Sunshiny sedum and oh deer
The late-winter garden cut-back continues, but spring has sprung as far as pretty Palmer’s sedum is concerned. Honeybees have been busy among the flowers, although I managed to miss them in this closeup.
While working in the lower garden, I heard a rustling in the greenbelt just behind the fence. Peeking through, I found myself in a staring match with these two dears before they turned tail.
There’s always something interesting going on in the garden, or just over the fence. How about in yours?
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Both the sedum and the deer are lovely!
The farther they are from one’s garden, the lovelier the deer are. 😉 —Pam
Such pretty sedum. I could forego the deer. They are handsome animals. I am glad I haven’t had to deal with their rubbing, wandering and gnawing.
Here I took down a pedestal I had made of bricks and found that a vole had lived in it. I knew one did because Annie has tried several times to dismantle the plinth to get to the voles.I didn’t know that they made ‘latrines’ in their lairs. Very gross. I never stop learning in the garden.
Eew, what a surprise that must have been, Lisa. —Pam
The deer are SO much nicer when viewed from the other side of the fence! We’re only partially fenced, with the hedges serving as surrogate fences in some area; however, even solid fences don’t keep raccoons out and they’ve been paying me regular visits. I chased one out of the garden near 11pm one night but he apparently came back and went to work “aerating” my soil once I went to bed. I’m trying to accept the inevitable…
Ah, raccoons bring a whole different set of problems for the gardener, don’t they? —Pam
Deer viewed through a fence are much nicer than deer viewed in a garden. We’ve had robins all winter, but this morning I heard their spring calls for the first time. Juncos pass through in swarms daily, making their rounds. No bees yet, though.
I enjoy watching migrating flocks at this time of year. We’ve had a lot of cedar waxwings this past week. —Pam
Oh, the dear deer…we love watching them. Cleaning up after them, not so much.
Especially after they’ve cleaned up. —Pam