365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Monday, August 27, 2018
Better Late Than Never
Day 318: The Great Bambi War of 2018 has begun. I failed to take preventative steps as soon as I noticed cropped sunflowers and consequently, when I got up this morning, I discovered that the proverbial "low-hanging fruit" on the raspberry vines had been munched by the two culprits I've seen in the yard recently. They recognize me as a threat, so as soon as I step outside with my slingshot, they bound out of range, returning to raid under cover of darkness. A short fence has kept them off the tomatoes, but the raspberries grew tall this year, well beyond the chickenwire cap over the row. I may need to put in taller posts next year, but for now, I've laid window screens up against the vines, propped in place by tomato cages. If nothing else, Bambi is going to get his legs tangled if he tries to pull down the berries.
Labels:
deer,
gardening,
raspberries
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