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Slowly removing lawn, replacing with native plants. My one small step for wildlife, climate, anxiety.
Reading, learning to play the ukelele, front porch birding and nature observing. Trying to stay informed but not stressed out.
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Thank you so much, James. It makes me happy and the pollinators, birds, and rabbits (š) seem to enjoy it too.
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It looks like a painting. Lovely.
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Thatās certainly true where I live.
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Itās definitely nice for viewing, from both perspectives. Though Iāll be very sorry to lose the large oak tree.
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Yeah, sigh, most have mine have gone floppy.
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Beautiful!
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Sitting out on the front porch enjoying the wider view of a rainy morning, I almost missed what was right in front of me.
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Thatās so lovely.
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Lovely photo, Beth, but ugh to the summer temperatures.
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Beautiful!
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Ah, the light fairies are dancing on the water. š
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Yes, no fear of us at all. They just look at us when we tell them to stop eating the plants in the garden. The clover and violets in the lawn are for them. š
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Itās lovely. Wouldnāt it be wonderful if your neighbors joined in? š¤
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The heat has been off for a while and no AC yet. But, gosh, I hate the humidity. And the dehumidifier isnāt working. We used to try to go without AC until the end of June; now weāre lucky if we can make it to the end of May.
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I was thinking of open vegetable garden areas. In tight areas we put little round cages around the plants and secure them with bamboo stakes. Youāve probably tried that. Aggravating.
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lol. Iāve tried putting old plastic fencing on the ground and securing it with wire āstaplesā until the plants are up. But I havenāt tried it in pots.
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On a recent Gardenerās World, Monty Don placed some thorny rosebush cuttings across the tops of newly planted pots until the seeds sprouted and became somewhat established.
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Itās wonderful!
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I was particularly happy to see the hummingbird moths enjoying it because bees barely give it a passing glance.
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I donāt see them very often, but then we donāt see a lot of hummingbirds either.
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Yes, Shirley, they are moths. Their wings go a mile a minute, like hummingbirds do, and they have a chunky body. As they quickly dart by, you might at first mistake them for a hummingbird.
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I donāt know about studies on the subject, but I do have personal experience. My husband and I have picked up trash daily in the same 2 mile loop in our neighborhood for 4+ yrs. Sometimes we fill multiple bags, other times 1 bag. Nothing changes, but we feel better for doing it.
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I love the flute song of a Wood Thrush! I used to hear them in my part of Maryland but havenāt heard them in the past 8 or so years. š
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Sigh, thatās so sad.
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Yes, Maddie, itās definitely the case of happening to look out the window at the right time.