Couple feet long, not huge, but exciting to us because we haven’t seen a snake in probably two years. Alas, it didn’t feel like performing and I didn’t feel like hassling it.
Category: Nature
General observations, generally during dog walks
For the bees.
For some reason, the yucca plants are falling apart this year. The first—a few weeks ago—appeared to have been caused by heavy wind. This one, not sure, but even though it was hanging over the driveway, I knew at first glance I had to leave it for a while: the bees were having a field day.
That was almost two weeks ago.
So what’s my excuse now? (Rhetorical question.)
Busy critters were here.
Somehow not threatening
15-20 kilos
A strong windstorm a few nights ago shook down avocados I didn’t even know were growing. None is edible at this size. Fully grown, they easily represent 15-20 kilograms of paltas we won’t be having this year.
Is it just me…
…or does this look like a cactus trying to climb a fence?
Well, alrighty then.
Just a reminder to be prepared for anything on a dog walk around town.
The plant experiment redux – oops…
Looks like the electroculture plant experiment has called itself off.
The plant experiment
I took two cuttings from the same branch, put them in identical soil and pots, each with a copper antenna. The only difference was that one antenna was wound clockwise, and one counterclockwise.
Several days later, nothing but the stalk remains of one. No signs of the leaves, snail trails — nothing.
Why would something eat one cutting but not the other?
Nor touch the three cuttings from the same bush right next to it?
I will definitely have to repeat this experiment.
Speaking of falling trees
This is the road I don’t walk on when it’s windy. For some reason.