Trimming, flowers, breezy and all that

 Not much else going on. Weather is slightly different. Same overcast in the morning, clearing off slightly by noon. 'Slightly' meaning high smears of hazy clouds so it's 'sunny' but sort of not and still warm.

Better picture of the little red rose yesterday and caught a lizard that was likely sunning itself until it saw me coming into the garden. Ducked down behind Dolores' planters as I walked past. It still makes me smile and get excited seeing wildlife like this. Mourning Cloak butterflies have been flitting around also, two of them chasing each other yesterday and then the day before that there was a dance between a Swallowtail and a Mourning Cloak.

And better pictures of the pink rose and the epi flower that was in full bloom yesterday and today. The sky was clearer yesterday but temps are about the same, which is good.

Growth small enough have to circle it. Lettuce of some sort, only one on the left in the south bed, and the potato sprout coming up in the west bed. I have no idea what I'm going to put in that bed now other than maybe more peppers and tomatillos. Not much else I can do in that bed that won't  overrun everything else. 

I pulled two green onions out of the fridge to use and they were still growing roots because I had them in a damp paper towl. Well then, into the garden you go. Put one on either side of the oregano making sure to get the roots deep enough.

Then went and trimmed the other green onions to use today as well. The thickest leaves were almost a half inch across. Still no flowers on those though. I got about a half cup or more of chopped onion from those stalks. The carrot is still too small to pull and the other two onions won't be ready for several months for sure. I cut two chive flower stalks and put them in the small vase with the sweet pea flowers yesterday as well. Surprisingly nice scent with only a hint of chive.

 

And then remembered I should be covering the cauliflower center and had to look around for something suitable. I used the net bag from something and just wrapped it all up but there was still a gap in the leaves just a the right spot where the sun was blazing in.  Pulled it off and the only other thing I had was some green wire so tried to 'sew/tie' two leaves together with little effect and then tried the bag again tucking more leaves in for a final success. (Pictures loaded in odd order).

 

Skies as I said are high hazy clouds and got a picture of one of the hawks on the nest in the tree. There was also one yesterday hanging out on one of the branches. 

It's a wonderful cycle of the seasons that works better for me than a clock or calendar. The animals and plants are weather dependent and therefore are better harbingers of the seasons.