Poor Monty had surgery this morning. A foxtail seedhead got embedded in his foot and migrated up to his wrist. It really hurt him! Foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) had spiky seed heads that can burrow into an animal's flesh. It's always a good grass to get rid of if you see if growing in your garden or along your sidewalk. #Photography#FoxtailBarley#SeattleWashington#DogsOfMastodon#DogsOfFedi
Another set of photos from the outside power hour. It's amazing how much there is to see without getting to insects. I think someone sprayed their trees in the neighborhood, because suddenly there has been a marked decrease in insects of all types, including wasps and honeybees #Photography#SeattleWashington#SeattleAutumn#BloomScrolling ##OneHourOutside#OurGarden 0
@carolannie I'm envious. This is the first year I haven't grown anything since I can't remember. I really miss having fresh veggies, and especially tomatoes, at this time of year.
@carolannie Ouch. At least something different from what is eating my fruits and vegetables. So many #peskycritters :mainly rats and mice, some ring neck parakeets, wood doves, magpies, jays.
@carolannie Neighbor was saying he thinks coyotes eat tomatoes too. For awhile we were hearing them howl nightly behind his place and in the middle of that week or 10 days several of his tomatoes in his back yard were partially eaten. We do sometimes see raccoons too but not in a long while. Deer tend to eat the whole tomato. (My garden is fenced though).
@GPJohnston I've had coyotes eat melons and berries. I've seen coyotes around, but these tomatoes are in an elevated bed, harder to reach for them. Raccoons are eating mine at the P-Patch too, carefully lining up the bits they don't eat on the edge of the bed