Recent content by boggart

Brewing a cup of decaf coffee as I type with one hand and brush my cat with the other. Her winter coat is going on hiatus for spring!

I had a hot coffee with 3 hazelnut creamers at my local diner this morning. I went for their amazing Saturday-only chicken and waffles, but the coffee was unexpectedly good!

It’s always so sad to see an innocent animal go for reasons that can be treated! I’m so happy for you that she’s doing well, and I hope she stays happy and healthy for a long time. Here’s a dead butterfly that flew into my cute chick’s little run a few days ago. They squabbled and were very...

Beautiful! I’ve read that they eat their body weight in mosquitos every day! And that their natural life span in the wild is around 1 year. They’re really wonderful arachnid friends. I’ve never seen a male black widow before, I wonder if they keep to the shadows? The females are ruthless...

I have no hints myself (yet) but my grandmother got these intriguing books for me at the library today, how sweet of her :love And if I read something particularly interesting or useful I will post it in this thread for sure :thumbsup

Today I collected cherry tomatoes as well as spent Hibiscus and Rose petals. I’m going to steep the flowers, hand juice some lemons, and create a lovely lemonade to try and beat this awful summer heat!

If they have a paper nest perhaps they are Paper Wasps! Neutral to beneficial for you garden (they eat insects that eat your plants) and shouldn’t attack unless intentionally disturbed. I would reconsider spraying them. Here are some Paper Wasps that I allowed to nest on a kitchen window...

A normal window screen which we will then attach hardware cloth to

I didn’t leave this article with any questions unanswered, it was a clear and concise read and I couldn’t ask for anything better.

I’m going to the Rush Springs Watermelon Festival for my first time ever this evening! Very excited. Has anyone else been before/this year? :p

Inside the coop I need to sweep, remove skis, remove excess wood from a completed pergola project, and remove old electric wire and staples (electric no longer runs out here, we intentionally cut the lines around 10 years go) Need to add wood paneling in front of this hideous and quite itchy...

Lovely looking babies, even in their “ugly” stage. Is it really as hard to sex Silkies as people say?