Fork-tailed Bush Katydid
Thursday, October 15, 2009 - in Garden
The insect pictured on this page is what seems to be a fork-tailed bush katydid [Scudderia furcata]. It was sitting on a zinnia in my garden on September 24th, 2009.
Tomato Picking Time
Friday, August 7, 2009 - in Garden
June and July was busy for me. I knew I'd be busy this summer, so I only planted a few plants, 6 tomatoes, one of which died, and 5 pepper plants. I did not have to till the garden because it still has last year's mulch covering. So I dug 11 holes and planted the 11 plants and then I went inside to work for two months.
Garden Tangle
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - in GardenI am shamelessly ignoring my garden this year. Yet it still blesses me with its beauty and fruit. This year it is more of a wild beauty instead of the usual enforced neatness and the strict observance of paths. My husband commented on my abundance of herbs (that stuff out...
Three Headed Zinnia
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - in Garden
I was stalking this rare spread-eagle bumblebee when it landed on a strange flower. Not this one, but the flower pictured next. This flower is normal.
What's wrong with this flower? Something is different.
Wow! It is a three-headed zinnia. I've never seen that before.
I felt of it, and there were three...
Goldfinch and Dragonfly
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - in Garden
On my way to the garden, I paused to take this photograph of a dragonfly and a goldfinch perched on a tomato cage.
They are both looking toward the garden like a couple of hungry hawks surveying the riches of my unkempt garden.
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