7/25/08 I have now found two slugs in the yard (must be all this rain). One was enormous and slogging its way across the birdfeeding area. The other was rather small - but it was munching on a Jack-be-Little blossom! I quickly dipatched the critter to the backside of the fence.
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We finally have a nice day upon us - sunny, dry and mid-80s.
7/24/08 Wow! We had some major thunder-bumpers move through last night! In fact, at 5 a.m. we still have rain and flashes of far-away lightning. Today is supposed to be rainy and relatively cool (highs in the 70s). As hot as it's been, it's also been a very wet, stormy summer so far. The forecast for the weekend looks partly-sunny and seasonal (temps in the low 80s).
7/23/08 Chipmunks are cute, but they sure can be fierce! Not with people of course (I woudn't want to start any rumors), but with each other! Two of them are beneath our spruce tree just now chasing each other around madly! And the little squeaks! They must be very territorial. I don't see them chasing off birds or squirrels - just other chipmunks.
7/21/08 Do the squirrels know something we don't? We've noticed them burying nuts (seeds, etc.) with increasing frequency. This seems a little early in the season ... might there be a bad winter ahead?
7/20/08 A storm rolls in - bringing with it drenching rain and peals of thunder (though strangely, no lightning to speak of) and then the storm rolls out - leaving things all sparkly and golden. So summery here - so muggy and buggy. This is late July in New England.
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Just before the last storm hit, a hummingbird flitted through the backyard.
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I just heard the "heat bug" (aka the cicada) buzzing in the woods! This is the first time this year I've heard it -not that it hasn't been plenty hot.
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I'll have to take pictures of my pumpkins! They are so beautiful! We planted two sugar pumpkin vines and they are sprawling all around beneath the birdhouse. There are lots of small firm green fruits all along the sturdy vines - and still plenty of golden blossoms. I hope nothing tries to eat them (fruits or vines). This fall we should have *plenty* of sugar pumpkin to can!
About the chipmunks - The May/June issue of Bird Watcher's Digest has an article about "the dark side" of chipmunk behavior - that is, their killing and eating birds. I won't go into the grisly details (the article does!)The article talks about their Jekyll and Hyde characters. But, yes, it seems they can be very fierce!
Posted by: Lindsay | August 09, 2008 at 10:17 AM