In Honor of Roses

Last summer’s wild roses transplantation was a success!  It might be too soon to get flowers this year but next summer should see beautiful bright pink blooms. 

Nothing quite compares to the exquisite beauty of Mother Nature's most spectacular flower.

 

Gosling Update

My beloved corn-fed babes are getting big!  How they love their treats!  If I’m late with breakfast the families waddle up to the front of the house where they wait for me in the driveway and stake out the front door.  The routine is repeated in the p.m. if the afternoon treats are late.

 

Thoughts for the Work Week Ahead

Summer Storms

Hope everyone enjoyed the photos of my beautiful irises.  They are all gone—thanks to the last two days of terrific storms.  Actually, Bon Bon Pond lucked out.  Monsoon rains, straight line winds and lightning only took out my flowers and one lovely old oak.  We never lost power so are much luckier than most of the metro.  Xcel Energy said 505,000 homes were without electricity Saturday morning.  One of the storm victims was our friend Jeff whose city of Long Lake was hit hard.  A good share of the town experienced damage plus a loss of electricity. 

Power crews from around the Midwest have been called in to help and many homes have had service restored.  We’re sending thoughts and prayers out to all who suffered property damage and outages—especially those kindred souls with wells who are then also without running water and flush toilets. 

The Pioneer Press has 40 photos of the storm damage.  Check them out here:

http://photos.twincities.com/2013/06/21/photos-friday-night-storm-knocks-out-power-fells-large-trees-across-twin-cities/

P.S.  Storms such as these are just one of a multitude of reasons why I HATE hot weather.  It’s always trouble,  

One of our beautiful oaks fell victim to Thursday's night vicious gale force winds.  I thought it was a lightning strike but Jeff said he could see an old wound which had weakened the tree and made it susceptible to high winds.

The wound looks dark because I ran outside Friday morning and sprayed the area with brown latex paint.  Oak wilt is always a concern with summer storm damage.

Weekend Chores

 It’s the weekend!  Time to trim!  And nobody appreciates a freshly cut lawn more than the resident turkeys of Bon Bon Pond.  When the tractor turns off the toms and hens are in hog heaven as they root thru the short grass for grubs and bugs and wood ticks other icky crawly things.  Way to go, guys and gals! Bon Appétit!

Bon Bon Acres in Bloom!

Get Well Blessings

 

All of us at Bon Bon Pond are sending out prayers and well wishes for the poor little male House Finch below who is suffering from mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a common eye disease that primarily affects this species.