June 2022 Roses

The roses are really starting to look lovely. I think I will need to be watering soon, since it is really hot here.

Here is Minnie trying to get some tummy pets in the heat.

May 2022 spring blooms and a kitty

The blooms are starting to come out. Thankfully, there has been some rain here and suddenly everything is starting to be green.

April 2022 kitty updates

The kitties are taking full advantage of sun and snuggling.

November 2021 kitties in the garden

Here is a good sense of what the outside kitties have been getting up to. The long autumn is probably coming to a bit of an end here –there is a chill in the air and rain/snow in the forecast for later in the week. Before that happens, these kitties are having a lovely time in the dry leaves and sunshine.

Tiglet being as cute as ever.

Sidney, looking svelte.

Here is Pretty looking very relaxed with that paw outstretched.

Tiglet stalking that squirrel. The squirrel escaped.

September 2021 marigolds and asters

The weather is shifting all over the place, with a windy, blustery rain storm last night and this morning. The marigolds are doing their showy bit and the asters are fully out. I think I had already put up some pictures of the china asters, but here is another one.

There are also loads of these asters in the front near the yellow dahlia.

The marigolds are planted near the potatoes (in an attempt to keep away the potato bugs, which I think works).

This weekend will definitely be a time to clear up some things in the barn and get beds organized for the outside kitties. The end of September always slides in a bit too quickly and the beginning of October can be quite chilly here.

September 2021 Happy kitties outside and a rose

The kitties outside have been reveling in this nice cooler weather here. And I have another one of these gorgeous roses. The flowers are so good right now, and I can feel the edge of autumn in the air. I cut some flowers to bring inside –I usually end up bringing them in when I start to feel the weather shifting. I think it is an attempt to hang on to the blooming season.

August 2021 south dakota skies

The vastness of the skies in south dakota continue to impress me. Here are some recent pictures of skies and a picture of Minnie because she was being extra cute.

August 2021 unfortunate garden visitors…. raccoons and some lovely blooms

I have a pair of gorgeous black walnut trees south of my house. Last night when I got home from dinner, there was a lot of rustling and I realized that there were several small raccoons scrabbling around in the garden bed and generally making a ruckus. One of the batch ended up staying in the tree.

Raccoons are adorable but they are such messy bandits. They poo everywhere and tear up the edges of the barn.

My phone battery was dead so I ended up using a proper camera to take pictures of the bandit. So…. here are some pictures of blooms taken with a camera and not a phone.

These resurrection lilies are particularly good this year –naked ladies.

August 2021 it rained here! and the kitties are happy

The thunderstorm last night refreshed everything. It wasn’t that much rain, but it certainly feels better here. AND the grapes are ripening. Here are pictures of happy kitties.

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And look at this lovely blooming lily.

You can see that the bugs have absolutely ruined the leaves… but the grapes seem to be doing ok.

And here are some pictures of the outside kitties.

August 2021 outside cats and garden

The weather really has shifted momentarily here and it is cool. It did not rain though so I will be watering heavily today to try to make up for it. I cut the lawn yesterday and Tiglet posed in various places.

Below is Tiglet in two different views in the same seat, conveniently he turned himself to face in the opposite direction.

Above is little Minnie and Sidney –with just a tiny view of Pretty’s tail on the right. That is a pot filled with some hyacinth bulbs that I found in the basement. I had thought I was going to give up on them, but at the last moment stuck them in this pot. I don’t know if they will make it to blooming. Maybe I should put them in the front of the house so they get longer sun.

Below, all three kittens are on the steps. Minnie, Tiglet, and Martin Frobisher enjoying the sunset.

And here is a pair of funny pictures of Caramel. It is cool enough for Cara to be happy curled up here.