Fox and Cinnamon at the Voodoo Museum

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Caterpillars (May 30, 2020)

Darn tobacco caterpillar ate half the pepper!

So fat and happy! Headed for the butterfly habitat to cocoon. Once the moth emerges, we'll release it far, far from anyone's garden.

Otis (May 26, 2020)

Otis playing with the window covering cords during history class

Beekeeping (May 25, 2020)

No idea what these are, but they remind me of the pods in Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Do the bees like them? Guessing not, as no pollen is visible.

The bees do like cactus blossoms. So does this beetle of some sort.

Inside the hive. The bees love their sugar water, inside the feeder at the end of the frames. The sugar water supplements nectar gathered during foraging. They are working hard to build honeycomb.

Outside the hive. The hive entrance is the slit at the bottom of the boxes.

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Creativity in the time of COVID 19 (May 24, 2020)

Amon forgot his mask but was able to pull a cargo net and some napkins out of the Mini Cooper to improvise.

Hair in the time of COVID 19 (May 24, 2020)

Ok, I'm done with silver/gold/brown hair, especially with the earliest available colorist appointment set for June 11.

Maybe roots will blend with rest of hair?

Not exactly smokey silver, but much better!

Zephyr on patrol (May 23, 2020)

Bluejays and squirrels beware! Zephyr lies in wait.

The moon flowers are blooming

COVID 19 for gamblers (May 20, 2020)

Gamblers must observe 10 feet of social distance!

Lizard, zinnias, and hot, hot, hot (May 19-20, 2020)

Otis spotted this lizard outside his bedroom window

Happy zinnias

Put a thermometer in direct sun, and...nearly 140 degrees!

Beekeeping and gardening (May 18, 2020)

The herd met us on the way to the hive. I was at the electrified strand that keeps the cattle in the pasture, having just put it back up after Tom drove through.

Our first big tomato of the season: Early Girl? Big Boy? Celebrity? Not sure. We planted all three varieties.

Thank goodness for Amazon (May 16, 2020)

Otis's favorite chili can't be found any where in Austin. Thank goodness for Amazon!

Missed USAF Thunderbirds fly over: wah! (May 13, 2020)

In a salute to health care workers, the Thunderbirds were supposed to fly along I-35. We were there on time, with a great spot on the frontage road. We heard the jets behind us, west of I-35, but couldn't see them for the trees, darn it. We waited anyway, but should have known the show was over when the people on the balconies went inside.

Papa's ready to video the fly over

Our first tomato (May 12, 2020)

Our first cherry tomato is ripe and ready

Papa's jungle of a tomato garden. So far, no squirrel or bird attacks thanks to Einar, Fluffy, and Zephyr hanging out on the driveway or in the garden.