june growing

I really miss my garden plot in the community garden, but life just got too busy. So, for the last two years I have had to resign myself to potted plants on the front and back porch. At the moment I've got basil, mint, two different kinds of tomatoes, and a dwarf lemon tree. I'll probably look into some strawberries after I get back from a quick trip I have to make up to northern California. Even though it's not the same as growing chard, lettuce, squash, watermelon, peppers, and all the other things I used to get out of my garden patch, this is better than nothing, and keeps me digging in the dirt a couple of times a month or so.




This last photo is just one of the many house finches who eat the birdseed and drink the water I set up in a feeder on my back porch. I like to be able to look up from my book or my computer throughout the day and see the finches munching on seeds, or sipping water, or fighting, or any of the other funny things they do. This guy's a male, as is apparent from his red markings. The lady finches mostly gang up on the males and chase them off, so I only see one or two each day.