I wish I had kept up with the blog better this Spring. So much happened, but working so hard, I would be up at 5:30 and in bed by 7.
I raised and released about 40 birds this Spring. That in itself was a ridiculously large task. I have no idea why I am given so many birds. I did have a talk with the head rehabber, and I don’t think she realized how many birds she was doling out to me. I told her I’ve had enough for the year. I have two fledglings remaining, who are perching well and starting to flutter a bit.
Putting the garden in was also a large, but important task. I had a big task, surveying the parcel, mapping out where bird habitat would be, where flowers, vegetables, and the greenhouse would go to maximize sun, drainage, and also please the neighbors. I think I did a great job, if you don’t mind me saying.
I’ve got rhubarb, tomatoes, peppers, tomatoes, melons, beans, peas. onions, chard, the woodchuck ate the radishes, but the fencing keeps her at bay for now.
A few things made the garden go a lot slower. The 20 yards of compost that I ordered was dumped in the road instead up in the garden, so I needed to wheelbarrow it up to the raised beds. That too a while, but wow, are my legs strong! The ground hog stymied me for a long time, and I ended up with four layers of fencing in different configurations to finally confound it. But most of the work is done in setting it up, and I can enjoy cultivating.
I’m starting to assemble the greenhouse, which I picked up from a kit. I got one based on snow-load needs, so it’s pretty darn sturdy.
On another note: it’s the first nationally celebrated Juneteenth. It’s about time.