I’m glad I found the harvest apron when I went out to the cucumber patch and coop. I hadn’t been out in a couple days and I found 5 cucumbers and three eggs!
Harvest
Turks cap
We planted a Turks cap shrub, which is another Texas native, in our front flower bed this Spring. So far it is thriving and just started producing flowers.
Depending on how much the shrub loves the corner we’ve given it, it could fill the space. We’ll see. I’ve read that they usually are 2-3 feet wide and tall, but can reach 10 feet.
Bee butt
I witnessed the pollinators doing their good work on my cucumber plants: Honey bees!
I looked up how far honey bees will fly to forage, and the general consensus seems to be upwards of four miles, with some going farther. That is a rather large circle around our area, so I don’t know if they are wild or a neighbor is keeping bees. We live in an area where either is possible.
Throwback Thursday: Master bath
In November 2017 we had finished remodeling the master bath of our house, just in time to sell it. My husband designed and did the plumbing and structure, and I did the tile.
It ended up being a beautiful master bath. My husband had one shower in it before the house sold.
Jewel orchid
Since I put my jewel orchid in a small jar of live moss in a frosted front window, in an upside down clear cylinder vase, it has been very happy. It grew great big leaves and now looks like it is going to bloom!
I have heard that the flowers of jewel orchids aren’t very showy, the plants are prized more for their striking leaf pattern than for the floral display.
I may have to figure out how to get better pictures. Hm.
Critters and Craft 