The rainy spell has finally come to an end and grey skies have turned blue. Yesterday was the first day of yardwork.
The day before I said "To heck with this" or words to that effect, went out in the warm rain and cut back some leafy bamboo canes that had fallen down and blocked access to some areas where I tip out bird seed and water after cleaning our aviaries. I still have to haul it out to the waste pile on the other side of the back fence. Over the years the pile of bamboo canes that have been cut down have reached heights of 8 feet or more, but also over the years mother nature, humidity, tropical rains and wild pigs have rotted the heap down to almost nothing. Its amazing how the heap disappears and allows me new room for more rubbish. Same with the heaps of bamboo leaves that I rake up year after year. They rot away just as fast as I heap them up.
Yesterday I started clearing an overgrown garden area near the driveway. There is about an 8ft high slope off the side of the driveway, thats about 30 ft long. There is garden path at the bottom. the slope was all weedy ground cover, invasive ferns, overhanging trumpet trees and vines of blue morning glory. I ripped everything out and will now have a blank canvas to create a bromeliad garden (pics to follow when finished).
A bit of bird room work to do today. Yesterday I took a pair of parakeets round to a neighbor. They had been unproductive and all the other parakeets we have are related. So I traded these two a new pair of female birds. Today we will set these two females up with two males we have and hope for the best.
Should have more gardening notes in a few days.
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