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September 22 I haven’t had much of an online presence for years. I left facebook over five years ago, will never return, and I don’t pay an abundance of attention to the latest anything. I rarely check my website. I recently stopped following the news until after the election. I…

This orb spider is big, bad and beautiful. Multiple kills are in its nest, waiting to be eaten. September 19 After six consecutive mornings of Regalia sprays before dawn, today I slept in until 7:00. I needed the extra sleep, so I plan on spraying this evening around 5:00, once…

This crab spider (on ACDC 7) appears thrilled to be here for our first Harvest Day of 2020! September 13 I won’t lie. This morning feels a bit like a holiday or birthday morning. I’ve been up since 5:30, already showered and into the overalls. My toes are wiggly. Given…

You know it has entered harvest time when the front side of the leaf is green and the backside is purple. This orb spider points toward one of the first signs of autumn in the beds. First, just a few words of thanks to the excellent zoom session yesterday with…

Bee and Azure left yesterday, and as a parent, I am not always a fan of empty nest reminders. They had been inside with us for most of two weeks, without masks, just like the old days. It was family. Toward the end of their stay, they were exposed to…

Dawn rising, this is a view of some of the southern hill treeline that shades my crop in afternoons and evenings. September 5 All evacuees in our area have been allowed to come home. Our entire region of the world breathes a sigh of relief, and offers our sincere thanks…

This is ACDC 22 catching an evening ray of light through the trees. September 1 First of September means it’s a BT day. Approximately ten young worm nests were found yesterday, so the white moths have been active during the fire. As every plant is flowering, worm outbreaks will not…

The kit is a constant around here now. Such a fine fellow. It watches while I prune. As you read this blog, we are two weeks or less from harvesting our first plant, Shiatsu Kush. It will be good to have an early harvest plant to shake the dust off…

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you to the brave people fighting the fire so close to us. It’s August 24, 2020 and just after 6:00 this evening, an immediate evacuation was ordered for some roads a few miles south of us that are up the hillside and closest…

Today, we work in the garden. While we work, we watch the wind. While we watch, we listen for the phone, or the Hi/Low siren that will tell us it’s time to leave. I don’t think we’ll have to leave, but that’s no more than a guess based on the…