Unexpected Delightful Garden Blessings ♥

This time of year in the very early summer, I like to take a walk around the garden in the early evening with my notebook & phone to make notes & take pics of what sort of things need to be done. New places to plant things, plants that need some additional support, and things like that. Simple, evening garden chores. 

This evening while attending to my normal routine, I had a guest at the feeder just a few feet away.  I took an outrageous number of pics to get this one and the Mourning Dove never flinched once. I was about 4 feet away. 

After all that I very, very slowly walked backward toward the house and away from the feeder. The Dove remained the entire time. 

It's so cool to be in a wee bit of harmony with some of God's other creatures. Even if just for a few seconds. 💖

Garden 2024 Update #15: Putting the Garden to Bed

 And just like that, the Juncos arrived, the autumn color change is almost at peak, there are flurries in the forecast off and on... and the last harvest of the year is done. Well, almost last. I'm leaving the carrots a little longer to see how they do. 

Overall it was a really good growing season, despite a few problems here and there. A couple of things I won't be growing again will be sweet potatoes and onions. I was very hopeful for the potatoes this year (their vines were long & healthy) but they didn't produce well. This is the 2nd time I've tried with the same poor results so, they're out.  So for now the plan is to replace that growing space with a single raised bed and fill it with strawberry plants. 

Things keeping me busy since my last garden update:

Salsa with the last of the ripe tomatoes & jalapenos for the year

Final pepper haul of the year October 13th

My cozy, charming wee garden

Little Jalapeno Forest

I wish I knew what both the possum and the squirrel were thinking 😂

A green onion from the farmer's market. My garden will have what your's is having, thank you. 

I'd love my own home grown veggies to look like this! 😁

A wonderful "first soup of the season, Butternut Squash and Tomato Soup recipe 

Yummy summer berries 💖

Other than the late summer planting of carrots, I still have loads of garlic to plant, leaves to mulch for all my beds, and berries to cut back. Thankfully the forecast is favorable over the next few days. Other than that, I can officially say the wee back yard garden is closed for the season. 

That will do it for this garden season update thread. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an incredible day. 😊