osprey94's Blog

I was finishing up in the veggie garden today and as I was closing the gate behind me, I noticed a bird inside the fence. She (I'm just gonna go with she, here) was so close to me and completely unafraid that I thought something was wrong with her, but then she flew to the feeder. I figured then she was just a fledgling and not yet scared of humans. She hopped from the feeder to the ground beneath and picked around for seeds. I was able to sit within a foot for two of her. Eventually, she fluttered over to my knee and then up to my shoulder and hopped around to the back of my head where she perched on my hood!

Eventually, I was able to get her to hop on my finger while momma bird fluttered around me, checking us out. I felt like Snow White!

Meanwhile, we are having some seriously gorgeous weather here and the garden is responding. The deck bed is REALLY filling in. The two catmints I planted there last spring are so huge, they're  taking over. I think I might move one of them to another place that needs a HUGE plant to fill it.

 This particular part of this bed is really full:

In the veggie garden...

• some tiny green tomatoes
  
• some tiny peas
• LOTS of lettuce and other greens
• beans, cukes and squash getting started
• bolted cilantro (I don't think I can grow cilantro! It always bolts before I even get to use it and I don't use it often enough to put the time and effort into growing it) that I just pulled up. Same goes for dill. I just don't use it enough.
  
• basil that was so pitiful I pulled it out (I still have a few sweet basil plants growing on the deck that look okay).
• onions looking great! 
• nice broccoli heads about ready to harvest. Might be eating that tomorrow for dinner!
  

 Why do these peas look so pitiful? Maybe I'll give 'em some fish fertilizer tomorrow.

We also got to see a brand new deer fawn (covered w/ spots)  the other day. He was racing back and forth at top speed while mom patiently followed him. Cute beyond words.

I have ONE DAY OF SCHOOL LEFT!