Backyard Adventures

It's been hot. I've managed to water the flowers and plum tree in the front yard. I've been trying to maintain a rotating water schedule on the "back forty". The week before last it was the lemon tree, fig trees and little plum tree. Last week was the apple tree and big plum tree. This morning I watered the grapes and I've left the hose on slow under the orange tree.

When I was under the grape trellis, I broke off some of the old dead vines and rearranged a few others. I had no idea until a flutter of indignant wings warned me of a nesting bird. It's a dove. I've noticed the pair in our backyard for awhile, I just didn't know they had moved into our grape vines. I didn't hear any babies and I didn't want to try to see inside the nest for eggs, it's low enough I could have stood on something a couple of feet high and looked in. I finished my little bit of clean up and watering and moved on. The dove was only about 20 feet away on a fence waiting for my departure.

I picked some oranges and squeezed about 6 of them for stonebender's breakfast. I had to strain out the pulp because he doesn't like the feel of it in his mouth.

A nice way to start a day, especially since I have to go into work today. I'd planned on doing it yesterday, but after dim sum and Goodwill shopping, I crashed.