Birdfeeding

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Today is sunny and warm.  It stormed last night, more thunder and lightning than rain, but still enough rain to leave puddles.  The grass is still a bit damp, but I can work around that.

I fed the birds.  The hopper feeder was almost empty.  I've seen several house finches.  I've heard house wrens and a blue jay, but did't see either of those.

More dianthus pinks are blooming from last year in pots, now a pink-and-white in addition to the dark pink.  Pink bergamot is blooming in the strip garden.

EDIT 5/5/24: I planted a blanket flower in the wildflower garden.

Some other white flower is blooming in the wildflower garden.  A red poppy is blooming near the driveway.

EDIT 5/5/24: I planted a pink Wave petunia in the barrel garden and a yellow 'Lady Charlize' coreopsis in the wildflower garden.

I've seen a green tiger beetle on the woodpile and a pair of goldfinches on the thistle sock.  :D  Such pretty colors!

EDIT 5/5/24: I took some pictures of new flowers.

EDIT 5/5/24: I planted 2 bush cucumbers in pots on the picnic table, each surrounded by 4 orange marigolds.  Then I realized that I should've bought way more marigolds, because I still have 2 more bush cucumbers and a sweet pepper to pot up.

Tractors are out plowing the field across the street.

EDIT 5/5/24: I planted the remaining bush cucumbers in pots on the patio, and the 'Gypsy' sweet pepper in a pot on the picnic table.  I planted the 'June' hosta at the edge of the forest garden; this one has yellow-green leaves with green edges.  I also discovered a columbine growing down there.  :D  I planted the 'Patriot' hosta in the purple-and-white garden; this one has green leaves with white edges.

EDIT 5/5/24: I planted 5 coleus in the big grapevine pot, then divided the other 4 into two smaller pots.

I saw a gray catbird at the hopper feeder.

EDIT 5/5/24: I planted 4 snapdragons in two small pots.

Bees have been visiting the flowers today.  :D

EDIT 5/5/24: I watered the plants.

Killdeer are squealing in the fields.

Someone southwest of us has a bonfire going, visible near the horizon.

As it is now dark, I am done for the night.