend all my free time with this being to the point that I forget to eat and just endlessly gaze at them dreamily and happily sigh. Yes, I am talking about the yard and gardens this year.… Continue reading I’m in Love!
Colorful Month Ahead
It’s the Friday before a long weekend, the beginning of a new month bursting with color! Last week, we learned about pollinators, including some that don’t ‘get a lot of press’ in the mainstream. Here are a couple photos of small carpenter bees. It’s hard to capture a clear picture of these constantly moving, busy… Continue reading Colorful Month Ahead
Pollinators Week: Word Association
I say, “Pollinators.” Chances are, you respond, “Bees!” Maybe you also thought of hummingbirds, a charismatic megafauna of pollinator species, frequently depicted on logos and awareness signage. Bees and birds are but a few of a multitude of animals doing the work of pollination that results in food on our plates, flowers in our vases,… Continue reading Pollinators Week: Word Association