Last of the beans, tomatoes and peppers from the garden, and final touches happening this weekend on the garage deck— turning out to be a viewing platform for Barney. Painting door green and finishing staining of garage and deck in process...slowed down by smoke.
Deck made with reclaimed wood, left over building materials from construction projects and conduit pipe railing. A “rustic, industrial, cattle gate” design created on the fly with recycled materials. Perfect Pandemic Project to end the summer.
Besides the smoke coming in from the California wildfires, these days are cooler and fall is in the air. And a final sign of late summer...a Painful wasp sting! Swollen hand from the sting and an allergic reaction of ear swelling and congestion lasted about 5 days. Birds are migrating out of Seeley and winter birds are flocking in. Very active garden these days!
Winter does not slow down in the garden. The roses and other perennials go to bed and are covered with 4 feet of snow. But 100s of birds visit the feeders. 2 species of chickadees, 2 species of nuthatches, Northern flickers, 3 species of woodpeckers—including the giant Piliated, Steller’s Jays, Canada Jays...and a shock to us last winter..Eastern Blue Jays!! A family of 3 came every day to eat peanuts. I could actually identify each bird, with the smallest, who I called Billie. Hope they remember their winter home this year!
