The weather is continuing to be very hot and dry in central Oklahoma. We are still over 100°F here and this is unusually hot for this time of year. The severe drought is really affecting the trees and grass in the area. We are still dealing with a lot of grasshoppers in the garden. SomeContinue reading “Bramble wasp”
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Blonde Jumping Spider
Hello again from the very hot state of Oklahoma. We are still in a heat wave this week and our temperature today was 109° F or 42° C. It does look like there’s some rain in the forecast for this week so I am hoping the temperatures will drop soon. We are also in aContinue reading “Blonde Jumping Spider”
Hibiscus 🌺
The heat wave continues in central Oklahoma for now. It has continued to be hot and dry here all week. I am already hoping for an early autumn but it seems that summer is here to stay. The hot and dry weather here has caused a larger number of differential grasshoppers this year. They haveContinue reading “Hibiscus 🌺”
Grasshopper swarm
Last week was the hottest week we have had since moving here to Oklahoma. All week it was over 102° F and dry. Fortunately, the temperature dropped on Saturday and it is a little bit cooler this week. Last week, I cooked a lot but this week it was too hot for cooking. My apartmentsContinue reading “Grasshopper swarm”
Liriope Muscari
This week has been extremely hot in central Oklahoma, with a few days over 100 F°. My balcony garden is starting to droop during the day. The garden at the farm is also in poor condition now. The grasshoppers have gotten out of control and have eaten many of our plants. We have gotten someContinue reading “Liriope Muscari”
Viceroy
It was a humid and warm week in central Oklahoma since we had a little rain. It is expected to be extremely hot for the next few weeks here. I was looking forward to working in the garden this week but the grasshoppers didn’t leave much to work on. 😂 There seem to be aContinue reading “Viceroy”
Grape Leaffolder Moth
It has been a windy and rainy week here in central Oklahoma. We had a strong wind storm called a derecho that knocked over a lot of plants. There were a lot of tree branches and a few trees down as well. One tree at the farm narrowly missed the power line when it fell.Continue reading “Grape Leaffolder Moth”
Gladiolus
It has been a warm and windy week in central Oklahoma. There is expected to be some much needed rain here tonight. My balcony garden is looking good although it is needing more water than usual. We went to the farm on Thursday and I saw some more new plants. the I saw that theContinue reading “Gladiolus”
Sensitive Briar
It was a hot week in central Oklahoma and it ended with a little rain on the weekend. I saw my first pansy this week on the balcony. I was surprised as it has been a bit too hot for pansies. We had a busy week but we were able to go to the farmContinue reading “Sensitive Briar”
Indian Paintbrush
It has been cool and windy in central Oklahoma this week. It didn’t rain this week but we could really use some here. We went to the farm on Wednesday to check on the cat and the garden. Everything is looking good but the weeds are trying to take over. We weren’t able to getContinue reading “Indian Paintbrush”
Lisa Ledbetter 