tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post276030615347507567..comments2024-01-28T20:40:57.124-06:00Comments on austin agrodolce: January 2015 - Wildlife WednesdayTexasDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-22810650754799801492015-01-11T11:12:08.879-06:002015-01-11T11:12:08.879-06:00DryHeat/DC: That is a funny way to name a plant,...DryHeat/DC: That is a funny way to name a plant, isn't it! Of course it just wouldn't work to name plants "deer food" because there would be way too many candidates vying for consideration. <br /><br />Probably naming the very few things accurately as NOT Deer Food would work more efficiently, don't you agree?<br /><br />Any time you want to come count fauna you just let me know. You have an open invitation. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-45345574924662831432015-01-09T12:23:40.795-06:002015-01-09T12:23:40.795-06:00I have to wonder which plants where you are may be...I have to wonder which plants where you are may be renamed, "deer food"? That is funny to name a plant after its fate!<br /><br />The dish garden is awesome in lushness. The leaf with 3 insects on it really does show all the inhabitants once there is something to inhabit. Would be a fun study to count various fauna in various gardens or natural areas in a given area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-65150379715179393802015-01-08T11:40:32.616-06:002015-01-08T11:40:32.616-06:00Shirley: You and I are both bravely gardening on ...Shirley: You and I are both bravely gardening on the front lines when it comes to Deer Battles. And you're so right - they have the advantage of always being outdoors ready to sample our plants whereas I am quite happy to hide inside today and make chicken soup. <br /><br />Thanks about the container - it is one of my favorites!<br /><br />TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-3741550042088678662015-01-08T10:45:09.102-06:002015-01-08T10:45:09.102-06:00A great post on how much we can see in the garden ...A great post on how much we can see in the garden from small to large. Those deer! They just wait us out and go back to their destructive ways.<br /><br />Your container arrangement is gorgeous.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-35176507555687565822015-01-08T07:39:32.015-06:002015-01-08T07:39:32.015-06:00Rebecca: That caterpillar is a white lined sphinx...Rebecca: That caterpillar is a white lined sphinx moth if I recall correctly. I didn't get many cats this past year but in years prior they were a near constant feature on our fennel plants. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-11637208756970734592015-01-08T07:37:37.858-06:002015-01-08T07:37:37.858-06:00RR/Jenny: No - your beautiful greens!! I had nev...RR/Jenny: No - your beautiful greens!! I had never noticed how cold tolerant aphids were before recently. I suppose their roly-poly shape should have signaled insulation but I always imagined they'd just freeze, fall to the ground and problem, solved. <br /><br />Good luck with those turkeys - it is my understanding poultry scratching in a garden is quite disruptive. Still, I'd feel free to try and chase a turkey out...but certainly not an elephant!.TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-30616586556335843312015-01-08T07:32:41.829-06:002015-01-08T07:32:41.829-06:00Anna: I fear I've misled accidentally. The p...Anna: I fear I've misled accidentally. The photos shown are all from my archives - not from this past December or early January. That said, things here have been really green but last night's hard freeze will take care of a lot of that!TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-78633775490492137402015-01-07T22:48:18.963-06:002015-01-07T22:48:18.963-06:00Tina beat me to it... the fawn and caterpillar pic...Tina beat me to it... the fawn and caterpillar pics are definitely my favorites. The fawn is so precious, but I think the cat is the winner between the two. Do you know what kind it is? Thanks a ton for sharing - I always enjoy reading your posts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01215678221173950533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-20140100022370283802015-01-07T20:25:32.592-06:002015-01-07T20:25:32.592-06:00Lovely photos of garden friends and foe. We certai...Lovely photos of garden friends and foe. We certainly delight in our wildlife-well, most of it. I saw a ladybug on a warm day last week and at the same time realized that aphids were on my greens. Can't have one without the other. I just hope the turkeys don't find their way in here because I fear they would destroy the whole garden. For now I am happy that my neighbor is fattening them up. Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-79557047442857305632015-01-07T13:34:02.872-06:002015-01-07T13:34:02.872-06:00Great post. Wonderful pictures. I love the potted ...Great post. Wonderful pictures. I love the potted succulents. And everything looks so green!Annahttp://transmutationalgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-66214417291968882412015-01-07T12:29:15.743-06:002015-01-07T12:29:15.743-06:00Kris: Thanks for dropping in! Spotting an elephan...Kris: Thanks for dropping in! Spotting an elephant out grazing in the garden would be pretty exciting in every sense of that word, wouldn't it? I remember an old joke that ran something along the lines of "what does an elephant eat?" answered by "anything it wants!". <br /><br />I've got raccoons but not so furiously and capriciously destructive as yours. The ones here seem more interested in our compost than our growing plants (thankfully!). There are advantages and drawbacks everywhere there are gardens. I'm determined to focus more on our local advantages this coming year and see if a better attitude translates into being a better gardener. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-8963133869576408202015-01-07T12:13:04.665-06:002015-01-07T12:13:04.665-06:00This was a wonderful tour through the life - big a...This was a wonderful tour through the life - big and small - in your garden. As much as I complain about the horrors wrought by raccoons in my garden, I also count myself lucky that I only have a few destructive critters to contend with - deer, armadillo, and voles all sound terrible, and I can't imagine a grazing elephant in my garden (although it would be exciting - once!).Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-47407719088684001932015-01-07T12:06:30.755-06:002015-01-07T12:06:30.755-06:00Debra: Ha! That deer was SO annoyed with my prese...Debra: Ha! That deer was SO annoyed with my presence. She was waiting for me to leave so she could get back to grazing and after I got my shot I kept moving closer and staring until she finally moved on. To me that photo represents a tiny victory for gardeners everywhere.<br /><br />We lived in California for several years and it was there I was first introduced to dish gardens and succulents both. Since it never freezes where we lived, succulents were ubiquitous and I came to deeply admire their many forms and colors.TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-71756204036337064522015-01-07T11:58:46.620-06:002015-01-07T11:58:46.620-06:00Tina: Awww - as always you are generous with your...Tina: Awww - as always you are generous with your words of kind encouragement. <br /><br />I like container gardens because they provide a microcosm where I can play with non-natives (relatively) guilt free. If I don't like the results I simply start over from scratch, an option the garden at large does not so easily offer. TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-85226799971820221432015-01-07T11:38:05.797-06:002015-01-07T11:38:05.797-06:00You've finally broken through my decades long ...You've finally broken through my decades long succulent prejudice. That container is proof that they can be beautiful. Wow. As always all the photos are lovely but I especially like the look on the face of the deer in the last picture. Debrahttp://mylandrestorationproject.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859291696897577217.post-86281183551934421572015-01-07T11:24:38.468-06:002015-01-07T11:24:38.468-06:00Such great photos--do I like the fawn or the cater...Such great photos--do I like the fawn or the caterpillar best? Hmm. Maybe it's the lady bird beetle with aphids that is the better shot! All fantastic and thanks for joining in on this becoming-very-cold-Wednesday. And I love that container with all your cascading lovelies. I'm not good with containers--either they look contrived are simply stupid. But I sure know container perfection when I see it.<br /><br />Happy 2015 to you, your deer and the rest of your garden. Tinahttp://www.mygardenersays.comnoreply@blogger.com