June 2007

A small sunflower I think came from birdseed, and swamp milkweed, which is an Oak Openings native that the butterflies enjoy, especially the Monarchs. The towering oak trees provide shade and mottled lighting.

Three noisy, recently-fledged Blue Jays stop by for drink.

July 2007

Some of the "Black Valentine" green beans planted at the end of May are ready to be picked. Photos from earlier in the week:

A nice backyard visitor:

Organically-grown green beans from the back yard, it can be done in the city. The beans taste great. Only problem is, we don't grow enough of them. I need to build more bean boxes. We don't have enough room nor sun to grow them in our yard, so I built 4' × 2' wooden boxes with 12" walls. Our beans grow over our concrete driveway.

Some tomatoes are starting to ripen.

Recent rains have greened things up again.