Ahh ... rhubarb! My brother, as a young teenager, went to Canada with an elderly gentleman & some family for a couple of months to help out (be the ‘muscle’) with work that needed to be done at a cabin on a big lake. A young (late teens, early 20’s) Mennonite girl went along as a cook. My brother had a wonderful time - worked 1/2-3/4 a day, then went fishing and/or swimming. He slept on a screen porch - cool nights, but great sleeping with plenty of blankets.
So what does this have to do with rhubarb? My brother came home after his months in Canada with 2 things: a Canadian accent and a LOVE for rhubarb pie. Evidently the Mennonite cook was a veritable whiz at all things pie, rhubarb in particular. My poor mom was tasked with learning to make rhubarb pie, but hers were never close to the Mennonite pies. To this day, my brother gets rhubarb pie or cobbler on special occasions.
Fog advisory this morning, then rain in the forecast the next 2-3 days. I checked on the garden (herbs & tomatoes only planted) last evening & all the plants look super happy. I would like to put down weed barriers around the tomatoes today & maybe sow some seeds (radishes, etc).
This year, there is a pair of crows hanging around. I see them daily in the field in front of the house & they like the bird bath that is fairly close to the garden. They’ve been in the pasture where the garden is located, walking around & picking up bugs, worms, etc. So the garden fences need to go up fairly soon - the crows are curious & will be in the garden checking things out before I know it. The ‘murder’ of crows hanging around had grown to 11, so only 2 is a change.
The bluebirds nesting nearby have made my big trellis in the garden a favorite high spot to perch - the males are in breeding plumage & super blue, just gorgeous.
*** The bluebirds nesting nearby have made my big trellis in the garden a favorite high spot to perch - the males are in breeding plumage & super blue, just gorgeous.***
I have a pair of bluebirds that have begun nesting in one of the 4 houses I have. They had a clutch earlier, but none of those ever hatched. It got pretty cold here right after they were laid, for several weeks. So they built a new home, and have laid 5 more. I sure hope these ones hatch, but I won’t know for a few weeks.