Monday Update 4-18-22

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Poem: "Hromada"
Yard Pictures: House Yard and Orchard
Birdfeeding
Creative Jam
Philosophical Questions: Wild Child
Birdfeeding
Poem: "Care and Take Care"
Poetry Fishbowl Report for April 5, 2022
Unsold Poems from the April 5, 2022 Poetry Fishbowl
Birdfeeding
Follow Friday: Bingos, Challenges, and Events
Breck's Order
Birdfeeding
Landrace Gardening: Adaptivars
Review: Saka Saka
Today's Adventures


There are two open epics at present.

"Rainshadow Road" belongs the Daughters of the Apocalypse series and has 17 new verses. Maggot isn't going anywhere soon.

"The Heart's Best Tenant" belongs to the Steamsmith and has 2 new verses. Cecily knows all the gossip.


The weather has been variable here. It has rained off and on, including a little last night. Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a flock of grackles, a flock of sparrows, a flock of mourning doves, two pairs of cardinals, two pairs of house finches, a robin, and two fox squirrels. Snowdrop, snow crocus, and miniature iris are done blooming. Giant crocus and plum are almost done. Blue grape hyacinth, wood hyacinth, daffodils, hyacinths, and pear are blooming. Lilacs, bluebells, tulips, and pie cherries have buds. The Criterion crabapple is leafing out.

Yard Pictures: Forest Garden and Herb Gardens

These pictures are from Saturday, April 16 showing the forest garden and herb gardens.  See the house yard and orchard, south lot and west edge, forest yard and wagonwheel garden, savanna and prairie garden, and ritual meadow and flowerbeds.

( Walk with me ... )

Birdfeeding

Today is mostly cloudy, windy, and cold.  It rained a little last night.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large flock of sparrows, a small flock of mourning doves, a pair of cardinals, a male house finch, and a fox squirrel. 

EDIT 4/18/22 -- I saw an unfamiliar bird, small, dark-and-light streaked, hopping on the ground in the forest garden.  It might have been a black-and-white warbler.

EDIT 4/18/22 -- I got a better look at the new bird, and now suspect it is a yellow-throated warbler.

Yard Pictures: South Lot and West Edge

These pictures are from Saturday, April 16 showing the south lot and the west edge.  See the house yard and orchard, forest garden and herb gardens, forest yard and wagonwheel garden, savanna and prairie garden, and ritual meadow and flowerbeds.

( Walk with me ... )

Yard Pictures: Forest Yard and Wagonwheel Garden

These pictures are from Saturday, April 16 mostly showing the forest yard and wagonwheel garden.  See the house yard and orchard, forest garden and herb gardens, south lot and west edge, savanna and prairie garden, and ritual meadow and flowerbeds.

( Walk with me ... )

Yard Pictures: Savanna and Prairie Garden

These are pictures from Saturday, April 16 mostly showing the savanna and prairie garden.  See the house yard and orchard, forest garden and herb gardens, south lot and west edge, forest yard and wagonwheel garden, and ritual meadow and flowerbeds.

( Walk with me ... )