In The Garden

Am so very thankful that our garden plants seem happy!

Red Columbine

Prickly Pear

Wild Geranium

Maple Leaf Viburnum

Virginia Waterleaf

And I cannot help it; Henry is so cute!

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Amidst the Leaves

Mother Nature shows off in our native plants gardens:

Stonecrop

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Early Meadow Rue

White Snakeroot

Thimbleweed

Wild Geranium

We allow the autumn leaves to fall and stay in our backyard, and are thankful for it.

The leaves are havens for overwintering insects.

Some day, our entire yard...front and back...will have no lawn, only plants and trees that are the same as what was in our part of Michigan before Europeans came a'calling.

The wildlife and ecosystem evolved together, and invasive species take away nutrition and pollinators.

Wild plants are acclimatized to Michigan's seasons, and therefore are almost maintenance free.

There is one plant, however, that volunteered itself, yet must go:

🙀Poison Ivy🙀

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Nature

Summertime in our now catless yard:

Wild Geranium

Cinnamon Fern

Mushrooms

Brown-eyed Susan

Swamp Milkweed

The Hubby and I are hedging our bets by leaving The Cat Hotel and feeding station in place, until we see how things progress with Paddy O'Malley.

Interesting to note how often I look outside to get eyes on The PO'M, but he's not there!

Inside, he sits in my lap and allows our usual lovefests, yet he'll dart into hiding as the merest provocation.

We will take things one step at a time.