insects

Here are a few insects I've seen around here lately.

larval stage ladybug

tiny blue moth on a horseradish leaf

garden

Here are a few pictures from my garden I took yesterday.


mullein

motherwort

red clover, feverfew, and arnica growing together

lemon balm and winter savory

chive flowers

egyptian walking onions

hops

sage flowers

artemesia absinthium

yarrow

burnet flowers

comfrey

arugula

currant

nettle

some kind of mustard

acorus calamus and acorus americanus

greens! mostly mustard but also kale arugula cress and some other stuff

tom brown iii

Barely made it to Tom's lecture last night; "Primitive skills and everyday life". Really inspiring for me.

winter plants

It's winter here. Hasn't snowed an incredible amount yet, but has been really cold. Most all of the plants around are warm and cozy underground or have already let their seeds go and turned brown. In the garden a few are hanging on but most won't be seen again until spring. If I ever get serious about self-sufficiency I'll set up good row covers and cold frames so I can grow a lot more.


Collards

Sorrel

Burnet

Clover

Mullein - Year round medicine.

birds

Spent a little of today playing with movie maker.

new bow

I finished my second bow. It is made from a maple board,

about 50"ish with silk backing. It has a short pull back

and is a lot of fun to shoot.

bobcats!

Don't really feel like writing anything.

Here is a new video and some bobcat tracks.

Seeing this video made me really happy.