Volume 12 , Issue 28

Duchess Dozing Domain

NW Okie planted several different variety of tomatoes in pots inside a portable greenhouse to protect them from the wildlife, such as raccoons, squirrels and bears.

Our "tumbler tomatoes" have begun to ripen. As seen above. NW Okie picked the first one this afternoon. The Tumbler tomatoes are about the size of what some call the "cherry tomatoes." We also have a Beefmaster, Big Boy, Park's Whopper and Sweet 100's. They have little green tomatoes growing bigger each day, but have not started ripening yet. Seems like our Southwest Colorado tomatoes start ripening around August. How is your vegetable gardens growing?

Our Stringbeans are climbing high, but haven't reached the height of Jack's beanstalk. We also have some herbs, garlic and pickling cucumbers growing, but they got started late and have not blossomed into anything eatable yet.

Young Bear Bends Bird Feeder

Was this bent bird feeder bent by a young bear late Sunday evening? We believe it was! They have not tangled with our portable greenhouse, though!

Now we have to take our bird feeder in at night so as not to attract any more young bear bending bird feeder hangers. It is that time of year that the mama bear kicks the two year bears out on their own. It happened to us last year in Forest Lakes about this same time.

Now the Grosbeaks, a finch or related songbird with a stout conical bill and brightly colored plumage, sets on top of the empty feeder pole wondering what the heck!

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