The blackflies were really bad this morning while I was out watering the grass and the gardens.
I had expected the birds would be eating them all!
Perhaps the birds are too well fed from the birdseed I put out every day?
: At least you can hear them all singing when I approach with their feed, and replenish the two bird baths.
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A few frogs and toads have shown up, as well. Wish they were bigger, so I could avoid them. I want them to do their part in keeping the bug population down.
No snakes - I had expected common garter snakes to show up and keep the mice population down - I've only seen one mouse here this year - he kept falling into the hole I dug for the garden gate, and I kept having
to fish him out. About a kilometer away, a friend's garden is overrun with mice, while another, a bit further away, has a problem with ground hogs eating everything in their garden. I don't have those problems!
But - the blackflies are really, really bad this year
My potato crop is doing very well, meslun lettuce appears okay, carrots are making an appearance, as are the turnips and beans. No tomatoes yet - guess this year is just too cold. The zinnias are doing very well - the sunflowers and hostas not well at all.
I love listening to the birds sing for their supper!
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