photo-post Dug the micro swale marked with the A-frame level the other day Dug the micro swale marked with the A-frame level the other day. It should hopefully help prevent water from that tap from washing down across the playground area. #swale #water
photo-post Fresh strip of pasture for the ducks Fresh strip of pasture for the ducks. #ducks #rotationalgrazing
photo-post The geese seem to be starting a new nest The geese seem to be starting a new nest. #broodygoose #geese
photo-post Punk Muscovy drake having a bad hair day Punk Muscovy drake having a bad hair day. It's been raining a lot and some of the ducks get surprisingly wet outer feathers. The down is probably still dry since they don't seem to mind the cold. #muscovy #duck #drake #wetduck #badhairday
photo-post As feared, the goose egg nest didn't do very well out in the open with all the rain last night As feared, the goose egg nest didn't do very well out in the open with all the rain last night. The broody goose seems to have given up on it. The 15 eggs went on the compost pile 😐 #geese #broodygoose #fail
photo-post Made an A-frame level and used it to mark the location of a mini swale on top of the playground Made an A-frame level and used it to mark the location of a mini swale on top of the playground. #aframelevel #swale
photo-post After several months, our guests left us to chase their dreams After several months, our guests left us to chase their dreams. They stole my heart but left some surprise gifts in our garden, such as these dream catchers. I miss them already.
photo-post The nursery area completed and ready for business The nursery area completed and ready for business. #birdnursery #nursery
photo-post The fire pit , set up again in a new location The fire pit , set up again in a new location. We fired it up last night to mark the departure of our guests who, after several wonderful months, are leaving.
photo-post It's complicated It's complicated. The geese have been laying eggs. This one has been sitting on them, mostly. They've been mating, kind of. I'm not sure if any of the eggs are fertilized. She's been moving the nest away from its previous location, until
photo-post Unknown insect enjoying the nectar of a quince flower Unknown insect enjoying the nectar of a quince flower. #floweringplant #insect #quince
photo-post Moving the geese to a fresh strip of pasture Moving the geese to a fresh strip of pasture. Can you see the difference? #rotationalgrazing #geese
photo-post Pruned the shoots from this plane tree that we cut a year ago Pruned the shoots from this plane tree that we cut a year ago. It'll keep coming back but we'll keep cutting it until it stops: it was one of its roots that punctured the water pipe a couple weeks ago. #pruning #planetree
photo-post Mowed the playground and part of the east swale berm Mowed the playground and part of the east swale berm. Bonus: this spring's first irrigation line cutting incident 🤦♂️ (hi David!) #mowing #cleaning #puncturedpipe
photo-post Planted willow, poplar, and plane tree cuttings around the duck pond bank Planted willow, poplar, and plane tree cuttings around the duck pond bank. The hope is that they'll root and stabilize the banks, but let's see whether they'll survive being eaten. The geese already nibbled them a bit 😅 #cuttings #planting #pond #ducks #geese
photo-post We had very strong winds the last couple of days, and this pine tree was starting to tilt over and looking like it was going to come out of the ground 😯 We had very strong winds the last couple of days, and this pine tree was starting to tilt over and looking like it was going to come out of the ground 😯 It's likely that its roots were compromised by digging up the swale 2+ years ago, and now
photo-post (trying to) catch up with missing mulch for the trees planted in the last month or so (trying to) catch up with missing mulch for the trees planted in the last month or so. The cat is checking that the job is well done. #mulch #cat #gardeningcat
photo-post Finished mulching the new berry patch Finished mulching the new berry patch. It's the thickest mulch we've done so far, let's see if it makes a difference. #berrypatch #mulch
photo-post Cutting down the remaining two plane trees (plátanos) 🥺 Cutting down the remaining two plane trees (plátanos) 🥺 After the water pipe puncture the other week (the second one since we moved in), it was clear that they were in the wrong place. #platano #planetree #treefelling
photo-post Filling holes in the pasture strips Filling holes in the pasture strips. Used a half and half manure and coffee grounds mix again (with ryegrass seeds added). It seems to work slightly better than just pure coffee grounds. #pasture #manure #coffeegrounds #coffeegrinds
photo-post Replaced a couple struggling lemon saplings with a new variety of pears Replaced a couple struggling lemon saplings with a new variety of pears. The lemons kept dying back each year and growing again. They got moved to a more sheltered spot inside the west pond bank - let's see how they do. #planting #peartree #lemontree #clappsfavoritepears