Happy July! Looking forward to the 4th, we’re going down to visit with my son, his wife and grandson. On tap is helping them build the end of their dock, just an extra set of hands kind of help.

I’ll probably just supervise, not a fan of getting into water where crabs hang out!!!!

So what they needed was demolition of the old dock kind of help and that was easy, I didn’t get into the water, just was a mule with a wheelbarrow carrying away debis and the menfolks walked amongst the baby crabs.

I pulled off the baby oysters that were stuck on the bottom of the decaying styrofoam floats, I hope that worked, but couldn’t find any real info on it!

Also their part of town had a wonderful 4th of July celebration, really enjoyed all the effort and fun for such a small place!

The groundhogs are getting bigger and eating some of my shrubs. They seem to be quite fussy about the shrubs they eat. The rabbit is still around. I see it in my neighbours garden from time to time. In a front garden up the road I see a white rabbit and a black and white one periodically. The wild ones are usually brown, so I wonder where these two came from and if they will make it through the winter. I have one squirrel that has brown fur from the tip of his tail and halfway up his body. The top half of his body and his head has black fur. This is the first two-tone squirrel I have seen. All the other squirrels in our garden are either black or grey. To complete the menagerie I have a chipmunk and then, of course, there are the birds. I do put birdseed in the feeder for the birds but the rest just take care of themselves.
I hope your husband is home from the hospital, Raquel, and feeling better.
Vena

Hi all!

Raquel, I’m sorry to hear that your hubby has been in hospital. I hope his recovery is continuing.

Life here is very quiet. After a few better months I’ve been unwell again, so having tests etc, but in good spirits and not feeling too bad. I have to sit with my feet up a lot, so I’m still doing colouring books, which are ideal in front of the TV. Wimbledon has been underway here, so I’ve been watching lots of that.

I’m enjoying reading what everyone is up to and what’s happening in your gardens and yards! I wonder if the black and white rabbits are escapees, or maybe dumped? I’ve never heard of a two-tone squirrel. Are the babies a different colour to the adults? If so, could it be a juvenile midway through the change?

Our tiny mini-meadow has been in full bloom, choc-full of cornflowers, poppies and corn marigolds. Now that there are old seed-heads from spent flowers, the goldfinches come to eat them. It’s lovely to see them.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

It is so hot and humid here. Unbearable. Anybody else melting?
Vena