What does your pond look like ... Today?

[gliebig]

 

[Stephen T.]

We just got back last night from a trip to the Oregon coast. I went out to my little blind this morning, just for a little while and look who greeted me home! A pair of western blue birds came in for a bath.

 

[sissy]

My little birds got mad at me today they were sitting in an empty bird bath looking at me .They now have water .

 

[Patchtig]

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Here's my pond tonight.

A few minutes later I witnessed something amazing. I was over by my Mexican Sunflowers trying to photograph a Monarch Butterfly (and not having much luck because it was getting dark as well as a storm moving in), when all of a sudden, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird flew in. The two started fighting, directly over my head! After some amazing air maneuvers, they both flew away. I was able to capture this very blurry photo, again, it was getting dark and they were moving very fast!

 

[sissy]

to hot outside to get much done you work for an hour and you are soaked with sweat

 

[bettasngoldfish]

to hot outside to get much done you work for an hour and you are soaked with sweat

Ugh, I know the feeling it was in the low 90s today....way to warm for September.

 

[sissy]

already to hot here and wondering if this means we are going to have a bad winter .Did a couple of things and that was it .I get up at 6 am just to get some stuff done .Not even a breeze outside and the humidity is high again .I was going to trim the yard but way to hot and since they are saying by sunday we are gong down to the 80's I will wait it out .Not going to die out in this heat .Weeds in gardens got pulled at least

 

[addy1]

Hiding in the house, 91 right now heading to 96

 

[j.w]

Send some warmth this way guys! We ran out and they don't sell it at Costco

 

[sissy]

went out and mowed by the road and went one track around the edge of the front yard and used the edger just to get the places where people can see it from the road and soaked with sweat .Feels like a 100 degrees out there .The rest will wait .Lost an inch of water in the pond after feeling it this morning .Plants are thirsty .I hope they are right about this heat ending by sunday .80 degrees will feel great after this

 

[peter hillman]

Had a cold snap last weekend, back to sweet mid 80's now. Just a lil reminder of how much I dislike winter here.

 

[Stephen T.]

We also had a chilly week, considering how hot it's been. Days in the upper 60s to low 70s and nights from 28-35, much better than mid to upper 90s with lows in the 50s. I HATE hot weather! Fall is my favorite time of year and it feels like fall now. Our potatoes got frosted, that's ok as they are done anyhow. The tomatoes were well protected, so they're still doing fine. I have hopes that the ones in the greenhouse will keep producing for a couple months.

 

[sissy]

tomato's here are not producing because it has been so hot and the ones that do the skins are tough

 

[BobDE]

tomato's here are not producing because it has been so hot and the ones that do the skins are tough

I have tomatoes, but my dog eats them before I get a chance to pick them. She goes up and down the row and picks the ripest ones.