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the Pacific NW doesn't really have much to do with the Colorado River Basin or the diversions of water that head over to California or into Utah or Wyoming.

cosmos planted and watered, but not really sure how well this is going to go because i tried something different. normally i would scratch a shallow trench and put some seeds in there and then gently cover them up and then water in. the garden soil back there is so hard and clumpy and...

i try to do what makes me happy. :) which means for me somewhat chaotic in that i will enjoy seeing how some experiments turn out, but also practical in that i do want some known returns so not all new plantings are from experimental seeds.

probably could see some of the reflection of itself and that color moving for sure would have gotten it's attention... :) i remember as a kid how my Great Grandma's tweety bird would spend a lot of time looking into a little mirror they had in it's cage.

just looking at the current national radar whch shows a band of moisture being drawn up through NM towards the NW (a very unusual direction for the weather to travel) into CO which desperately needs the moisture, i sure hope it delivers... looks like it will really help NM water situation too...

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welcome to TEG from mid-Michigan. :) beans you say... :) :) :)

yes, it's a challenge at times. only you can decide what to do with your efforts. last year i had a bunny get inside the fenced gardens and it ate a lot of my plants. very frustrating until i managed to finally evict it. lost a lot of harvest. for voles, get the large easy set big traps...

when i went outside this morning to plant the peas there were little killdeer babies running around so they've hatched and perhaps that is what happened to the others too? i don't know for sure as i've not seen them out front. the peas did get planted and then i went to the horseshoe garden...

worm food! :) moi twooo!

the rains arrived a few minutes ago. i put on Christmas music. back to work...

making a little headway today on website project for a change. at least got one update to post correctly with all needed files and it looks like it should. it's a picture from last winter when we had a reflection from a mirror outside that almost lined up right on the basket and i managed to...

we've done a few weed sprays in the lawn many years ago but that wasn't really worth it and i don't personally care to have it weed free, instead i'd be much happier if the grasses were mostly gone and it was completely replaced by yarrows (the ferny kind), clovers, alfalfas, trefoils, thymes...

these rains will help soften things up for planting. it was getting pretty tough out there. everything i planned on doing yesterday got upended and the peas remain unplanted. :( i've also somehow injured a finger that now complains too often and so with these rains i will probably not try to...

just be glad it isn't full of quack grass, but yes, i'm in a similar situation and it's hard to keep areas clear once i've got them done. it takes a few dedicated years to get the quack grass out and if any is next door it is always wanting to come back in. a very deep and well sealed edge is...