Have you gone outside this weekend? If so, do you have any cool pictures, or stories, or just want to tell us about your hike or backpacking or whatever? Then please do!
My own contribution here is a mysterious shrine I found off the Prairie Path in Illinois. It’s actually the second object in the “mysterious shrines” category I’ve found wandering trails here! Whether it’s actually a shrine is probably debatable, but I don’t care.
I just had a short time in my garden this weekend, as I haven’t been feeling great. It’s been totally neglected these past couple of years as I worked way more over the COVID years as a nanny suddenly managing schooling at home and cancelled summer camps. So I’m slowly trying to reclaim the garden from the weeds and moles.
Brought my kitty out on a leash with me for the first time as I’m hoping to encourage the moles to move elsewhere in a humane way. The cat is a coward who would be too afraid to touch one, but hopefully the smell of a predator will be sufficient. I could let the dog in as she’s got a strong prey drive and has eliminated the rodents from the rest of our yard, but A) I don’t like animals dying on my watch, and B) the dog would absolutely tear up and/or eat the few veggies and fruit bushes I’ve cleared room for.