As Our Life Goes On

This little shed was very ragged at the bottom of some of the boards on both sides. It is just an old shed from Pennsylvania but it was the first one that we transported to our yard and the functionality is so important that keeping it in good condition makes sense. The ragged boards were cut evenly across the bottom and a lengthwise board was attached to fill the space.  Auto body putty was used on some small gaps in other places and to fill the space between the new boards and bottoms of the cut off areas. This shed holds garden tools and it is waterproof even though the roof is old and original. That will probably be the next fix. 

It has only been a couple of weeks since the swamp milkweed plants were in full bloom. Monarch butterflies and many types of plant pollinators visited the very pretty blooms. Now the thin upright seed pods are forming. I tried to plant some of the seeds from last year but this did not seem to produce any results. I am thinking that the soil, sun exposure and moisture has to be just perfect for these plants. I am seeing a lot of the common milkweed along the roadsides.  The monarch butterflies need milkweed to survive. We shall continue to have a wild area in the yard to encourage wildlife of all types to prosper. The pesky rabbits that were born behind the garage have figured out that we won't hurt them and they are almost underfoot when we are outside.  I did see a large healthy looking red fox trot through the back yard last week. That could be why there are only two of the five rabbits that were here remaining. The deer are still finding a few apples under our apple