Category: oddities

Inexplicable, so far

On the lot next to our neighbors, meticulously leveled with a backhoe which built an access ramp over the roadside ditch and then removed it when it left, construction starts. The entire side facing the road is a stockade fence of poles (there might be a more expensive way to make a fence, but I can’t think of one). No opening whatsoever. The far side is obviously being fenced in a way that precludes vehicles as well. The workers have been going into the neighbors’ yard to plug in an extension cord for their power tools, so there’s obviously a connection — but what exactly is in the works here?

Puzzling paltas

Our avocado (palta here; aquacate in Mexico) trees have decided this year to both produce an almost unbelievable number of blossoms, while shedding almost all their leaves, while sending out enthusiastic new ones. As far as I can recall, there has not been a single year when they have behaved predictably: back one has fruit, other doesn’t; vice versa; both have; none has.

Will be interesting to watch in the coming months.

That was close

Why is Mocha the dog on a leash, and what is he so intently looking at? you ask.

The answer is that he was lagging, sniffing around, and I saw it first, and fortunately had the leash handy.

I saw this rabbit inside the yard a couple days ago for the first time. What on earth was it doing outside the fence, and what chance in hell would it had of escaping a dog like Mocha, who loves chasing hares (liebres) Hares are big. Very big. And fast. Very fast. This rabbit? Neither.

Old seeds

Those white envelopes contained save seeds from before the plandemic, for a cancelled seed exchange. Last spring I got a germination rate of about zero. So into a big glass they went, down to the corner lot, and scattered there. Bird food, I guess.