I’m starting progress reports to both share information as well encourage myself to keep this project moving forward. Hopefully in the future, it will turn into a status update after we build it. Continue reading “The Walipini Project”
Tag: garden
April 13th yard visitors
I am going to start a series to share the various creatures that appear in our yard. Some stay, some are regulars, and some might never be seen more than once.
While putting the kettle on for tea, I noticed what might be a starling in our backyard, and ran for the camera.
It was soon joined by two others. Realizing the shots might be terrible through the not the cleanest windows, I tried to step Continue reading “April 13th yard visitors”
The Berry Army
I did a quick walk about today. We only have one tiny patch of snow left in the front yard. Fat drops of rain were falling just infrequently enough that I snuck in about 20 minutes of fallen twig pickup and general observation.
11th of April, office window view
Working as weather allows…
Today was the only day this week that was forecast to not have precipitation, so we were determined to try to spend at least an hour outside. I know that seems a too small goal, but we have a lot going on besides just the gardens. Continue reading “Working as weather allows…”
Learning to work with a new climate
The gardens I grew up in and near were in southern NJ, on a barrier island where if you dug too deep, you’d hit soggy brimed soil. The property was one block from the bay, two from the ocean, on the northernmost part of the island which was narrow there compared to most of the island.
Despite that, my maternal grandparents had thriving gardens full of ornamentals as well as food crops, though we didn’t have a lot of tall trees. Continue reading “Learning to work with a new climate”
Now versus then
I realize there are quite a few things I will be talking about this year in particular that most folks will be scratching their heads over, asking, “Why didn’t they do this last year?” Continue reading “Now versus then”
2nd of April office window view
Just over a year ago…
That’s when we bought our first new old house, and let’s just say there were challenges outside.
Yep, outside.
Still, some good came out of it that had been there all along.
At some point someone was an avid gardener, and despite years of neglect, a wealth remained.
Even if it was choking to death in overgrowth.
More stories to come.
Stay tuned.