So satisfying when they become more spectacular every year!

 All they need is lots of water and filtered sunshine

Tuberous Begonias

They will sleep in the greenhouse

They usually show new growth in March-April

Blooms appear where leaves point

Planned on picking my plums yesterday.  

Raccoons did the job for me AND they ate all of my grapes.  

I would love to join their midnight raids,

but I'm a coward, Raccoons are mean. 

Happy days to you, 

Gina 

What happened?

Where are they?

No birds in sight.

Many wild ducks and wild geese brought their newly hatched only a few days ago. 

 The usual Voyeur has taken over. 

Often it looks like this.

Not a duck or a bird anywhere.

I think I know what happened. 

Two nights ago I heard a big ruckus outside.

That usually means that Raccoons are coming by for an easy meal.  

Early in the morning my dog Sadie brought back a dead Canadian Goose.  

The adult goose had been killed hours ago.

(Not by my dog)

Now only our resident geese Clyde and Lola are left.

They can't fly. 

Not hiding in the overgrowth.

The log they like to sit upon ...unoccupied.

Day three.  Are they gone for good?  

How sad that would be. 

I wonder how long it will take for them to come back.

Be strong, be safe my dear friends. 

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Better than nothing. 

What makes these Goose Eggs extra special?

They are FERTILIZED

Would you like a dozen or so. 

Lola has just begun laying eggs.

(The egg in front is an ordinary chicken egg). 

No, this is not the story of the "Goose that laid the golden egg." 

You can even paint them. 

Every color of the rainbow if you like.  

Lola and Clyde were a very shy pair when they first came to our pond.  

I would love to watch both of them as parents of a dozen or so goslings.  

But we have a problem, Raccoons will kill her trying to get to her eggs and to her.  

Clyde will try and protect her but he is no match to a raccoon. 

Let me know if you are interested. 

Gina 

Helping out Mother Nature

Mother Nature can be cruel.

Raccoons have no natural enemies in our area.

Not only do they raid our duck and geese nests, they also kill

those diligent birds that will not leave their nests and stay to protect their eggs and their Young. 

Gene has decided to build a few nests for the middle of our pond.

The first finished nest comes out of the workshop.



Let's see if it will float.

But first, we have to launch our old fishing boat.

Yay, it floats, those silly looking pontoons Gene invented actually work.

Off to the middle of the pond he goes.

Raccoons only swim so far.

That is a fine looking nest Gene.

Mission accomplished.

Another nest will be launched tomorrow.

And what was I doing?

Opening a bottle of champagne.

We drank it.

We did not smash it against the bow of the boat.

Have a great week my dear

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