I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Tag: Nature
The Monarch of the Glen
We are already into August. Soon–as we do every year–we will exclaim, “The trees are already beginning to change color! It seems awful early this year!” It doubt it is ever early. It just feels as if summer is over too quickly. Several months… Continue Reading “The Monarch of the Glen”
July Update
I intended to write before this. I now have so much catching up to do! Our weather went from chilly through mid-June to a very sweltering hot (90s). Ugh. I prefer cooler weather. Thankfully, we have central AC, although we didn’t turn it on… Continue Reading “July Update”
Adjustments
The weather has been nice. We haven’t got much rain so in addition to my regular chores–filling the birdfeeders, feeding the cats, and letting the chickens out of the coop–I’ve been watering the fruit trees, flower garden, and herb garden. I have a system… Continue Reading “Adjustments”
April Showers
There’s a quote that goes “April showers bring May flowers” but we are getting so much rain that April showers may DROWN May flowers. We went shopping on Sunday and the rain was so heavy that we could hear drumming on the roof like… Continue Reading “April Showers”
All Our Needs
The weekend after Hannah Joy died, we buried her on the eastern slope of our property. EJ dug the grave, which wasn’t easy on snow covered frozen ground. Later, I moved a small boulder to mark the grave and to keep predators from disturbing… Continue Reading “All Our Needs”
Winter Challenges
We’ve experienced about a month of snowstorm after snowstorm and bitterly cold temperatures. I’ve worn paths in the snow where I walk to/from the coop and the various bird feeders but if I step off a path, I plunge into over knee deep snow.… Continue Reading “Winter Challenges”
A Fowl Week
My Birthday month has been splendiferous. We’ve made homemade cider for the first time, I’ve set up more bird feeder stations, and we found a “new” couch and ended up enjoying a private garage sale. This has been another awesome week. This week was… Continue Reading “A Fowl Week”
Wildlife Viewing Setup
Today was a nice autumn day. It was mostly sunny, somewhat warm, but with a chill in the air. I went outside and set up another bird feeding station, which is what I’m calling the ones that are on posts rather than hanging from… Continue Reading “Wildlife Viewing Setup”
October Gifts
October is here! I love every season, but I think October is my favorite month–for a variety of reasons. I love the ambiance of October’s autumn. I love the cooler temperatures. Even when the temperature reaches into the 70s or 80s, it still feels… Continue Reading “October Gifts”
The Mystery of the Fifteenth Chicken
EJ needed to get a blood test in preparation for his medical tests so we left early Thursday morning for the lab to get it out of the way. We think he was probably the first one there because he was in and out… Continue Reading “The Mystery of the Fifteenth Chicken”
July Relief
July is nearing it’s end. We’ve had very hot days this month and cooler days so we alternated between shorts and tshirts and jeans and jackets. Our Michigan weather is why I don’t store “out of season” clothing: I never know what type of… Continue Reading “July Relief”
Plants Vs Beetles
Every Enchanted Forest has it’s villain, whether it’s a witch, sorcerer, giant spiders, dragon. Ours is a plant. A very evil plant. The first couple of years after we moved to our Enchanted Forest, we were busy fixing serious erosion along and across the… Continue Reading “Plants Vs Beetles”
The Dark Side of Sunny Days
This week we’ve had blue skies, ranging from cloudless to mostly, partly, or somewhat, blue skies. It varied. The point is that we actually could see blue instead of gray skies. We’ve had some cloudy gray skies, but not as much as usual. It… Continue Reading “The Dark Side of Sunny Days”
Dear Human
We have entered a period of cold weather with temperatures in the single digits. When we woke up this morning, the temperature read 1 degrees but it’s possible it was much colder. EJ read online that the temperatures of nearby towns were around -20.… Continue Reading “Dear Human”
As The Snow Falls
I thought I’d update you on the continuing saga of “As The Snow Falls.” Just in case we lose power, you understand. I set my alarm so I could get up in the wee hours of the morning to make sure EJ made it… Continue Reading “As The Snow Falls”
I Love To Go A Gardening 