Kay and Suzanne's garden, Connecticut

Suzanne and Kay's Fauna and Foliage in Ct yesterday The Pond

Wild Turkeys

Musk Rat - love that tail

Moon flower and Moth

Moon Flower blooming. These photo's taken an hour apart. The Moth's love the Moon Flowers

Morning Glories

Morning Glories! The only thing in the garden we did not plant. We have got rid of most of them, but like the fact they cover the chain link fence...

Purslane

Planting Crucifers

Over the weekend we pulled up the canteloupe and watermelon plants. We had thought the fruit was not setting but upon further investigation discovered that the dratted squirrel had been biting the baby fruit off and taking one bite - usually leaving two halves of perfect mini melons in the dirt. In the upper bed a week ago I had wondered where the unusual berries were coming from. Not thinking they were baby melons! We have planted crucifers: Purple and regular kale, 2 types of collards and callaloo.

Summer Harlem Nights

Sitting quietly in the garden as it cools from the heat of the day. Late summer dusk. The Cardinal family are flying their last rounds of their territory, their distinct tweep tweep as they call to each other, momentarily fades, then I can hear that they are on opposite roof tops a few doors down. A few last Bee’s are busy in the Nightshade and Rudbeckia. Will they spend the night? The darkening sky has a pink hue, the sunset over the Hudson must be spectacular. The Church band and choir are swinging at Practice. Another choir in a different church start playing as the closer one ends. Did they all just move down the block? A large blue black Dragonfly zips through the garden, he’s late,he usually arrives to dance through the water as I water the garden. A lone circada chirrups in the neighbors tree, another responds down in the large Oak. The sky is darker now; is that a Bat or two I see in the dim gloom? Distant Sirens squeal. A train whistle blows. A peaceful summers night in Harlem...

Butterflies and Sunflowers