the window

[Ishmael]

the southwest window of the living room. outside sprouted a mulberry tree. right along the line of the house. i was going to cut it. waiting for winter to assess the yard. it now has to stay. birds have been taking refuge, and i have an inside peak. it's like a glass window at the aquarium. i need to prune for logistical reasons. i can't wait for spring.

today three sparrow visited the tree, while i sat and watched. one ruffled his feathers and stretched. two sat next to each other. one pecked away, as if looking for mites. they stayed for a bit, then flew away.

on a side note, the bees got mites. treated, this year's honey can not be drawn. better over winter, in such a stressful year. my fruits are still flowering in the yard.

in the battle for the lawn, the sticker burrs, goat heads, ninnys, evil mother fuckers have erupted with purple heads. i will not inoculate my yard. there is so much seed there. i seek to crowd them out. cover crop has been thrown.

Mulberry? Goat heads? Next thing ya know you'll be bitching about Red Ants.

Ishmael

 

[neci]

Mulberry? Goat heads? Next thing ya know you'll be bitching about Red Ants.

Ishmael

i've never had ant problems.

 

[Ishmael]

i've never had ant problems.

Neither have I. Chemical warfare twice a year. The Red's don't make it this far north but the 'sugar ants' try to invade twice a year, in the spring and fall when food is scarce. I spray around the doors and windows. Problem solved.

Ishmael

 

[neci]

Neither have I. Chemical warfare twice a year. The Red's don't make it this far north but the 'sugar ants' try to invade twice a year, in the spring and fall when food is scarce. I spray around the doors and windows. Problem solved.

Ishmael

i do treat my house twice a year. i can't stand bugs inside. outside food is grown. the bugs can go live there happily. if they cross the threshold, i reserve the right to kill them any way i see fit. there are huge ant hills out by my folks. they truly are amazing. citrus seems to work well for me outside in areas i don't want ants.

 

[Ishmael]

i do treat my house twice a year. i can't stand bugs inside. outside food is grown. the bugs can go live there happily. if they cross the threshold, i reserve the right to kill them any way i see fit. there are huge ant hills out by my folks. they truly are amazing. citrus seems to work well for me outside in areas i don't want ants.

Outside I leave them to their own devices. They don't molest my garden's, I don't molest them. It's a treaty that works until they invade my borders for economic reasons. I resort to 'scorched earth' policies, they retreat and regroup.

Ishmael

 

[doowdniw]

Ive heard silkworms are a very delicate spices.

It probably doesn't help them that their cocoons are boiled as part of the silk harvesting process.