October 5, 2012

The back neighbors moved...and took their crazy dog with them. PHEW! So tired of it barking at nothing. Anyway, the property owners decided that it was a good time to clean the yard. WOW! What a job they did. Many trees were felled, and all the scraggly shrubbery was cleared out. Sadly, the old brush pile was cleared out, too. Sad because I believe that the rabbits were living there. Well, when I get everything growing, I'm sure that they'll be back. They can't resist a nice garden.

I created several panoramas for today. Can't do much, so I might as well take pictures. Again, wish I had been this thorough when I first got back.

This is a 90 degree panoramic. 

 This is actually a 180 degree view. The above image was shot in front of the door that is on the extreme right edge of this photo.

This is next shot is from just to the right of the blocks on the far left, middle, of the top image. It, also, should explain why my work has been so limited; no place to walk.

 This next image wouldn't stitch with the software, so I just layered them. Its position is from the very far left and extreme back, in perspective, of the 180 degree panorama.

 The next three are sections of a 360 degree panorama. The views move from left to right. The blocks on the left of the top image can be seen on the right of the third image.

 This is a 90 degree panorama, if you can believe it. Crazy distortion.

 The next two images are of the same location. Ground view. Top-ish view. But looking in opposite directions.

Wildflower. Would like to know what it is. Hope I have more next year.

This watermelon is getting HUGE. Hope it makes it.

This white mold is killing my squashes, again! I've since learned that this probably indicates that my squash are getting too much water. I was informed that squash and melons should be planted on mounds. I'll try that next season for sure. There are some organic methods to combat this, too. Murphy's Oil Soap mixed with water and sprayed on the leaves, topside and underside. Or milk mixed with water, applied the same way. But both methods are best used BEFORE the mold gets this bad.

If you ever wonder, red okra and radishes - no picture - LOVE North Carolina soil. I'll surely plant more of these next season. The leaves and flowers belong to the bean vine that's wrapped its loving self around the okra stems.

Wow, I can actually see the neighbor's house. Not sure if that's a good thing. But the loggers did give me a nice volume of logs. I'm going to use them as a water/energy bank by burying them and then planting crops and flowers on top. They should last about 5 years before rotting out.

Suburban Hermit of Fayetteville, signing off.