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A Closer Look at Winter Damage

But first, take a look at this gorgeous rainbow that we had on Friday! The five-day stretch of warm temperatures last week really jump-started the garden. Now that plants are putting out new growth, it is easier to see what kind of damage the winter left. Back in mid-January, we experienced five straight days of below-freezing temperatures. This caused much damage in Portland and areas where frigid winds were a factor. Here, we were fortunate to not get the wind and the cold temperatures were dampened by a blanket of snow. That said, it was a tough time for the garden and there are noticeable casualties but no outright deaths that I have seen. The bottlebrush ( Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red') did not like the cold at all. It was planted six years ago, in the north-facing garden no less, and I've not experienced die-back on it until now. A local expert said to cut it all the way back so that is what I did. If it doesn't make it, I won't be too distraught. It is

The perfect spot

This is a neighbor's cat but he may as well be ours since he spends 90% of his time in our garden. We call him Chester. He has the sweetest personality and has the oddest choice for sleeping areas. When he was smaller, he would curl up in a pot of portulaca on top of the garden wall but I guess he outgrew that. Now he prefers the birdbath.



Ah, the life!



Uh, would you get out of here with that camera so I can get my beauty sleep?

Comments

  1. Ah, he's well positioned in the bird bath. Do you think he knows?

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  2. I love these photos!! What a life!

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  3. It's really a good thing we can't read their minds!

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  4. He's doesn't have a care in the world. Animals are so entertaining. :-)

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  5. He has the perfect spot to catch a bird(-: He is just pretending to be sleeping...

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  6. What adorable pictures. I just love having cats in the garden. We have our orange cat and the neighbor's black cat sleeping in our back garden all the time. Their calm, peaceful nature lends a zen-like atmosphere to that area.

    Jan
    Always Growing

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  7. Animals make our lives so much richer!! Even if they aren't ours!!

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  8. LOL...now that's a pick me up for sure. I love to visit a blog that makes me smile. Thanks for sharing that.

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  9. He sure does dress up an empty birdbath quite nicely. I love cat pics. I have three of my own.

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