And So It Begins

Feral Cat Rescue #1
We've seen Momma and Shrimpy around the neighborhood-- Shrimpy was one of 5...now down to....one. We're worried that the raccoons got the rest of them, and watched Momma drag him by the scruff at full gallop to our end of the block and eventually into our backyard. The raccoons are vicious, and after 2 nights of having to chase them away, we finally caught the cats and brought them to the emergency vet. They're both FIV and Leukemia negative thank goodness, but Shrimpy is very malnourished and had to be de-wormed.
Right now they are living in an upstairs room, quarantined from our other cats. We plan to get Momma neutered and release her, and hopefully Shrimpy can get well and be adopted...
Any takers???

We're going to try to join the trap-neuter-release group because the cat population here is out of control.
Then at least they can lend us cages and we'll have a place to take them to be fixed.....

Getting ready for winter

All the original wood siding is being taken off, tons of insulation shoved in the walls, plywood sheets put up, then tyvek....and eventually...new siding!
It seems that these guys really know what they're doing. Isn't that refreshing?

Moonflower

We have...one.

Why now, and why just one...I have no idea.

During the tomato lull

I've started to pay attention to the rest of the vegetables. The butternut squash vines have left the raised bed and are taking over the yard:

The latest count has reached 20--all I can say is thank goodness they can be stored.

And so far...7 melons! This one should be ready this week, and our first:

Isn't it cute?

The things that worked

Our first sunflower just popped up

Meanwhile we've got lime colored zinnias,

mixed color zinnias...

And more hibiscus!

"Pink Swirl" Hibiscus

Our first hibiscus...and the only plants that I started from seed in the house that actually took to being planted outside.

As happy as I am I don't think I'll be repeating that experiment. From hereon out, it's direct sow!

Yeah, I know

More vegetables...but these are just from today!