May 13th was my first official Monday as a retired person, so I kicked it off by joining a hiking group that runs organized hikes around Austin every Monday and Friday mornings. My friend Mary Coppinger had told me about this group back in 2021 so I got her to hook me up with the…
God’s bounty is beautiful. My winter garden is finally producing some nice lettuces and broccoli. The cauliflower are partially ready and I have four cabbages coming along (although caterpillars have helped themselves a bit). I just love that purple color. Rather unbelievable for a vegetable. I have another cauliflower, cheddar cheese-colored, and…
I’m back! I’ve taken a long hiatus from posting this Spring while Rich was in Australia and the kids were away, but now all is right in my world again. My family is home and once again it’s tomato harvest time…
These corn plants from a neighbor’s garden are so beautiful dancing in the wind…
A look at some of the tomatoes and other vegetables coming ripe in the garden. Looks like the reflective tape is keeping those birds away…
There’s lots happening in my vegetable garden this week – the carrots are out, I’ve started pulling my bulb onions, the spring crops are going gangbusters, and we’re finally getting some rain after a very long hot and dry period…
Believe it or not, the first tomatoes are ripening. Not mine, of course, but some of my neighbors at the community garden are already harvesting Supice tomatoes. I’ve got green tomatoes on all of my plants except the Isis Candy cherry tomato, so it is time to think about protection…