Such are the Perils of Summer at the Homestead.

Happiness is..

Female, Potentially Successfully Pollinated Cucumber Flowers.

The Bee on/and Sunflower Series

 

Bougainvillea Love on my Mom's 80th Birthday

My mom used to have soooo many different colors of Bougainvillea lined up against the front of our house, displayed in ornate Chinese pots. Her collection was her pride and joy, and would not hesitate to ask for a cutting if she noticed one in a color she didn't yet have. 

We have ONE plant here, in honor of my mom, in a way. It has had a hard time with the grasshoppers, but this year I have tried to place it where it would be harder for them to do it harm.

It looks to have worked. They are finally flowering again after goodness knows how many years.

Seeing them trying to flower against the odds makes my heart full.

Sunset Love

I always marvel at the very idea that the hubs ( ackheloi, his brother ) found this place.  It is ever so lovely; surrounded by pasture and neighbors with horses.

And it has the most wondrous sky, be it at sunrise, sunset, and all times in between.

Workmen on our Road

My curiosity is piqued. Maybe the hubs could call the neighbors and ask, "What's up over at y'all's place?".

Monstrous Munching Machines

The Grasshoppers came, exploded exponentially in numbers year after year, and it looks like they will continue to do so until the Last of Us are gone.

Yes, they only die off / hide away in the Wintertime. 

*&!@#$% beasts.

The "Indoor" Plants

Because of the horrendous grasshoppers, we have had to just keep plants indoors in a place with windows for sunlight and ventilation.

They have been doing well, which is heartening.

I have kept the bougainvillea outside at a higher area, though, and so far the grasshoppers haven't hopped up to where it is yet. 

When they DO start to do that though, it will be time to pop the bougainvillea indoors.

Funnel Cloud

This was a summer cloud trying very hard to freak us out by pretending to be something way more ominous.

Backyardigans

We have wildlife in our back yard, side yards, and front yard. This can be a good thing because it is always lovely to be close to nature....but it can be a bad thing if they destroy your crops/garden.

#perksofcountrylife #perilsofcountrylife.