Mistwalker
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It has been a long, hot, dry summer. This weekend I will mow the yard for the first time since the end of May. There as been very little rainfall, and the grass just hasn't grown until the recent rains as we go into the last third of the summer. The no mowing of the grass part hasn't been much of a problem, but the lack of rain has caused problems in other areas. Looking at the forests and clearings, I wonder how the farms have done, and what produce prices may be here this season. So far the local farmer's market on Thursdays has been unimpressive, with many things not even available this year due to lack of rainfall. Our small garden at home only survived by us watering it pretty often.
The fields and trees had been pretty wilted, a lot of leaves are falling prematurely and a lot has turned color early. A good bit of Mullein this year though.
Recent rains has made more flowers pop out in the fields and the bees and butterflies are enjoying them.
Some of the smaller, hardier, and less desirable plants are doing well...
But the blackberries didn't do well at all this year. What few actually matured stayed very small.
The persimmon trees have shed a lot of fruit while it was still green, but what is still on the trees now is looking better in size.
The grapes aren't looking all that good, and so far neither are the muscadines.
The hickory trees have been shedding their nuts a good bit early. Very small, and probably quite tannic, but the squirrels are eating them anyway.
The acorns on some huge white oak trees that usually have very large acorns are very small this year, after virtually no acorns last year.
Could be a bad year for some of the younger inexperienced deer.
But most of the older more experienced ones, and their young are looking ok.
The recent rains have been good for the autumn olive trees
And for the passiflora as well
The canopy really isn't as thick and lush as it should be, but still made plenty of shade for a nice lunch
This girl kept knocking bits of tree down on me...
There is a fungus attacking a lot of the sumac
And a lot of these guys popping up
I am glad to see the poison ivy changing colors and the temps dropping some. That means autumn will soon be here
But soon it was getting late, and like these fawns, I was ready to get out of there and find some place to relax
..
The fields and trees had been pretty wilted, a lot of leaves are falling prematurely and a lot has turned color early. A good bit of Mullein this year though.
Recent rains has made more flowers pop out in the fields and the bees and butterflies are enjoying them.
Some of the smaller, hardier, and less desirable plants are doing well...
But the blackberries didn't do well at all this year. What few actually matured stayed very small.
The persimmon trees have shed a lot of fruit while it was still green, but what is still on the trees now is looking better in size.
The grapes aren't looking all that good, and so far neither are the muscadines.
The hickory trees have been shedding their nuts a good bit early. Very small, and probably quite tannic, but the squirrels are eating them anyway.
The acorns on some huge white oak trees that usually have very large acorns are very small this year, after virtually no acorns last year.
Could be a bad year for some of the younger inexperienced deer.
But most of the older more experienced ones, and their young are looking ok.
The recent rains have been good for the autumn olive trees
And for the passiflora as well
The canopy really isn't as thick and lush as it should be, but still made plenty of shade for a nice lunch
This girl kept knocking bits of tree down on me...
There is a fungus attacking a lot of the sumac
And a lot of these guys popping up
I am glad to see the poison ivy changing colors and the temps dropping some. That means autumn will soon be here
But soon it was getting late, and like these fawns, I was ready to get out of there and find some place to relax
..
