Beauty and Decay
When I get back from my morning walk, I usually walk around the backyard to see what’s blooming. This morning, it was my water lily. I planted it in the “deep” end of my pond on the first day of…
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Category The Half-Acre Habitat
The Wildlife Pond
So, I’ve talked around it, and even talked about building it, but not specifically about the reasoning behind it – we now have a wildlife pond in our backyard. I grew up in a place where ponds were large –…
Rocks
Yesterday, I moved a ton and a half of rocks. By hand. Twice. I loaded them in the truck. Unloaded them from the truck. Put them in a wheelbarrow, and moved them to the backyard. Then moved them into and…
In progress
I hate to share in-progress pictures. Partly that’s because many of my projects are done in budget-sized increments, and how do I decide when I’m really “done”? But I also recognize that sharing progress pictures makes things seem more doable.…
Building a Birdcam
Over the last few weeks, I have been pretty focused on building a camera set up so I can monitor the wildlife that visits my yard. I have a pretty exacting set of criteria. It needs to be affordable. I…
Antique Roses and Native Plants
It’s been a long day, and I’m beat. But the yard is really starting to wake up, so here is what’s in bloom this week. Since the overwhelming goal of my gardening efforts is to make a happy habitat for…
The Half-Acre Habitat
I know how to get six-pack abs. I have had them – for about 2 weeks. But since I like to eat, that is hard for me to sustain over time. But in terms of what is sustainable over time,…
The Bird Project
Mr. Doc died when I was 10, and it was way before that. I was probably six or so when I first learned about birdwatching. Mr. Doc was my elderly neighbor, the retired farmer who, along with his wife Monty,…