Farmers Market, June 8, 2020

Monday Mural and All Seasons

Baldwyn, Mississippi, USA, May 18, 2020

I found these murals on the side of a Farmers Market building.

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The artist is Kara B. Courtney, an art teacher at Baldwyn (MS) High School.

I hope you have a beautiful week!

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The Barn Collective, June 7, 2020

The Barn Collective and I'd Rather B Birdin'

I am always on the look-out for barns, and I found today's barn at the grocery store!

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 7, 2020

And I brought a few home with me!
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Your birds for today are...

Shiloh, Tennessee, USA, May 31, 2020

… a juvenile Bald Eagle still on the nest, and...

… an adult that was perched nearby.

Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus.

Have a blessed day!

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Willy Nilly Friday, June 5, 2020

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Weekend Reflections, Floral Friday Fotos,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

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1. Partly Cloudy and Warm! (Sky Watch Friday and Weekend Reflections)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 29, 2020

We have had partly cloudy skies all week, but no rain, though rain is in the forecast for today (Friday).
Our daytime temperatures have been in the mid-80s F (30C), and about 70F (21C) at night.

2. Favorite Photo: Muscovy Duck

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 24, 2020

Taking a bath!

Muscovy Duck

All clean now!

3. Garden Update

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, June 2, 2020

Here is my second potato harvest, grown in a large flower pot! 1 lb. 3 oz. 'Red Norland' potatoes.
If you are wondering what I did with the smallest potatoes: I washed them and added them unpeeled to a pot of vegetable soup. I just love to see things grow - growing potatoes in containers is easy and fun!
To see my first potato harvest, grown in a Potato Planter Bag: A Garden Experiment

4. Monarch (Saturday's Critters and Floral Friday Fotos)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 30, 2020

I am delighted to report that a Monarch Butterfly is visiting my Butterfly Weed!

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa

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5. Mallard Ducks (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Ballard Park, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 24, 2020

Mr. Mallard

Mrs. Mallard

Have a wonderful day!

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Thankful Thursday, June 4, 2020

Thankful Thursday, Little Things Thursday, and Signs 2

Indian Mound, Shiloh, Tennessee, USA, May 31, 2020

I am thankful that we were able to visit Shiloh National Military Park on Sunday. And thankful that the restrooms were open! We parked our car and followed a short walking trail to the American Indian Mounds Historical Site. There are several mounds grouped together on a bluff high above the Tennessee River.

There are wooden steps going up to the top of the largest mound.

The information signs are showing the effects of the tremendous amount of rain we have had in the last couple of years. The illustration depicts a community gathering around an athletic field for a game of stick-ball. Archeologists date the site as being about 800 years old, but they are not sure if these Native Americans were related to the present day tribes of Choctaw and Chickasaw that still live in the area.

From the top of the mound there is a beautiful view of the Tennessee River.

It was wonderful to be outdoors and feel "normal" for a few hours!

Have a blessed day!

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Turkey Vultures, June 3, 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday and My Corner of the World

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Lee County, Mississippi, USA, May 28, 2020

Turkey Vultures, Cathartes aura, are scavengers that locate their food by their keen sense of smell.

"Nature's clean-up crew."

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A Garden Experiment, June 1, 2020

Harvest Monday and All Seasons

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 5, 2020

My brother gave me this Potato Planter for Christmas. Basically, it is just a sturdy plastic bag with a Velcro flap on the side. I bought 'Red Norland' seed potatoes.

On March 5, I planted 4 seed potatoes in the bag. As the plants grew, I added more soil until the bag was full. We have had plenty of rain this Spring, so no additional care was needed.

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 30, 2020

The tops of the potato plants began to die about a week ago, so on Saturday the moment of truth arrived.
I opened the Velcro flap, removed some soil, and...

… there they were - Potatoes!

Big ones, little ones, and all sizes in-between!

After brushing off the dirt and adjusting the scale for the weight of the glass plate: 2 lbs. 4oz. (1 kg.) of potatoes with hardly any effort at all on my part!

Here is the recipe I used to cook a few of them, though for just the two of us, I reduced the pan size and ingredient amounts. They were delicious!

I am not physically able to grow a large garden; this Potato Planter bag was easy and fun.
I have more potatoes in a large flower pot that will be ready soon. Wish it had a side flap to open!
Also in containers, I have tomato plants, pepper plants, and cucumber vines.

Happy Gardening!

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