a yard update
2022-Jul-13, Wednesday 02:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerI worked for several more hours in my back yard yesterday and today. I'm down to just 15 more brick garden tiles to lay down. I transplanted some more thornless blackberry. All of these photos are from yesterday.
I'm still a long way from taming the north side of my yard by the neighbor. You can tell from this image of that area. If you look closely, you can see several ripe cherries. The bees are enjoying the flowering bergamot, although I'm noticing fewer bees than usual. The mustard and poppy are also blooming these days. Overall, it's quite enjoyable, and I hate to "tame" it by trimming them back for a walking path that's supposed to be though that low area in front of the bergamot.
Immediately after taking that photograph, I picked the cherries. They are SO good. So much sweet/tart flavor that a single one keeps my mouth watering for at least half a minute. I'm still eating the last of them today.
Meanwhile, towards the end of yesterday's work outside, there was a helicopter circling directly overhead. The police and increased State Patrol presence. They're "helping". At least it was during the day this time instead of the usual 10pm-to-2am stuff.
The jostaberries are about a week from picking. The elderberries are just now beginning to form. The blackberries are flowering. I'm harvesting the thornless raspberries (also very yummy). All of these fruits are why I want to stay in this house. It took years to reach this point, and they're just going to produce more as they better establish themselves in the coming years. Free, healthy food!
I'm still a long way from taming the north side of my yard by the neighbor. You can tell from this image of that area. If you look closely, you can see several ripe cherries. The bees are enjoying the flowering bergamot, although I'm noticing fewer bees than usual. The mustard and poppy are also blooming these days. Overall, it's quite enjoyable, and I hate to "tame" it by trimming them back for a walking path that's supposed to be though that low area in front of the bergamot.
Immediately after taking that photograph, I picked the cherries. They are SO good. So much sweet/tart flavor that a single one keeps my mouth watering for at least half a minute. I'm still eating the last of them today.
Meanwhile, towards the end of yesterday's work outside, there was a helicopter circling directly overhead. The police and increased State Patrol presence. They're "helping". At least it was during the day this time instead of the usual 10pm-to-2am stuff.
The jostaberries are about a week from picking. The elderberries are just now beginning to form. The blackberries are flowering. I'm harvesting the thornless raspberries (also very yummy). All of these fruits are why I want to stay in this house. It took years to reach this point, and they're just going to produce more as they better establish themselves in the coming years. Free, healthy food!