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As you may or may not know, I have two collections of bird feeders, one on either side of TH2. Both of them have a seed feeder and a suet feeder. The one up the hill also has a thistle sock for the goldfinch, that I only bother with during the summer when I have swarms of goldfinches. The one on the other side has a hummingbird feeder, which I keep filled all year round. Even during the winter. When it gets really cold, I’ll take the hummingbird feeder in at night, and put it out in the morning, so the nectar doesn’t freeze.
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I fill the seed feeders on the front porch of TH2. One of the seed feeders is much smaller than the other. I end up filling it every day during the busy time. I frequently spill seed when I’m filling it as well.
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This young chipmunk came up looking for a bit more spilled seed this past week. It was very bold (probably very young) and actually put both paws up on the sliding glass door a couple of times, peering in.
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Cool marine layer came in last night, so it’s gray and kind of misty this morning.
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It’s been a weird summer this way—never consistently hot or cold. One of the things that we do once it starts getting warm every year is to water the various areas on the property.
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We start around four PM, because that way we’ll be finished watering around seven thirty. We don’t have a built in watering system, so we end up moving the hoses around from one place to the next.
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The orchard, where we have grapes, cherries, blueberries, etc., is usually watered in four different places, for between fifteen to twenty minutes each.
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The side of the house with the herbs and aronia have soaker hoses wrapped around the plants. Each of those two get thirty minutes each.
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Then the filberts and lilacs get their sprinkler and fifteen to twenty minutes each.
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Finally, we do some hand watering of other places on the property, such as for the maples scattered around TH1, the roses up on the hill, the mint next to the house, etc.
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It’s a lot of work, but it’s only for a few months every year. And this year, we’ll have so much fruit, it’s going to be well worth it.
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What sort of work are you doing now that will have long term benefits later?
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During the month of August, Pacific Force is on sale, but only in the Knotted Road Press store. It's the first of two books, and there will be more!
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