Critters

The Latest Cat Food Critter

I'm watching from inside the porch

taking his picture through door

open the door and he backs off a little

he's not afraid of me at all

I'm still standing in the doorway

clap my hands and he retreats a little

but only for a minute

back to check out the missing bowl of food

He finally ran away after I stomped my feet and clapped my hands several times, I was back standing at the doorway again by this time. I had been bringing in any food our Wild Cat doesn't eat every night about the time it gets dark. This raccoon has decided to come early, the past couple of nights he has shown up around 6:00. So much for leaving the food out for Wild Cat, he will have to eat a lot earlier from now on.

Velvet was laying on top of Mom's new car while all this was going on. Don't know why we thought he would be any help. haha

For the Birds

Birdfeeders

hummingbird feeders over the patio

awesome seeing them eat

watching from the kitchen windows

or sitting on the patio

small feeder as you

start walking around the garden

feeder I found at TJ Maxx

in front of garden

thistle/sunflower feeders

for the finches on other side of garden

my other TJ Maxx feeder

at the back of the garden

big feeder at the end of the garden

our neighbor's chickens have found it

they love eating what has been spilled below

2nd thistle feeder at fireplace

garden next to house

For the Birds

Birdhouses

are they coming or going

shade garden by patio

I got 6 of these bluebird houses

at Lowe's on clearance

pre-drilled holes are a blessing

for putting them up

Hobby Lobby clearance $2.50 each

and they still have 2 on the shelves

what were people thinking to leave them

nesting boxes, have 2

one on each end of the garden

in my corner garden

the daylilies have had it

at the back of the garden

old house that fell down

and the butterfly house

they have never used!

Cross Stitch Quilt Blocks

Finishes

For Ryan - LDI

Whimsical Sam by

Janet Morningstar of Moonlight Inspirations

14 ct White Aida, DMC Floss

For Ryan - LDI

An All American Dog by Alma Lynne

14 ct White Aida, DMC Floss

More Water

our other 2 little water gardens

at the end of the patio

the sound of water is so refreshing

sitting on the patio

the impatiens are doing great

along with 3 little goldfish

little pond in the garden

got the water lily from Lowe's and it's

almost ready to bloom

we have 2 little goldfish in this one

bloom time for the water lily

Walking around the house and garden is so much more enjoyable with the water gardens and their wildlife. We have more birds and frogs than ever before along with everything we don't see and probably don't want to see. The water lilies are so beautiful whether they are blooming or not. I can't wait for the red one in the stock tank to grow up.

Firsts

garden is coming in

first mess of green beans,

green peppers and tomato

Bella picked out her pepper

now to see what that little finger can do to it

cherry tomatoes

tomatoes from Jennifer & Clemente

very plump blueberries

better this year than ever before

raspberries

and Mom's raspberry jam

New Water Garden

Stock Tank Heaven

I finally bit the bullet and went to TSC

for a 6' round stock tank for our new water garden

side with Japanese & Louisiana Iris

we are rooting some of Grandma Belcher's

hydrangeas which will go on the other side

more rocks are on my list for Lowe's to

finish this flower bed

elephant ears I was excited to find 1/2 price

at a nursery we went to last weekend

then went to Home Depot and darned if they

hadn't gotten in a new shipment of black

elephant ears for the same price and much bigger plants

also have plenty of water iris blooming and

3 bags of hornwort sunk on the bottom

metal crane and porcelain fish I

caught on sale at Hobby Lobby

orange cord hanging in the back is for

the bug zapper which has sure made

it more pleasurable to sit outside

impatiens doing very well

they get late morning and early afternoon sun

seem to like the water staying in the bottom

of the pot all the time

caught the pots on clearance at Target

looking from the back of the tank

towards our swing we are enjoying once again

I built a ledge of concrete blocks so the fish could swim through and put a stepping stone on top for the flower pots with impatiens to sit on. I did the same for the elephant ears, fish and crane around the edges of the tank. I wanted plenty of places for the goldfish to hide since we have cats roaming around. I also put 2 water wigglers on the ledge to help control any mosquito problem we might have with this much water. It only took 2 days before we had tadpoles swimming around although there are not that many anymore since I put in 4 goldfish Saturday.

The bug has bit, where or where can I put another one and how many can I fit in our gardens. Won't Mom be thrilled!

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