Preparing the Garden Plots

(Posted by Layne)

One day I'll put in a greenhouse, but for now, we have three small garden plots around the house.



This is the upper plot.  It will be planted in potatoes.  The barriers are meant to keep the moose from walking through the plot.  They tend to be lazy enough to walk around obstacles rather than through them, even if the obstacle is easily pushed over, so we'll see if these work.



This is the middle plot.  It is the only 'raised' bed of the three.  The other two simply have some firewood laid around them to mark the plot.  This plot will be smaller type vegetables like carrots, beets, and I guess I'll try some lettuce and peas in here as well.



This is the lower plot.  We'll put potatoes in here as well.  Still have a couple of weeks before planting time here, and I might play it safe and wait until early June, but the plots are tilled and ready when we are.



Had to wait for an Alaskan jaywalker.



This guy hit our window at full speed.  Thought he was a goner, but.....



He pulled himself together and sat up about 30 minutes later. It was an hour before he flew off. I guess those woodpecker noggins are pretty tough.



This juvenile eagle flew onto a branch above us as I was taking Dino from his doghouse to the garage for the night.  Guess he wanted a closer look to see if Dino (or me) was small enough to eat.  He stuck around until we went inside, then he lost interest and flew back to the hay flats to eat seagull chicks.



Spent a week in Colorado Springs a couple of weeks ago for the Joint Task Force Commander course.  Pikes Peak was staring at me through the class window all week.



Then, on the flight home, Mt Rainier peaked through the plane window at me as we flew into Seattle.



Was glad to be home, though.  Pikes Peak and Mt. Rainier have nothing on the Chugach Mountain range when the sun is setting across the hay flats.



Came upon this sign on the road to Homer last weekend......I guess you could put this sign up on most of our roads.  Not sure if there was supposed to be something especially scary down this road, or we just had an extra sign sitting around, and decided to state the obvious.