Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is cloudy and cool.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- I set out the flats of pots and watered them.

I've seen a young fox squirrel.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- Of the 6 pots I sowed with Gaillardia 'Firewheel' seeds on 2/23/25, three sprouted.  One of those has since died, but one of the remaining pots had two seedlings in it.  I planted the survivors in one of the mowed strips of the prairie garden.  So that's roughly 50% success if you count by pots, but less if you count by seeds since I put two in each pot.  I plant them by pots, though, so it's not a terrible result.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- I started trying to trim grass around the septic garden, but the grass shears broke.  >_<  Fortunately I had an older pair that I could use, but I need new ones.  I did get one section trimmed.  I'm taking advantage of the cool, cloudy weather for a laborious project.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- I trimmed more grass around the septic garden.  

I've seen a mourning dove, a phoebe, and two young ground squirrels.

The first peas sprouted a couple days ago and more are up now.  :D  The 'Chocolate Sprinkles' cherry tomato has the first green fruit, although it's among the last ones I planted, just over a week ago.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- I wanted to go back out, but it was raining.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- Eventually it stopped raining long enough for me to do more trimming.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- Aaaaand now it's raining again.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- I got back outside and started pulling weeds from inside the septic garden.

EDIT 5/22/25 -- I pulled more weeds from inside the septic garden.

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

Comments

[ribirdnerd]

Lots of rain and cold here today, hardly any birds.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Mine have been hugging the feeders, probably because it's an easy meal.