GPE #10 : Melanie's "Unofficial Official Animals in the Garden" Event

M E L A N I E

 

I think you really like the Owl in Flight picture the most from the Raptor show?

[I do! - IDV]

I've attached it here, but if you prefer another one feel free to take it from the Wordpress post for this event as part of the "Unofficial Official Animals in the Garden" portion.  I do get a lot of owls here at Fernmire.  One of the Douglas Fir trees in particular is a popular spot for them to cough up the fur and bones of their diminutive prey.

 

 

I grew these!  I grew these!  My first time growing actual fancy flowers, flowers that required full sun! Gladiolus Spp. (because there's always more than one variety of plants) 

If its not too late, you could also throw this in for the Terrible Triffids, though I know Halloween is tomorrow.

[Funnily enough - and you couldn't have known at the time - Gladioli served as the Terrifying Triffidery poster plant anyway. - IDV]

 

 

Also, this Lily was in the sun-loving plant mix I bought, and Dahlias.  The deer think Dahlia heads are yummy.

 

 

After SEVEN years my Italian Plum tree finally produce one plum!  It was stolen by man or beast, I do not know, but I didn't get to eat it. :(

 

 

I don't know if you want to include this or not, but I thought the clouds were cool on this particular morning while walking the dog.  I always forget which cloud name goes with which cloud formation.  I'm more concerned with whether they involve rain or not.

[Altocumulus undulatus, perhaps? - IDV]

 

So, probably my weakest offering to the event, but like my solo plum, it was low hanging fruit to offer.  I was modestly successful at growing some veg this year, but I don't have time to import the few pics I got.  They were mostly edible.  I learned that Kale grows very well here.  That was my most bountiful harvest, of course, the one thing I "kind of like" that no one else wants to eat in the house.  I even tried giving some away, to no avail.  The cucumbers were plentiful, but full of seeds.  If I can't grow English cucumbers next year then I rather not grow any.  The English or Peruvian cucumbers are my favorite, wash and eat with no peeling, nice flavor and small seeds.  Whatever I got had a hard peel and gigantic seeds, and tasteless.

 

[Because of Melanie's concern about her lack of photos (not that she need have worried as the Gladdie and lily more than make up for it), I asked if I could use some topical ones that she'd published at her Nature-led Life blog.  This was her reply: - IDV]

Use whatever photos you like to craft one of your delightful narratives, dear!

 

[This February-flowering Bergenia came from Melanie's For the Birds post (Nature-Led blog) - IDV]

 

 

[I nabbed this photo from the same post because that looks suspiciously like a budding Camelia on the other side of your window, Melanie - IDV]

 

 

[And this squirrel is cooling their belly in front of a Hibiscus syriacus as seen here - IDV]

 

 

[Another adorable squirrel, but what's that in the pot?  French Marigolds? - IDV]

 

 

[I like this moth-on-window photo from this post which is why I've featured it - IDV]

 

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 Thank you, Melanie, for your flora and fauna!  I'm glad you took part again - maybe next year will be the Year of the Bear?