It has been another rainy week here in central Oklahoma. I didn’t go to the farm last week but I am planning to go on this Saturday again. The pear tree and the walnut tree are still on the balcony at my apartment. They aren’t getting much sun and look a little droopy. We willContinue reading “Pipevine Swallowtail”
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Cloudless sulphur
This week was warm and humid in central Oklahoma but it didn’t rain. I didn’t go out to the farm this week but I was still able to see a few butterflies at my apartment. The zinnias on my balcony are continuing to bloom. I saw a new butterfly this week on them, a cloudlessContinue reading “Cloudless sulphur”
Little Yellow
It rained quite a bit this week and the temperature dropped. Since the rain stopped, the weather has been great for working in the garden. We went to the farm yesterday and I pulled weeds for a long time. My boyfriend bought me three more plants this week because there was a Labor Day saleContinue reading “Little Yellow”
Monarchs
We had a rainy week in central Oklahoma and I had to bring my aloe vera inside for a few days. It is a succulent and doesn’t need to get too much water. My apartment balcony garden is doing well with the cooler temperatures and humidity. The nicotiana, zinnias, and marigolds continue to bloom. TheContinue reading “Monarchs”
Aloe Vera
It rained a bit earlier this week and we had a brief power outage. It is supposed to rain again for the next four days and the temperature is expected to drop a lot in central Oklahoma. I didn’t visit the farm last weekend but I am planning to go this Saturday and the followingContinue reading “Aloe Vera”
Fairy Bee
This week was another hot one in central Oklahoma. It has not rained this week but rain is expected tomorrow and the next day. So I hope that the temperature will drop soon. It still hasn’t been as hot as last year but the mosquitoes continue to be out of control. I didn’t go toContinue reading “Fairy Bee”
Goatweed Leafwing
We finally hit the triple digit temperatures here in central Oklahoma for the first time this year. For one day. Now, more rain is coming through and the temperature has dropped to the eighties. Last year, it was hotter and drier. I have been feeling good this week but had a lupus flare on ThursdayContinue reading “Goatweed Leafwing”
Paper Wasp
It has been a very hot week here in central Oklahoma. It hasn’t rained at all this week and the UV has been high. I usually check the UV when I go out because high UV can make my lupus flare up. I have been watering my balcony garden daily but it is still lookingContinue reading “Paper Wasp”
Brown Thrasher
It is getting hot here in central Oklahoma this week. We had a little more rain this week but next week looks sunny and hotter. We still have many mosquitoes around my apartment. I still haven’t been to the farm and it looks like I won’t go again until the beginning of August. My boyfriendContinue reading “Brown Thrasher”
Sachem
Another hot and humid week here in central Oklahoma. I visited my family for my niece’s birthday party in Texas last Saturday. I didn’t expect it to rain the entire drive there and back. This made the traffic light and the UV low which was good. The crape myrtles and mimosa trees were in bloomContinue reading “Sachem”
Lisa Ledbetter 