Starting over...

About a month ago Jarvis' mom sent a nice healthy Perennial Begonia over in a nice little pot. I planted it in the yard. It did really well for a while. Then one day it was gone. I thought the baby bunnies ate it, now I think it might have been deer. In any case, it is coming back! I found these brave hints of life yesterday.
The photo is a little out of focus. Just like me in the studio right now. After our long vacation, I am struggling to reconnect with my work. I am a bit out of focus and just breaking ground. Nothing to show yet...but I am working at it!...Onward!

Deer food

Yesterday I found one of my largest tomato plants was missing about 2 feet off the top! It had to be deer. There are even teeth marks still left in a half eaten green tomato.
Now I am thinking that the corn stalks that I kept finding cut off at the base, were also victims of the deer. They must be jumping over the fence by the corn. I found some deer poop in the back of the yard too. I have a lot of tomato plants so I can share, I just hope they aren't to greedy.

Singing Chug part II

Singing Chug part II
Originally uploaded by tracey st.peter Happy

Happy Frankenstein Friday! I almost didn't post this because of that damn woman in the mirror...but I think the Chug's cuteness out weighs me own fug!

bees

bee
Originally uploaded by tracey st.peter

Check out my bee photos by clicking on the bee. Real bees working in my garden.

Check this out bees working in Tokyo!...Bees against birds!

Return to Beeman Land

Since I haven't been there in a while, last night I visited Beeman land. Here are the newest drawings. In the first one the bee is riding out the storm under his flower head friend. I actually saw this in my own garden, during a rainstorm. There were a few bees seeking shelter as the flowers faced the rain.
Here is the link to all of the Beeman drawings.

Weed no longer!

I have been nurturing this weed in my garden all summer. It has these cute little flowers with yellow centers and white petals. The bees like it so I let it live in the garden. It just keeps getting stronger, the stem thicker and the blooms bigger. But this is a surprise to me. The latest blooms are Yellow with yellow green center and completely different petal shape. This may be something that happens in nature all the time, I really don't want to look it up...I like that it has evolved. I like to think that this weed became a proper perennial due to a good home.

The Big Hibiscus Head

Our new Hibiscus produced it's fist bloom this morning! It is amazing! It is huge! It is so red! No wonder The Big Irish Head chose this plant, it suits him.