My Serendipitous Berry Vines

 

My New Compost Heap

 
I am building an open roofed three walled log cabin around my compost heap. The logs are pretty slimey disgusting things covered in fungus and all kinds of creepy crawlies.

What is this?

 
This was already growing at the site of my old compost heap. It's the most promising thing in my garden.

My Garden

 
The rocks are where I planted the seeds in the wooden rectangle, from left to right: green onions, cantaloupes, sunflowers, and pumpkins. As you can see, it doesn't look like much is happening.

Fox Right Near the House

Unfortunately, the fox was too far away to get a clear photo.
 
 
 

Poor Kitty

 
 
This poor cat looks like it's missing an ear and has a chunk bitten out of its neck.

Raccoon Heading Towards the House

 
 
 

Update

I haven't posted in a while but I've been meaning to. I made a tiny garden and planted green onions, sunflowers, cantaloupes, and pumpkins. They are starting to sprout but who knows if anything will ever come of them, since I planted them at the sight of my old compost heap which the raccoons regularly raid. I made a new compost heap which I want to eventually be the focus of my camera trap. I moved the camera trap towards the house in hopes of catching the fox which runs down our path to the woods. We also had a bunch of invasive vines removed, which uncovered some planks that I kicked and out slithered a small snake. Oh yeah, I had been wanting to buy a berry plant but lo and behold, a new one started growing with lots of berries on it. I can't wait til they ripen.

Deer Getting Summer Coat

 
If I had to name this deer, I would name it Scruffy.

Frost

 
 
I wasn't sure what this was at first, then I realized it must be frost. The second picture was taken at around 6 a.m.

Fox

 
Too bad this is only the back of a fox.

Fox Sighting

I was clearing the breakfast dishes when my son (13.5 months old) became awfully quiet in his high chair. When I went back to check on him, he was staring out the window at a fox! It was scratching itself for a while, posed in front of the camera trap, and ran off. Unfortunately the camera wasn't in the case because I had recently taken it inside to download pictures. Oh well. At least I have another pair of eyes to alert me to foxes.

New Species!

This morning at around 5:30 a.m. I heard a new species! An owl! It was rather loud even though it was in the distance. No pictures, but I'm glad I got to hear it.

Happy Earth Day!

 
When we went on vacation almost a month ago, I came back to a half empty pond, which was bad news for the tadpoles. I filled the pond back up, and am happy to report the tadpoles are alive and well!

Best Fox Pic of the Year!

 
Here is the picture I promised. He seems to be posing and maybe he was caught off guard by my new camera location. I'm very pleased with this photo. Don't you just love it?!

Fox Sightings

 
 
 
Here are some fox shots to whet your appetite. We have seen a pair of foxes recently. I was hoping they were living under our deck, but I looked and didn't see anything. I'm hoping they are living nearby and that we will see their babies soon. I'm saving the best fox picture for later. I'm rather impressed with it, if I do say so myself. Stay tuned!

Squirrel

 
Squirrels are fun to watch, but pictures of them are not so exciting.

Good Deer Shots

 
 
These are my favorite deer pictures from my last batch. I like how the first deer's ears are all perked up, and how the second one is trotting by.

New Camera Trap Location

 
 
 
 
Here is an assortment of deer photos. Lots of deer were passing by but not getting their pictures taken, until I turned my camera to point at a different direction. I'm having more luck now. I'll post my favorite deer shots later.

Raccoon/Deer Encounter

 
 
 
 
I wish I got this on video. First there is a deer apparently licking its back. Then there is something in a tree. The deer is looking at it like, "What in the world?". Then the raccoon is out of the tree, and both the deer and the raccoon beat a hasty retreat. It seems they surprised each other. It's like the chicken and the egg. Did the raccoon climb the tree because it was scared of the deer, or was the deer scared of the raccoon in the tree? We'll never know.

Isn't my yard beautiful?

 
Yes, it's beautiful...only it's not my yard. (It's a wildflower meadow called Table Mountain in California.)