Enough Already!

I think this is kinda funny. Here is Mama Kitty in the kitchen along with her entire litter. They are 14 weeks old and still nursing! Minnie Mao is looking on with bemusement, I think. She lost all interest in the whole idea some weeks ago. Of course, she has not had constant access as the others have. She also figured out how to lap her formula from a bowl within days of us bringing her inside. She was on soft food not long after that.

I don't know if this is Mama Kitty's first litter, but I suspect that it is. If she'd had another, she might have figured out that it's best to fend the kits off long before now.

Thoughts on new Landscape/Shade Trees

We need to plant some new trees on the property. Several trees have died, but we wanted to make sure that we replaced them with trees that are native to the area, have attractive fall color, are disease and wind resistant and are tolerant of our soil conditions...

I had no idea it would be so difficult choosing a tree! After some searching, I have come up with the Sour Gum or Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), and although it is not native; the Ginkgo biloba.

Nature Hills Nursery looks promising as a place to find many of the trees that I want. Not only for these, but also for fruit and nut trees that we need to get planted. Read more here...

Back in December of 2006 we planted a Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) and two Eastern Redbuds (Cercis Canadensis). These were all pretty good sized trees; transplanted here by a local tree farm with a tree spade. The Tulip Poplar is doing very well, but the Eastern Redbuds are struggling.

It may very well be true that we are planting trees that we will never be able to enjoy ourselves in their full splendor. We are planting them for the grandchildren!