August 19, 2009

Had the exterminator come today and spray and remove the Yellow Jacket nest that I discovered behind the Redwood. He told me that I could do the same thing for five dollars in the future. He said to just buy a can of wasp and hornet killer at Walmart, wait until night and spray the hole can down the nest hole and then put a large block over the hole so they cant escape , and then by morning they will all be dead. He said to remove the nest or the eggs will hatch and the young will just continue.

Sophie the "Baby Sitter", after her owner passed away, she was passed around from home to home for over a year before she came to us. She had never been around children but took an immediate love for them right away ( Little Terrorist #2 Brooklyn). She found her forever home with us. One of her previous (short term) owners told us that she was a terrible dog that barked and chased after everything and was better off being put down. With a little patience and love she has transitioned into one of the most loving animals we have taken into our lives.

Otto, at sixteen years old he is the venerable old man.

Betty our Pembrook Corgie, about the most polite creature to walk the planet

It Bloomed!

Cephalanthus occidentalis finally bloomed this year, better known as a Button Bush. We purchased it at Hughes Water Garden in Tualatin about six years ago and it would get little buds on it but they would dry up and fall off before doing anything. Not so this year, it is covered with pods.