It Fit, Flowers, Birdfeeder, Fred, Tomatoes

 You know the saying,

"if it fits, I sit"...

So, Lily sits.

And continues to lay there for

an hour of so.

Flowers are popping out all 

around. This is what is 

called a

Carolina False-dandelion

and they grow wild this yr

in my yard.

This is a Brown Eye Susan,

coming up from seeds dropped

last yr.

This is what is called a 

Crow Garlic.

Yes, wild in the yard.

Growing wild in between

my yard and neighbors yard.

So cool, they all have three 

blooms on one stem. 

According to Google

this is a Verbesina Helianthoides

commonly known as yellow crownbeard or 

gravelweed. What a name for a pretty

bloom. It is a native species in the 

aster family. 

This also is growing between 

the yards. Milkweed, the Monarch 

will have this place for laying

eggs. 

 Last yr when I purchased this

feeder, I hung it on the front

porch but I wanted to move it

around back. I did and I put it

on the base of the deck, it 

was driving the girls nuts.

The birds would come in to 

perch on the feeder, then

some make it under the deck.

I have caught Misty looking

between the cracks to see the

birds that fly under it.

To make things easier on them,

I moved it out to its own pole.

Girls can still see the birds but

they don't appear to be flying into

them or under the deck.

 

This seems to be working out

great. But the way these

finches eat, I might need to 

get a job.

I went out and did some work

in a steady rain yesterday. Keeps

me cool like that.

While in the yard I ran into

Fred. well, he actually almost

ran into me when he jumped in front

of me. 

Now back to my yard.

Just a week ago, these were tiny,

then came about six days of

rain. Wow, they popped up fast.

One of the chores I did in the rain

was to weed on the bed around

the mailbox. There were plants coming

in, NO grass. After the rains, 

it was full of grass that shot up 

fast and long.

That done, then I moved

to my bricks and laid them out

for a firepit.

NO PICS.

But I do have a pic of the 

wildflower BED.

Oh my gosh, it is coming in 

really thick.

Not sure at this point, these

are either Brown Eye or 

Sunflower from seeds that 

fell last yr. 

Whatever they are, they are

covered in blooms. This also was

not the case till the rain came in.

Amazing that I can water everyday,

but it just will not do what

rain will do.

Three tomatoe plants

and I counted

seven maters already.

 

My favorite is 

the Cherokee Purple.

Really the ugliest maters,

but the taste is amazing.

I have found though that I have

no luck in my plants producing more

than three or four maters.

Next favorite is a good ole

juicy Cherry Tomatoe.

Don't mistake Cherry ones for 

grape ones.

I don't care for the grape ones, 

they are not as sweet. 

What is your favorite?

Have you ever had a tomato,

mayo and salt sandwich?

I can't wait for a big enough one

to get ripe on my vine.

I got some gourds last fall

for the Halloween season, i 

saved them and popped the seeds

in some dirt in a pot. When they

started to come up I knew I 

needed to plan for them to grow.

Thought was make something for them

to grow up, but then I remembered this

shelve unit that was not being  used.

That is now placed there for it to 

grow up.

 

Thinking I need to get some steppingstones

to sit the pots on. 

My planning brain has been at it

all morning, I need to stop!

lol

Have a great Sunday,

Pam