by instagram | Set 14, 2023 | Photo Posts
Our turkey raising enterprise is over (for now) as of yesterday.The female turkey had been sitting on a clutch of eggs for over 5 weeks and nothing was happening. We checked a couple, and they weren’t fertilized. It’s unclear if there was something wrong...
by instagram | Set 11, 2023 | Photo Posts
Drops of Autumn. It didn’t rain, it was just the morning bliss.
by instagram | Set 9, 2023 | Photo Posts
Confirmed: the pine processionary caterpillars don’t like to walk on cling film.Already caught a bunch, mostly at dawn but also a few at dusk. We spray them hairspray then vacuum them.It’s not perfect: sometimes they manage to squeeze under the film, and...
by instagram | Set 8, 2023 | Photo Posts
Continuing cleanup in the veggie garden.
by instagram | Set 8, 2023 | Photo Posts
Wrapping cling film around the trunks of pine trees in the garden and close vicinity.For the first time so far, most of them are full of pine processionary caterpillar (Thaumetopoea pityocampa / lagarta do pinheiro) nests. They seem to be descending earlier than usual...
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