I’m seeing house finches and goldfinches on the bird feeder lately as well as the usual cardinals, chickadees, and titmice. White wing doves were abundant for a few days.
Spent yesterday morning pulling four plumerias and the pink angel trumpet in, pruned back and covered the porterweed and the two small yellow angel trumpets that are in the ground. Then Robin and I got the ponytail palm covered and that was a chore. it’s grown quite a bit this year.
Still had some smaller pots to bring into the garage but I wanted to get the last two plumerias and the cereus in first so waited on my grandson for that. Also to move the stag horn in as last year I could barely lift it and this year I can’t.
And now that’s all done and I’m squared away and ready for the cold weather to come barreling in today.
So hollering for the dog over at the shop yard after covering the ponytail I saw a car move slowly down the street, turned around in the drive of the Wicked Bitch of the West’s lot and came back slowly. I purposely watched it as it seemed like suspicious behavior to me. Coming back across the street I saw it had pulled into the drive of my neighbor who lives on the corner and there was another unknown car there as well and two people were standing around. Once I crossed the street a young man approached me since I was looking their way. Turns out they are my new neighbors, young couple about the age of my grandkids. Montreal had told me he was thinking of selling the house and a while back there was a man taking pictures of the property but no for sale sign ever appeared. So I’m glad to have a young couple next door and they seemed nice enough and perhaps when they get in and settled they’ll strike up a friendship with Robin.
Friday I transferred the faint lines of the next painting to the paper so I’ll be starting on it during our week of winter.
Sunday morning and it’s 74˚, supposed to climb to 78˚ before plunging nearly 50˚ to a low of 30˚ tonight. I have the door open. It’s becoming overcast and the wind is gusty, the wind chimes are active, and thunderstorms are predicted.
Your plants are so healthy and happy- the staghorn is the largest I have ever seen!
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The faint lines for your next work looks very like my blobby abdominal area..
I have my plants on the screened. I built a crude frame and covered it with thick plastic sheeting. Took a peek and things aren't looking good. I wish I had enough room inside, but everything has grown so big, it is just not possible. It has been in the 20's at night. I see a lot of new ferns in my future to replace the ones that are dead. Glad the new neighbors seem agreeable. Can't wait to watch the new painting take shape!
ReplyDeleteYep. Starting Tuesday we're going to have two nights of 31 degrees (or close, anyway) and then a night of 29 degrees. Week after that more of the same.
ReplyDeleteHoo boy.
I hope your new neighbors are good people.
I'm so glad we just have the one plant to overwinter (since Rita died, heavy sigh). But I simultaneously wish we had more plants. It's a conundrum. Currently 38 here & we were supposed to see some flurries, but it's just rain so far. Can it be May yet?
ReplyDeleteI decided not even to try to move my biggest Hawaiian schefflera. But, it's in a northeast corner, so the wind will get blocked somewhat. I've got freeze cloth around it, and have a 150 watt bulb in a work light that I can turn on when it gets really cold. I remembered to water it well, too. Everything else is inside. I don't have nearly the number of plants you do, so the dining area's big enough to hold them. We've had rain on and off, and the wind's shifted to the northwest at about 20mph.We're down from 73 to 60 -- looks like a frontal passage to me!
ReplyDeleteNeat that you have some new neighbors who might be congenial. I can't quite figure out your new painting, and that makes it even more fun. It'll be interesting to watch it develop -- and that's a perfect project for the coming week.
Good luck with the plants and the weather. This yard, I'm not covering anything. If they die, they die. Since we're new here, I'm not really attached to any of them. That staghorn is an astonishing plant.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have transferred outside in! If your bad weather is proportionate to what blew through here, hunker down.
ReplyDeleteHope you stay cozy and all of your plants survive! Glad the new neighbors seem nice!
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