Comings and Goings In The Yard

 There are lots of creatures great and small that come through or live in our yard.  Somedays I see lots and sometimes not hardly any at all.  On these two days, I found one and one about ran over me at the bus stop.

I was cleaning out the last of the squash plants and saw this and thought it was a piece of corn that had started to mold.

On closer examination I thought might be some type of bug.  Was it good to have in the garden or not to that was the question?   From what Google Lens tells me it might be a dry-Mexican bean beetle.  If this is the case it is bad news.  Doing research to see what I need to do  Mike Meadows what do you think?  You are my go-to gardening guy.

Then Adi and I were at the bus stop waiting for Ava and Jon Milligan was picking up Louie when I hear a voice...Jan...it took me a second and then I saw this big buck.  Others have seen him in the neighborhood.  He ran right across the yard in front of us and into the woods.  Beautiful.  I couldn't get my hands and camera to cooperate so this is the shot I got.  Maybe I should be taking my big girl camera to the bus stop.

Gardens Are Sleeping

 It was time for all good things to come to an end.  We all hated to see the season end.

The gardens are now sleeping.

The strawberries have all been cut back and covered to keep them warm.  And the Tower Garden stands naked and alone.

The Pumpkin Patch is void of any color.  Maybe next year we will have better luck.

Flower beds are in deep slumber.

The Watermelon Patch has seen better days.  Maybe one day there will be a greenhouse here.

The Goat Pen has no more tomatoes or peppers.

The raised beds are waiting for new soil to top them off and then a layer of leaves.

It was a great adventure for sure.