witt's Blog
witt's Blog
Apr 23, 2008 | 2:54 AM PST
It was another Gloomy-Gus day. Again I was stuck with inside computer work and not finding myself the least bit happy about things. I went outside and thankfully there was just enough of the blue sky between threatening clouds to lift my spirits. There are about six more iris that have opened. I wish that they could have danced in the sun, but, alas, that was not to be. I talked with my mom yesterday, and she set me straight about iris reverting to purple. Nope, they don't. I don't know where I got that idea. I was wrong. I would have sworn that she had told me that. I'll keep my eye out for the salmon-colored one that popped out last year that I had never seen before. I do hope that she blooms again.
Right before supper I went out to refill the thistle socks. Slap empty, dangling in the breeze. Yes, again. The goldfinches are unbelievable this year. I have noticed that they, too, have begun eating off the ground like the cardinal and others. I have never seen them do that. What a sight to see. Yellow and red dots bobbing along in the green grass. I love it!
See, it doesn't take much to make me happy just a little swatch of blue sky and my troubles disappear.
As I was returning to the house, time to start supper, I noticed a toady frog hole at the base of a society garlic in the Outhouse Bed. NO! Not there. Not my beloved society garlic. I grabbed my trusty trowel and began jooging the ground. (Yes, that's my word--jooging.) There were tunnels that ran all around under there. Around my columbines (no wonder they aren't blooming yet), carnations, under the serissa, and agapanthus. I jooged all I could without actually lifting the plants and re-seating them. I had to stop, but I'll get back out there again today to see how much more damage I can find.
I still haven't planted my herb seeds. Oh, the good intentions that I have.
After all these days of gloom, we haven't gotten any rain. Probably everyone else in creation is getting showers, but none on the Bucolic Bungalow.
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Apr 23, 2008 | 7:51 AM PST
I have never seen a goldfinch here. I did try those thistle socks, too. The finches that we do get would snack on them, but they prefered the regular food in the tube feeder. Hope today is good for you! |
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Apr 23, 2008 | 6:20 PM PST
Hey FG, I have them every year, just not so many this season. One took a drink from the birdbath late this afternoon. :-) |
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