Restoration continues

This photo illustrates what we are trying to do on our project. The area to the left has been weeded while in the background at the right has not. Clearing like this lets more sunlight reach the forest floor and helps generation of new plants. Of course it needs to be weeded on a regular basis. We have been working on this for 5 years now. Maybe one day we will finish

This is gorgeous

Still struggling

More Venice Memories

Say no more!

Beautiful Betty Carter - Moonlight in Vermont

Long Time

It has been a long time since I completed a jigsaw puzzle.This is double sided but one is enough!

Jazz Classics: Charles Mingus - Boogie Stop Shuffle

Heaven

The way it feels sometimes

New Guinea impatiens

We get lots of complements on these New Guinea Impatiens. There are only 28 plants here but they have filled out to form a solid block. This color(orange crush) seems to be more hardy than others. The one problem with them is that they will wilt badly in the afternoon if there is no rain . Other than that they will last for months .

Alawys wanted my Palms Red

Not too kind but right on

Reforestation Experiment

As this reforesting thing is an ongoing experiment, we make changes if something does not develop as we expected. Not too long ago this area had a spralling beach Naupaka plant that was not looking that good so we decided to make some changes. The kukui nut tree to the rear had started to produce seedlings around its base so we removed the Naupaka and replaced it with one of the Kukui sprouts. Lets see how this works out!

Goodbye Blossom Dearie

Aftermath

Aftermath ,day two. I spent today doing more post pig clean up . This will probably take one more morning to finish. That is unless they show up tonight and make things worse. Stay tuned!

Insulting

Living in a rural setting has its interesting moments, and here is the the aftermath of one of them.This section of our property used to have a straight edge along the street. Last night some wild boars altered it slightly. The grass extends about a foot beyond the edge of the pavement so should be edged anyway. It somehow seems insulting that it took a group of pigs to remind
me to do it.

Favorite View

This is one of my favorite views of our place.Taken at the back of the 400 foot lot, it is especially pleasing because I planted almost all of the small tress in the photo six years ago . It has been rewarding, as well as a lot of work but worth every sweaty moment!

Great stuff

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