Charlie's nemesis is back. The squirrel[s] are going 'nuts' under the hickory tree. Charlie believes that it is his duty to chase them away.
I told Rich that we should build a ramp for Charlie next to the kitchen window so he can watch all the activity going on in the yard. The poor little guy is so short he can't see unless he is sitting on the porch.
Morris used to lay down on a step in the open stairway so he could view out the windows. Charlie hasn't mastered the stairs which are not carpeted any more, but are wooden. His long body and short legs make it hard for him to go up and down the stairs.
Charlie likes it even better if I put up the little hammock and let him sit in my lap so he can watch the tree above him.
I have one of the old hammocks with the wooden ends that he will actually lay in on his own, but that is such a pain to put up and take down.
He is really quite happy on nice days to sit on the porch and watch the yard. I have a tie out for him that is a boat anchor. Everyone chuckles at that but in truth, it works so well for him!
He normally lays on the bench and watches the world go by.
As the zinnias start fading now, I am collecting seed heads for next year. However, the Marigolds that reseeded themselves by the porch along with the Nasturtiums are exploding in brilliant colors.
I will plant Nasturtiums for sure again next year, they really added mounds of beautiful greenery and flowers all around the porch.
I should be able to collect a lot of seeds from these. I have a large board that sits on the old trunk in the kitchen with several bowls. Each bowl has different seeds that I have been collecting. I can recall my Grandmother doing the very same thing each fall. She'd put her seeds into envelopes that she'd saved from her received mail and then carefully label each envelope for her flower garden the next year. She repurposed before her time.
I would love to take out one of those old metal wagon wheels next year and add morning glories to my tiny side garden.
I think this coming winter I will really miss having a flower garden. Most of all, I'll miss the mini gardens I created this summer.
This morning it was cool enough to turn on our heat for a bit.
Time to get moving with the rest of my day.
