Seeing the Gardens: A Cat’s Eye View

Seeing the Gardens: A Cat’s Eye View

…Says She, Making a List

Doves in the ground apples
Yellow and red chrysanthemums
Orange Canna Lillie still blooming
Lilirope (lily turf) blooming.

Birds—little birds and songbirds—bathing in the water garden falls
Chipmunk? Not yet, though perfect day for sunning
Squirrels? No
White moths, Yes
Yellow Goldfinches? Now brown

Apples grounded
Though still some red in the sun
Lavender blooming wildly
Lily pads lingering still
Water/ butter lettuce full and thriving

Fish nibbling on water lettuce leaves

Sun garden birdfeeder quite busy
3 doves fluttering “coo, coo” beneath the apple tree
Yellow Moonbeam Coreopsis will need replaced next year
Purple Verbena is brilliant
And Salvia and Coneflowers, white speedwell, and heliotrophe galore

Monarda and perennials need moved to sun garden (next year)
Chipmunk! Chubby cheeks

Scared the frog! Birds in the feeder—the suet ball is empty
Starlings en masse have been gorging themselves

Brilliant Red Cardinal and Bluejay ground feeding
Yellow and red chrysanthemums
Red-winged blackbird
Later, a red-bellied woodpecker, always eating alone

And two downy woodpeckers, not eating together, but both frequent visitors to the seed cakes