Coyote

There was a coyote in the garden today at 4pm.

Traversed north to south along the west side of the house, then headed west along the back fence line.

Neighbors have reported seeing coyotes, but this is the first one I have seen in years.

Deer track

There was a lone deer track across the yard a couple of days ago, first one in a long time.

Hawks Bites the Big One

Received an email from Hawks Nursery that they are selling out to Steins.

Very sad day for the gardening community.

Hawks was a destination, a unique place.

Meijer Gardens

http://www.finegardening.com/item/26479/nancys-visit-to-meijer-gardens-in-michigan

Added to my list of destinations, plus it would give us an excuse to visit Paul & Lisa in Grand Rapids.

First Chipmunk Sighting of 2013

Today, we saw a chipmunk by the front step.

Seems awful early.

Cranes over the garden

Lots of sandhill cranes flying over the garden yesterday.

Stragglers or later than normal?

Bulbs and grubs

Over the past weekend, I planted the last few bulbs (squill and allium).

I found no Japanese beetle grubs.  I hope this is a good forecast for next year.

Japanese beetles were particularly bad in our garden this year, but statewide, they were reported to be below normal.