You see, all this time I have been thinking my girl Cheryl (yes, she’s still hanging around our place) is a common garden spider who had wandered a bit far from the garden admittedly. She’s been with us since November, the time when the females make their presence felt by preventing you from walking … Continue reading
…it’s not*. No, this isn’t some kind of weird ornament or Victorian curio. And, yes, it is alive. And oh so compliant because it knows we are its only hope at this point. God only knows how long it had been stuck in this fat ball feeder, surrounded by a circular cage to keep out, … Continue reading
This post will show how way behind I am in posts! This time of year it seems that if you are away from home even for one day things change. New blooms, new seedlings, new chicks, and multiple new weeds. Anyway, we opened up the hives about a month ago during a particularly warm spell. I was … Continue reading