FishinBC's Blog

Counting the hours
Jun 29, 2007 | 6:41 AM PST
Tags: zucchini , Cukes , elephant ears , Critters , Squirrels , July 4th , racoons , veggies , tomato

Went out to check the veggie patch and pull a few green tomatoes to send to my mom.  They are still off vagabonding in their RV and she loves fried green tomatoes.  I have zukes and cukes all over the place.  Wow.  I put in a few extra plants just to be sure at least a few would take well, all of them took well!  Also now that everything in there has matured, I am seeing my errors of where I planted and being able to maneuver around in that fenced space is getting more difficult.  I can hardly wait for next year, now that I have learned these important lessons I have big plans!!  Hubby is probably going to grumble about building more raised beds but if we get them up now I can work on the soil in them for next spring, right? And…still might be early enough to have a fall planting…more ideas!

My elephant ears are going crazy with all the rain and heat they are loving it!  I think I will put in a few more next year; they really break up all that brick from the wall of the garage.       

Will get up early tomorrow and get the lawn mowed and things spruced up outside, do the regular housekeeping when it is too hot outside.  The house full is coming and I can hardly wait to see them all!!  Two of the kids are leaving California this evening and should hit Arkansas Saturday night or Sunday morning.  They are going to switch off and drive straight through.  One more kid flies in on Sunday afternoon and my best buddy from Seattle gets in Monday night.  I am so excited I haven’t been able to sleep.  Like a kid on Christmas Eve.

The squirrels and I have worked out a great schedule with the feeding trough.  They come for breakfast every morning and are gone the rest of the day.  This allows me to fill it the night before and it’s all ready for them when they arrive.  Thankfully it has kept them out of my herb pots and other flowers on the deck. 

The coon has been coming nightly and I leave him a treat of peanuts and apple slices and he stays out of my bird feeders.  He does continue to use the bird bath as his wash bowl, so that must be emptied and refilled every morning.  Plan to camp out in the dark diningroom by the sliding glass door and watch for him Saturday night while I am waiting for the kids to arrive.  Hopefully I can get some shots of him. 

            The chipmunk that I have been feeding at the back of my pond has planted his seed stashes all over my flower beds.  I am still finding sunflower sprouts coming up all over the place.  No more sunflowers in the front yard please!  So sadly I have stopped feeding in that area of the yard. 

            The black and white brigade will get their baths and frontline tomorrow morning too.  They need to be pretty and clean when their kids arrive.  Rob to this day goes nuts when he hears a VW Beetle drive by.  He is so sure that his girl is coming to see him.  I feel so sad for him when he finally realizes it’s not his Shannon coming.  Now we are all just counting the hours till they arrive!