Thursday, February 4, 2010

I Think It Might Be Spring!!


What a difference a year makes! I cannot believe the temperatures out there 9, or 10 degrees in the daytime.This is far too warm for January/February. The sedums are poking up their green sprouts, and the roses have tiny purple leaves on the tips of their branches. Now I must do something drastic about those deer!

Last August, my roses were just looking their best ( I had planted 3 new bushes in the Spring ), when those pesky deer found their little corner, and chomped off all the blooms and most of the leaves as well. I know that they're hungry - after all that doe was raising 2 fawns, but there's lots of other stuff that is just as tasty! I've never been able to understand why they don't eat all those lovely lawns on this cul-de-sac. The neighbours spend hours cutting, and watering them, and the deer just avoid them. Is it the stuff they spray on the grass? Or the variety of grass types used? Perhaps those pesky deer know something about REAL food.
Hmmm....

2 comments:

  1. Well, we all rather have chocolate than the greens. I understand the deer, but I do understand you as well...

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  2. Just wanted to pop over and say welcome to Blotanical. I love seeing the deer - we have Roe deer here but they are so shy - its only in the early mornings that you can catch a glimpse of them.

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