Monday, April 4, 2022

High Winds!!

 Well today around midnight Sable got me
 up due.to the storm outside, she has been
 on edge all day.   The pinecones and limbs
 hitting the west side of the house.  
Let's just say it's a mess out there!

Still watching the larger limbs that 
are dangling.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

English Primroses

 The Crocuses are done and it's time for
my favorites, English Primroses!






















Double Primroses








































Single Primroses






































Sunday, March 27, 2022

Shade For The Shade Garden

 











Today I put up the netting on the cream one.
Need to order for the red one!

















Finally got the netting for the red gazebo and today
was the day to put it up!!  All finished.











Just in time as the hostas and ferns are coming up!

Saturday, November 13, 2021

New Neighbors!!

 The sign is down on the house to 
the east!!    It was reported that the
house sold for $490,000!!  Now tell
me that is crazy!!  Clark County's
GIS list this at a value of $333,887.00,
let me add lower than our value!!
But the funny thing is the old owners
vehicles are still seen coming and 
going.  No one has moved in??

No wonder folks can't afford a house
here.  Or should some one say they
over paid??

12/14/2021

Time for an update.  Sad to say for 
almost a week there has been guys
removing either lead paint or asbestos?

Don't ya just love the little surprises 
that comes with buying older homes?
Hope there was an inspection??





Thursday, July 15, 2021

Datura Missouri Marble

 A dear friend sent me two plants this 
year after I was unable to obtain some.
These are very special plants and I just
love their variegation!  







































Yes, I have plenty of pollen to use on 
our second attempt to cross a Brugmansia
and a Datura.






















Bloom #2






















8/3/2021

The first two blooms were crossed with B. 
Shorty's pollen and the third bloom with B. 
Frosty Pink.




















Then this evening when our B. Sorro opened I was
able to cross it with D. MM pollen.








































This bloom I crossed with B. Frosty pink.  I also
removed the anther and once it's open so no pollen 
will touch the stigma.

Another bloom was found today 2/09/2021 and I 
just allowed it to do it's thing but I removed the 
anthers so we will see if it self pollenates.  No 
pollen unless the bees find other pollen.






















The smaller second plant is starting to bloom!

9/22/2021

In my attempts to save both plants I dug them up and
put then in pots yesterday.  They still look great this
am.

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Sugar Ants

 Again we had a young man show
up at our door saying he was treating
so and so neighbors' for sugar ants!

I hate to say this but you will be dealing
with these as long as your neighbors keep
their yards as they do and don't under 
stand that is the key to the problems!

They love wet wood chips that are mulched
from trees.  If you have an unkept lawn 
is another issue as they love these areas.

I also bet that you don't treat your yard
for ants either, so what can one say.  You
want to go natural ...... no you are just 
lazy!

Don't send them our way as we treat 
out yard regularly and know just what
your neglect can cause when they get
into the electrical!!  Your cheapness
can cause issues that your neighbors
have to deal with!!

So if you have dead pine stuff laying
around you will have sugar ants.
Clean up your yards and treat your 
property. 

Glad to know you have an issue, I
will just treat the yard again to keep
them out of ours.

My husband said I was to nice to the
kid,  but he just pissed me off and I 
will say it again.  There is a reason
there are signs at the curb.   The next 
time I won't be so nice!!  Like I told the
kid, you are talking to the wrong folks
when you should be talking to my 
neighbors whom if you look you can
see they don't care.  Who has the wood
chips??

Ya can't fix their stupidity!!   Furthermore,
why would one want to help pay for you to 
rid your property of sugar ants when we 
don't have them on our property?    Treat
your yard, but warning they will be back 
due to your not cleaning up!

I know my neighbors hate to see me clean up!!
It's their trees we deal with!!

Friday, May 14, 2021

Harassment Continues!!

This afternoon while out cleaning 
up the mess due to high winds our 
neighbor to the east comes home
on his motorcycle and just guns it
to let the whole neighborhood know
he is home!    He does this when
he sees me outside.   This has been
going on for years.  I just hope some
day he will grow up!!    The friends
that I know that ride all state he is lacking
in one dept. that if he treats his bike like
that he shouldn't be riding.   

Pure and simple harassment!!  

I truly thank the other motorcyclist that
live in the neighborhood for how respectful
they are of all residents.


Well after posting this the motorcycle stop
being driven to work.   But this am it left
and can't wait for it to return!  Well I was
right, he had to gun it!!

6/22/2021

Well the old lady wasn't home so guess who 
got the motorcycle salute??   Yep he had to 
gun it!!

6/30/2021

Again!!

7/6/2021

Again!

7/7/2021

Again!!

7/8/2021

Again!

7/9/2021

Again!

7/12/2021

Again but I was out back and 
it wasn't so loud.

7/13/2021

Again!!  Inside with the garage
door closed and I could hear 
this one!

7/14/2021

Same as above but this time he
really gunned it.   He comes in 
quite but the minute he hit the 
circle it's loud.  The guy that has
a motorcycle a couple houses away
sure doesn't to this!

7/15/2021
again