Introvert Inverts - and verts

27/06/2025

like rocks

31/05/2025

Found a clean, dry, unopened packet of carrot seeds, that expired in 2009.

So I planted them.

01/05/2025

Since I'm still unemployed (I'm looking) I have time to start extra ambitious garden projects.

I want to expand my gardenable area that the chickens can't get in. We have a lot of unused space in a shady corner of the yard so yesterday I dug up half buried and forgotten flagstones and cleaned out a bunch of trash and debris. I turned and smoothed as much dirt as I could with just a shovel because our rake broke, then threw down some wheat bran and the chickens did the rest.
It's ready for a fence!

26/04/2025

Today was clean out day. I do deep litter in the shed and clean it out twice a year. It goes in the compost corner to age. Over the last few weeks I dug a lot out of the corner to put on my garden beds, so it was ready to fill with more straw, poo and various other detritus to make more dirt.

This year I'm doing something different and I inoculated the compost with a crumbled up spent oyster mushroom block. I've been casually reading about ways to grow mushrooms ourselves and came across an article about using the spent blocks to grow more.

But of course as soon as we move the bedding that's been in the shed all winter the chickens find it incredibly interesting and they spent quite a bit of time digging through it and dust bathing in it.

22/04/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/16L2HMuSDo/

Think Twice Before Spraying Your Lawn ⛔️🛑

19/04/2025

When you get more bugs it's always a good day

17/04/2025

15/04/2025

10/04/2025

Rando photo dump. First, Happy 4th birthday to SootSprite and Calcifer!

The fine tuning of rhe turtle pond continues, and a dirty turtle is a happy turtle.
This squirrel had obviously not seen a turtle before and was SHOOK

08/04/2025

Today was so nice I worked in the back yard nearly all day.

I found this absolutely gorgeous funnel weaver on a pot I needed. I was going to put her somewhere safe and she jumped to the ground and was promptly eaten by a chicken.

Sigh.

Ah nature.

05/04/2025

For the first time in many many years I'm starting seeds inside.

This has two kinds of corn ( I know, I'm crazy) luffa, nasturtium, bok choi, and something called Malabar spinach.
I also have an egg carton of more nasturtium sprouts growing too. I like them because they are bright and edible to humans, chickens, rabbits and turtles