Huge gross factor. But the Praying Mantas is a carnivore & will feast upon the herbivores that are dinning on my basil, cilantro, banana peppers & my tomatoes…I drew this one, so that I remember that they are not aliens that have landed in my gardens. Good to draw something everyday…eewwww. I also ordered 1,500 ladybugs…
Tag: gardens
a treasured gift
I’ve been seeing the same WONDERFUL physical therapist once a week, off & on, for about five years. He is the light at the end of my week. I see him on Friday mornings…he puts my bones back into place. Because my pelvis is broken, my legs are uneven & different muscles will yank bones…
a quill & a rose
While walking around the lake, a few weeks ago, I found the feathered remains of a wild turkey. Nothing left but feathers, must have been a fox that killed it. I took the feathers home & sprayed them outside with Lysol & let them dry in the sun. I chose my favorite one & cut…
DIY regrow your food…
Celery, romaine lettuce, cabbages & bok choy can all be regrown. I use a square vase. After I cut off the eatin’ part of the celery, I put the bottom in the vase, I use the sink sprayer to water the tops until the water is about 2″ deep. I water daily, easy to remember…
stunning green in the garden
Sometimes green can outshine the flowers.
you are always welcome
Into my gardens. Would you like a little onion, garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, romaine lettuce, tomato, banana pepper with that cilantro? Oh, you are a meat eater. Go carnivore, feast on. iPhone pic.
a bit dangerous to stare into the sun…
but i did it anyway. I had a family photo shoot at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens today. When I finished…this sight stopped me in my tracks. The orange poppies were absolutely stunning & now they’re mine.
my happy place
The black, behind the hammock, is the creek that borders our backyard. Behind my hammock are my four raised beds. When I swing here, I hear the water moving over the rocks. I feel the breeze, gentle as a kiss, moving over me. & if Hobbes, my cat, is outside, he jumps onto the hammock….
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