I made it through the day...
Apr. 9th, 2008 07:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nico1908...without telling anybody about my marital crisis. I count that as an accomplishment because I normally "wear my heart on my tongue", as my grandmother used to say about me.
Other than that, I started weeding the rose bed in front of the house, potted the bulbs I found yesterday, and repotted a batch of zinnia seedlings, which are eventually going to be part of my (hopefully) hummingbird-attracting flowerbed around my pond. The plan calls for zinnias, bee balm, butterfly weed, asiatic lilies, and trumpet vine.
I planted some lily bulbs a couple of weeks ago but they never sprouted. The cold spell we had shortly after I put them in the ground, followed by a horrendous downpour, probably killed them. Oh well... As to Campsis radicans: the arbor is currently occupied by Clematis terniflora Sweet Autumn, which has just started to sprout vigorously. I intend to dig it up next winter and move it to the backyard to cover the extremely unsightly privacy fence that shields us from the neighbors, but for now it has to stay where it is.
Apart from that, I found a Web page that has an excellent recording of our neighborhood owl's call: click here and then on "Barred Owl Voice". I saw the old hooter fly about his (or her - there is no telling if it's a girl owl or a boy owl) territory several times yesterday afternoon. Very cool! And if you are interested in learning about owls, this Website has more than enough information - and then some. I find the article "Owls in Mythology & Culture" particularly intriguing.
Other than that, I started weeding the rose bed in front of the house, potted the bulbs I found yesterday, and repotted a batch of zinnia seedlings, which are eventually going to be part of my (hopefully) hummingbird-attracting flowerbed around my pond. The plan calls for zinnias, bee balm, butterfly weed, asiatic lilies, and trumpet vine.
I planted some lily bulbs a couple of weeks ago but they never sprouted. The cold spell we had shortly after I put them in the ground, followed by a horrendous downpour, probably killed them. Oh well... As to Campsis radicans: the arbor is currently occupied by Clematis terniflora Sweet Autumn, which has just started to sprout vigorously. I intend to dig it up next winter and move it to the backyard to cover the extremely unsightly privacy fence that shields us from the neighbors, but for now it has to stay where it is.
Apart from that, I found a Web page that has an excellent recording of our neighborhood owl's call: click here and then on "Barred Owl Voice". I saw the old hooter fly about his (or her - there is no telling if it's a girl owl or a boy owl) territory several times yesterday afternoon. Very cool! And if you are interested in learning about owls, this Website has more than enough information - and then some. I find the article "Owls in Mythology & Culture" particularly intriguing.
