tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post6581259299271020872..comments2024-03-28T13:31:17.000-07:00Comments on Chickadee Gardens: Winter Chickadee Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-48212039065371240112016-12-25T10:12:27.687-08:002016-12-25T10:12:27.687-08:00Oh Anna so sorry to hear about your Magnolia, I re...Oh Anna so sorry to hear about your Magnolia, I read about it on your blog and feel your pain. I don't know how we got so lucky. Well, glad to hear the snow put you in the spirit - that makes my day xoxoxo...Merry Christmas Anna Bean! Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-48601074946903799092016-12-25T10:11:20.757-08:002016-12-25T10:11:20.757-08:00Great, Kris - I'm glad to know people aren'...Great, Kris - I'm glad to know people aren't tired of snow pics yet. You are not wimps, by the way - you expect a certain kind of weather and are used to it...when it shifts dramatically is when trouble arises. Glad to hear you are getting the much needed rain.<br /><br />Thanks for the positive i.d. on the footprints, that's a relief to know they're raccoons and not, say, small bears...haha!! Happy holidays! Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-66075641756518938282016-12-25T09:25:50.620-08:002016-12-25T09:25:50.620-08:00Just the kind of wintery goodness I need to get in...Just the kind of wintery goodness I need to get in the spirit of the season. Glad the ice is gone, but I surely could use some snow right now... I hope you were luckier than we were in terms of brittle trees. We lost two sizable branches on the Magnolia in the ice storm. The weight was just too much - there was a 1/4" layer of glass covering the entire thing. Poor tree - it has had a rough year. Hope you two have a wonderful Christmas!Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353084595743927603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-56432289237458318392016-12-23T17:37:50.759-08:002016-12-23T17:37:50.759-08:00I, for one, love the snow photos! If you're a...I, for one, love the snow photos! If you're a wimp, I don't know what to call those of us down here in coastal SoCal where we've been complaining mightily about the cold, albeit not the recent rain showers, for which we're very, very grateful (even if they do tie LAX up in knots). The prints definitely look like raccoon to me. While I've never viewed prints in snow here, I find muddy footprints on a regular basis since they love to play in the fountain before heading into my garden to dig stuff up. Best wishes for the happiest of holidays and minimal ice-related damage.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-77112367188342306122016-12-23T16:24:21.671-08:002016-12-23T16:24:21.671-08:00Oh, very interesting. So I don't need to stir ...Oh, very interesting. So I don't need to stir things up first? Knowing as little as I do about how these things work, I wondered if the soil was just too yucky - clayish, rocky - to plant in without breaking everything up first. But the less I have to do the better I like it! : )<br /><br />xoSStephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-20479462248198107442016-12-23T09:46:15.247-08:002016-12-23T09:46:15.247-08:00Actually Danger we were lucky enough to have virtu...Actually Danger we were lucky enough to have virtually no loss of branches or trees. A little tiny bit here and there but really, just small crunchy branches. I'm glad you too escaped that fate, I fear many trees are damaged around the area, especially Eugene - that looked like a disaster. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-76877779826538464332016-12-22T22:00:50.716-08:002016-12-22T22:00:50.716-08:00So no damage to your trees from ice? (I hope) A lo...So no damage to your trees from ice? (I hope) A lot of damage in our area. Tree limbs on houses and garages, or just falling into the road. A few entire trees down. We were lucky here to escape that fate. Just a few branches from the neighbor's laurel.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-14153644827284249302016-12-22T17:09:06.493-08:002016-12-22T17:09:06.493-08:00Hahah...you are a funny one Miss Ricki! Yes, you h...Hahah...you are a funny one Miss Ricki! Yes, you have David pegged. We do have a pretty good view, we love it! Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-27888928880326441552016-12-22T17:08:23.040-08:002016-12-22T17:08:23.040-08:00I hope you don't get much snow, that is my bir...I hope you don't get much snow, that is my birthday wish for you Miss Alison!! We are done with it, although I don't think the weather goddess is done with us yet. Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-732102060408402312016-12-22T17:07:00.798-08:002016-12-22T17:07:00.798-08:00Oh no...bears! Hahah..you had me going for a minut...Oh no...bears! Hahah..you had me going for a minute there. <br /><br />As far as your sheet mulching, ideally you want to disturb the soil as little as possible, so if you don't have to till, then hold off. You can plant right through the cardboard as it will be well rotted by the time you are ready to plant in the spring (depending on how long it's been in place), and the cardboard/amendments around the rest of the ground will eventually decompose. If you want to till, then do so the one time, add (organic if you can find it) compost and plant away, of course making sure they are all well watered until established. Very cool, we want pictures!! <br /><br />Happy holidays to you and G, et oui, a sweet fin d'année as well...Feliz año nuevo also!<br />Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-7472036247624127712016-12-22T16:59:26.482-08:002016-12-22T16:59:26.482-08:00Thank you Evan! The snow was pretty, but I am also...Thank you Evan! The snow was pretty, but I am also glad it's gone. The weather in general is so crazy - like Monday, we had 4 inches overnight but not the rest of the Portland area. I saw no sun yesterday at all, neither here nor Scappoose. Sometimes I feel like I'm on some kind of weird island. Do you ever feel that way?Chickadee Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698323800314994028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-13179890833037432802016-12-22T14:11:34.165-08:002016-12-22T14:11:34.165-08:00I can almost hear David chanting "Ho ho ho, I...I can almost hear David chanting "Ho ho ho, I love the snow!" a la the little girl in...now I can't remember if it was Dr Zhivago or The Shining. You do have a fabulous view in all kinds of weather.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-15379307763048494262016-12-22T09:49:47.223-08:002016-12-22T09:49:47.223-08:00Wow! Your snow lasted quite a long time. Ours seem...Wow! Your snow lasted quite a long time. Ours seems to always melt the next day. I hope that doesn't change. Great pictures! Merry Christmas to you and FM too!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-90260689740254599072016-12-22T09:21:24.561-08:002016-12-22T09:21:24.561-08:00Lovely! I'm pretty sure, though, that those tr...Lovely! I'm pretty sure, though, that those tracks you saw in the snow were made by bears. Yeah, I think you have big, nasty bears climbing around in yer trees! Hehe. OK, raccoons are perhaps more likely.... ; )<br /><br />I don't think I told you that I used one of the methods you showed us here. A year and a quarter-ish in the new house, and I've been finally starting to tackle the - ghastly - mess of a yard/garden. There's a very long, very sunny, decently wide stretch bordering the driveway - all the way from the street to the doors of my studio. Not a single thing but weeds growing there, but I want to put in a flower/small shrub border. So a little while back I did that amendment/cardboard/mulch thing, to kill off the weeds and get the soil ready to work with. Then I'll rototill it later in the Spring. Anything else I need to know about that process?<br /><br />Happy holidays - of any sort - to you, TP, and the FM, and a very sweet fin d'année!<br /><br />xoSStephiliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562830870365561419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665807378090241608.post-8403991939879609722016-12-22T07:49:38.911-08:002016-12-22T07:49:38.911-08:00You captured so many beautiful images! The snow wa...You captured so many beautiful images! The snow was pretty, but I'm glad it's gone for now. I didn't take many photos. Being able to work from home regardless of the weather (as long as I have power) is both a plus and minus. I didn't even walk around in the snow that much, so I missed out on most of the tracks. I always love how the snow reveals the hidden movements of animals that you don't normally even realize are living in the same space you are. Monday was weird. Radar showed a little pocket of warm air around my house. My mother came back home after trying to make it to work. About 3 miles west, the weather turned to snow and ice. I think it was about the same in the other directions. At home it was nothing but rain, while Longview, Kelso, and Castle Rock all still had snow by evening. No fog here, yesterday or today. Yesterday was absolutely beautiful and sunny!Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.com