Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Yes, Spotacus will ride shotgun -- from behind the sofa. He does occasionally look out the window, but prefers to just sleep the trip away. The worst part of sharing the RV with him is he's a bed hog. In the S&B, that's fine on the king bed. On a short queen, not so much...
A very nice looking 8-point buck joined the does at the feeder. We hope he gets a chance to breed some does before the poachers get him.
Last Saturday, we took Native Plants 101 from the Texas Native Plants Society. Goal is to develop a butterfly and hummingbird garden by the house, and get more deer appropriate vegetation in the meadow, using only native plants. Long term project, but we've finally started. We'll also get eventual certification as some sort of native plant guru.
Meanwhile, WLToo harvested a snootful of peppers. So I'm going to make a potato and pepper salad with white balsamic vinegar, spices and herbs, and olive oil. Recipe was in the paper and we all thought it sounded nice. And it's a great way to use up so many peppers.
Yesterday, he made a potato/pepper soup. It was great.
Good thing he picked when he did. He also unearthed over a dozen white grubs, each about ¾" in diameter and 3-5" long. Not positive what they are the larvae for, but we did NOT want them in the garden. So he tossed them all on the rock ledge in the sun, for whatever critter felt like eating them. I do know they were not butterfly larvae.
Winter garden is planted. Hope it takes. We're still getting the feel for a climate requiring two gardens in early spring and early autumn, and none in the summer. Getting better each time, and it's all been delicious.
Early day tomorrow. Later, y'all.
A very nice looking 8-point buck joined the does at the feeder. We hope he gets a chance to breed some does before the poachers get him.
Last Saturday, we took Native Plants 101 from the Texas Native Plants Society. Goal is to develop a butterfly and hummingbird garden by the house, and get more deer appropriate vegetation in the meadow, using only native plants. Long term project, but we've finally started. We'll also get eventual certification as some sort of native plant guru.
Meanwhile, WLToo harvested a snootful of peppers. So I'm going to make a potato and pepper salad with white balsamic vinegar, spices and herbs, and olive oil. Recipe was in the paper and we all thought it sounded nice. And it's a great way to use up so many peppers.
Yesterday, he made a potato/pepper soup. It was great.
Good thing he picked when he did. He also unearthed over a dozen white grubs, each about ¾" in diameter and 3-5" long. Not positive what they are the larvae for, but we did NOT want them in the garden. So he tossed them all on the rock ledge in the sun, for whatever critter felt like eating them. I do know they were not butterfly larvae.
Winter garden is planted. Hope it takes. We're still getting the feel for a climate requiring two gardens in early spring and early autumn, and none in the summer. Getting better each time, and it's all been delicious.
Early day tomorrow. Later, y'all.
