Thinking hard about the weather

The young rat was very much interested in the bucket pond (Home Depot bucket buried and partially filled with river rock) and a planter pond. (Same deal but a large planter.)

The house finches are around in the mornings and afternoons. They're focused heavily on the radish pods from the ones that went to seed. They were avoiding one of the bird baths with a large rock in it, so I took it out. Hopefully they'll be ok with that in the future. The pole beans are looking healthier and the calendula around them should 1. act as a trap crop and 2. help deter crows from digging around in the mulch.

Female finch on the bolted radishes. It's raining.

6/6/2026 - Gray rat (probably a Norway rat) running next to the shed. Small-ish crow hopping around between the beds. House finch poking around under the Elderberry tree. Some signs of pole been seedlings. Peas finally doing something, it seemed to take a minute this year.