Tonight Lisa looks outside about 9 PM and notices a cute little deer baby out on the lawn. As I walk over to look I see another one – both very young, and “oh so cute” with their spots.
Two BambisAbout a week ago I’d seen a single Bambi and Mum out in the wildflower “prairie” we have planted over the septic hill but it wasn’t the same as these ones which are even smaller.
But then we have to temper the warm fuzzy feelings and remember that these little “darlings” will grow up to become the monsters that ravage the gardens on our property – even those right up by the house.
Deer DamageThis picture above and the next one are just a small part of the row of carnage that we found on return from our trip out East. The deer had been along the gardens around the house and nipped of hundreds of buds on a variety of the plants growing there. Grrrrrrrr!!!!!!
More Deer DamageExperience of course has taught us that for things we really want to keep we need to protect them – from both the deer and the rabbits – and in the shot of the two Bambis on the right side is a Japanese Maple tree growing (started from a seedling from another tree) inside a wire cage to keep it alive as we try to get it established.
And just a few days ago “someone” ate the growing tips out of 4 or 5 of my tomato plants 🙁
I looked out the kitchen window this morning and “spotted” this scene. another “bambi” was off to the left. They left before I could get another photo.
Below are a few images of the water gardens as they were on 10 August – Lilies in full bloom- too bad they’re all yellow. Tucked in away amongst the lilies I found this little scene.
Noticed this today while watering the garden around the ponds – the first frog seen in the pond this year. He was sitting up on a lily pad – watching all the little bugs running around on top of the water, eying them up for lunch perhaps?
When we moved here in 1998 there were a number of pine trees planted, including a couple “near” the driveway. At first there was about 4′ of grass between the tree and the driveway, but as time passed the tree became wider and wider and wider, to the point where a few years ago I…
Since putting in the ponds nearly 2 years ago it has been a constant battle to keep the water clean. I’d only bought a cheap filter at Menards when first getting this set up, and it became apparent that we needed better to try and keep the water clean. Other measures were needed too, like…
The trees are in full bloom at the moment, so I’ve taken a few pictures of some of them to share here. A photo gallery of some pictures is below (click the first (or any) image to open a larger version in a slide show)
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