Category Archives: Garden

Banana cubits 2025-03-24

When you don’t bring a measuring device, measure in cubits!

[Banana cubit 2025-03-23]
Banana cubit 2025-03-23

Gretchen had recently lopped off the freeze-killed tops of these banana plants, and she was observing how much they had grown out since. Continue reading →

LeConte Pear Tree 2025-02-24

This is one tree in two locations.

[Driveway and garden LeConte Pear Tree]
Driveway and garden LeConte Pear Tree

It’s a LeConte pear, introduced to Georgia in 1856 John Eatton LeConte. He was the uncle of my second cousins thrice removed Professors John and Louis LeConte. Continue reading →

Rarely seen: mother and daughter lawnmowers 2025-02-02

Not every day do you see this: the mama mower carrying the child lawnmower.

[Piggyback mowers]
Piggyback mowers

That’s an EGO electric mower. Way better than any of the old gasoline lawnmowers we’ve had: cuts better, starts immediately, easier to handle.

Sniffing about is Sky the dog.

Also, the tractor mower had a hairball.

Or, rather, an electric fence ball.

I’m not saying how long it took me to get that thing out from under there. Continue reading →