The season's changing.

It is funny how even though I am so disconnected living in an urban environment (Downtown Tulsa). My mind is telling me things are changing. I was out watering the garden, yesterday when I noticed the sun was shining on the plants at a different angle. First thing that came to mind was summer is ending, the season is changing. I came across this poem about this phenomenon. Even though it is 100 F outside I feel cooler weather is on the way.

Something told the wild geese

It was time to go,

Though the fields lay golden

Something whispered, "snow."


Leaves were green and stirring,

Berries, luster-glossed,

But beneath warm feathers

Something cautioned, "frost."


All the sagging orchards

Steamed with amber spice,

But each wild breast stiffened

At remembered ice.


Something told the wild geese

It was time to fly,

Summer sun was on their wings,

Winter in their cry. - Rachel Field

The story of neighbors working together.

Here is the story of The birth of Owen Park's community garden . Interesting to find out the "behind the scene" workings that causes events to unfold.

Since this blog is attracting a global following.

I have added a Translator to the bottom of the page. If you want to read the comments written in other languages, just cut and paste into the translator. You can also translate your comments to an other language, however I do not think that would be necessary. Everyone seems to be able to read English. Anyway feel free to converse with each other.

Reporting Something is Up

Hey Bob - have you noticed the commenters on this website are speaking in foreign language - I think the FBI needs to be notified that someone is using your blog as a means to communicate - may be nothing but could be sex ring, drugs, or whatever but it needs to come to a halt.

June Honey Report is out.

You can read it here. Most Beekeepers in Northeast Oklahoma are reporting good Hive conditions and some surplus. I was able to extract a shallow super for a modest harvest. Thanks to the City of Tulsa for limited mowing, and Mother Nature for abundant rain, the Clover and Dandelion flow went for a extended period time. The Bee's are hitting the Pepper Vine heavily now, and the Poison Ivy flow should start in a week or so. I hope to get a modest fall harvest.

I am still in the process of learning the Backward Beekeeping methods and manipulation. I just feel that going forwards by going backwards in the path for me. It just makes more sense to me.

Why is everything crap??

I don't know about you all but I am so tired of buying something expensive (a walk behind lawnmower around $400 is expensive to me) and getting it home and the first thing that breaks is the gears that make it move when in use and then it is heavier but you continue to use it. Then the next thing you do is use it and it just poof breaks down on you. The engine just poofed black smoke and that's it - it's shot.

The warrenty isn't worth the paper or money you pay for it - does anyone remember when a warrenty was free and covered it fully for a minimum amount of time. It isn't just politics that is in the toilet - it is manufacturing. We have shipped so many jobs and products overseas to insure really high returns for the corporations that sell the junk but it has come back to this nation with poison in it, painted on it, containing nuclear waste materials and small engines that fail to run for two years. I had an old LawnBoy that lasted 10 years but today I can't buy a Troy Built and have it last two.

And the younger generations don't even know the difference.

Pink Petunias in the Snow

More information to help you get your fall garden started. This is for zone 5 so here in zone 7 all her tips should work out for you.