Teal and Cake

Strange furry flightless birds at the feeders this time of year.

Five Mourning Doves, extra round.

My tiny son is four years old today!

Here’s my Truncata on May 11, 2022 and October 13, 2024. Almost total leaf-replacement and probably two rounds of root-replacement.

I suppose that means it’s time to repot them.

I really like the way these look together. I may just move them all into the same pot when they’re big enough.

Still very tiny, but very loved.

Excellent round birds have taken a liking to the deck furniture this season.

Equipment involved was just nursery pots, damp cactus soil, and quart-sized Ziplock bags, plus scissors to cut the leaves and a plant mister to spritz things down every other week.

My Dionysos has some seasonally-appropriate sun coloration this time of year.

(Turns out they need twice as much water as I’ve been giving them. 🙃 The usual “let the soil dry out, wait a few more days, drench, repeat” method does not apply to Pulvinatas, apparently. Now I water when the soil an inch down is still slightly damp.)

Matte-finish pot, matte-finish plants.

(This is not a surprise. The fact that this one actually, legitimately knocked on the door to get my attention, however, was.)

New year, new deer.

As it turns out, a squirrel-proof feeder is not necessarily deer-proof.

I only water when the bottom leaves start to wrinkle, and it seems to be working out pretty well.

Hopefully this vintage punch cup will let him feel as pretty as he looks.