No matter the language, my garden is my paradise. To watch the lovely birds that nest in the trees and bushes. The bees, butterflies are such a joy to see.
A few weeks ago, when we were working away on our rental ….I heard the sounds of the local eagles who were out hunting for lunch.
Their cries were quite loud which meant that they were very close by.
Dropping my gardening tools, I ran into the street, joined by my neighbour. We could see the eagles swooping low, flying in tandem .. seeking their prey.
So we simply ran down the street towards the action, surprised that others in the neighbourhood simply ignored the activity.
The look says it all ….
Hmmmmmmm…..
Yep …. quarry is not visible any more ..
One more look ..
Undaunted, their luncheon fare gone for now .. off they flew to search for more ..
So very graceful
Bye for now ….
Such magnificent creatures these eagles are … we returned to our respective homes … still feeling a little of the wild energy emanating from this very brief closeness to the raw nature. Existing in the same area as humans, but, oh, so very much apart.
My garlic crop is growing so very nicely, thanks to the chopped oak leaf mulch, the seaweed (that D & I gathered through the seasons!) and the EM (magic stuff, really).
The hardnecks are just gigantic and I’ve been harvesting the scapes .. some of which I’ve chopped up and put in the freezer for later stir-fries and some I’ve made into pesto .. oh, my goodness .. very garlic-y! And really, the scapes have grown so early on this crop .. I’m sure that last year that they didn’t arrive till much later.
Stepping back . .here is a view of my garlic crop .. I’ve planted them in rectangles this year, and should have made the paths between them wider than I did .. guess I got a little greedy in wanting to plant more garlic!
A little Golden Crowned Sparrow was walking through the garlic forest ..
I am so looking forward to harvesting this crop …
Finding tiny objects from the seaweed .. so I decided to decorate the garlic leaves .. pretty, hey?
The great, ah, scape .. ha ha
A little Robin goes hunting in the garlic forest …
I mixed up a batch of garlic scape pesto .. no recipe .. just roughly chopped up the scapes, tossed into the trusty Braun food processor, added lots of olive oil, sunflower seeds, slivered almonds .. finely grated Parmesan cheese … yummmmmmm… very delicious. Using an ice-cream scoop, soon filled a parchment covered cookie sheet .. into the freezer for a while .. and then ..
Filled up a ziplock bag and in the freezer .. ready to toss into soups, stews, spaghetti, sandwiches .. sheer heaven ..
Young Anna’s … so very sweet ..
Welcome visitors .. I just know these babies have hatched somewhere in our little forested yard ..
My deluxe greenhouse .. an airplane windshield .. so very perfect …
I’ve planted these coffee sacks with potatoes … interesting to see how many potatoes I will get. There are also some volunteer potatoes that I missed digging out .. so happily I will have many potatoes this year. I heard about growing potatoes in burlap bags, so this is my version of that idea. I put the bags inside sturdy garbage bags, with holes punched in the bottom for drainage. And as the plants grow, I’ll unroll the tops and add more soil.
As a matter of fact .. that is what I am going to do right now .. change into my gardening clothes and run .. well. … .first I”ll brew some more tea and then I’ll rush outside!!
A lovely rainy day here in Victoria, B.C. Good for the gardens and wow my garden is growing great! I’ve been harvesting the scapes even before they are curling around .. so impatient, I know, but the scape keeps on growing, doing its thing .. so I have more to harvest.
My pal D and I went to the big anti-Monsanto march last Saturday .. it was quite important for us to join in this event. As you can see .. the skies were beautiful ..
Many interesting signs ..
Ok .. this was me .. I was working at our rental and these are my gardening clothes and didn’t have time to change . .although I don’t normally wear a sign! It was a tiny sign as I drew it up in my car with materials at hand. It reads: Grief and More to come, with little drawings of a sunflower, crying and a little bumblee … saying “help me”
Of course .. lots of darling little dogs attended the event.
Shades of Avatar …
We marched along … all together .. a peaceable group …
.. along the Inner Harbour, past the Empress ..
Interesting that it was a “no news” event .. yet see here .. lots of people
True .. it’s not nice …
And back at the Parliament Buildings
There were many people there .. hopefully many more people will learn about the evil of genetically modified seeds.. the harm that is done to the environment, the crops, the people …..
Well, I was all excited and was writing away when suddenly I somehow hit a combination of keys and lost my train of thought! choo choo train.
Anyway, I was rhapsodizing on the end of the 4 month session of yard transformation that my DH have been working on since February.
Days, weeks, months of fixing up our rental .. the house was fine but the yard was a jungle. So we rolled up our sleeves, began the daunting task of transformation. And now the hard work has paid off and honestly, the yard looks like House and Garden. Grass is growing, tall perennials (cedars, myrtles, Pyracantha’s, plus a myriad of other plants).
DH has constructed a lovely sidewalk, a retaining wall, edged with white fencing and cement stairs that lead to the grassy area. It’s a paradise of relaxation. I’ll post some pics.
But as everyone who has ever done this sort of thing knows full well, it doesn’t happen easily. Lots of hard physical work, we fetched trailer after trailer of sand, navvy jack, cement, wood, you name it. Every day we were working hard, digging, shovelling, painting.
And as of today … just a few more things to do .. and we are done, fini …
So I will have the time now to work in our own garden (oh, wow, there is so much garlic, you wouldn’t believe!) and I can post pics of potatoes that I’m growing in sacks.
So much to share and I’m looking forward to the extreme pleasure of sitting at my computer and just “talking” away! I’ll even bring my laptop outside. This year I purchased a new one, by golly! So my $85 HP can take a little rest.
I have magnificent photos of skies … to share.
Anyway, must go .. finishing details and all that .. and tomorrow I’ll start blogging.
Oh, one more thing .. my pal D and I were in the May 25, Victoria, BC March against Monsanto!!! I took a few hours away from the work at our rental to participate in this momentous activity. Lots of people there .. and the Blue Man from Avatar was there also ..took some pics of him.
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