Joewood, cicadas

Whats Happenin'-Life

It’s a beautiful day weather-wise so I gathered some more lumber for the veg. garden enclosure. Picked up some old 4x4’s that I had stashed and it looks like I’ll be able to build this 14’x16’ cage from all scrap lumber. I’ll try to doll it up some and maybe throw a coat of paint on it but that is work for the weekend.

Whats Growin'-Vegetables

I took this pic yesterday from the road that leads from our home to the Overseas Hyw. Just an illustration of how anyone can grow a few cherry tomatoes if you really want to. This boat belongs to an old sponger named Dwayne…and I mean he really is a sponger…collecting sponges from the clear waters of Newfound Harbor.

Whats Buzzin'-Insects

The days of summer are starting to wind down, it still is hot but the sun isn’t as brutal as it was a couple of weeks ago. One of the harbingers of fall is the die off of the Keys cicada (Diceroprocta biconica). Yup, the Keys even has their own cicada. They are larger than the infamous 17 year cicada of the eastern US and no one is sure how long their lifecycle is but adults emerge every year instead of the mass hatching we have heard of.These guys are those buzzing critters in the trees from May through August, the ones that dive bomb ya when you’re running a blower and they think you’re a giant cicada that they can mate with. Anyway, I found this guy with just a couple of buzzes left in him.




What's Bloomin'-Native
This native is a favorite of many and Liz and I are fortunate to have a bunch of mature specimens on our property. It is a large shrub that rarely reaches 15 feet in height. It has a dense crown of foliage with 2” leathery leaves. The small white flowers have a killer fragrance that is very pronounced in the evenings. It is currently in bloom and still has clusters of seed from its last blooming period. The wood is very hard and we try to hold back from pruning as the natural shape is extremely pleasing.

Thats it, see ya