Thursday, 7 May 2026
Strawberries verge on the sacred around here. This is the sixth one I ate from today’s supermarket specimens. The interesting thing is the first five had little strawberry flavor (as is typical), but this one had enough that I could almost imagine it approached being sun-ripened.
Sunday, 3 May 2026
This woody shrub has been a problem for nearly a decade. I did a temporarily expedient thing several times, chopping off the branches. This left the roots to persist and flourish. More and more each time, each year.
Today, I took the mattock and set about Final Removal. I worked around the sides, made a root-removal donut. It took a while. Then, I worried about a tap root; they can be the largest. But. But, I discovered that there was no taproot, and voila, the whole thing came up. Whew. You’re looking at the bottom—see, it’s flat—no taproot. Lucky me.
Later this week: cleanup and planting!
Thursday, 30 April 2026
I never tried a photo on my watch before; I knew it was possible, but I didn’t think it was…me. However, peony-watch is a fine look.
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
This oregano is certainly hairy, only the hairs probably have a fancy technical name, perhaps trichomes.
Tuesday, 28 April 2026
You’re looking at all new growth. It’s a special shade of yellow-green that I sincerely disliked when it was in my crayon box. I’m far more tolerant now.
Monday, 27 April 2026
After tomorrow’s rain, I’m going to eliminate this wee stand of pokeweed.
Saturday, 25 April 2026
We did get rain today, but not enough to even get through the trees. Here’s rain on a pokeweed.
Friday, 24 April 2026
Looking forward to weekend rain…too much drought, fire, smoke, pollen….
