The cucumbers have been looking really terrible, so I pulled them out today. I think it was a combination of too little water at some point and some kind of disease. Who knows. Next year, only two plants. Maybe better air circulation will help.
I've been working on getting all the arbor vitae roots out of our new planting area. I'm more than half way there. It's a nasty job, but it has to be done.
With the new open back yard, it seems like the birds are in the water much more. Maybe they feel more secure without all the hiding places for predators. The last couple of days they've been bathing with joyous abandon, throwing water everywhere. They are going through a large bag of birdseed every two weeks now. We hope they're loading up to get ready to leave. At $41 per bag, it really adds up. But we don't begrudge the cost. It's such good entertainment.
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