Saturday Critters #666

 I was able to get out this week, see the sights and smell the fresh air.

As far as wildlife and birds go, 

I think we are "changing seasons" and I did not have too many picture worthy opportunities.

I did have fun though.

These 2 Egrets were way off in the distance,

captured with a major zoom and the pictures were also cropped.

The Queen Mary was docked nearby.

This is a small park, close by to the restaurants in Point Pleasant.

It is a tributary off the inlet that leads to the Atlantic Ocean.

We continue to have spectacular sunsets.

Sharing today images with Eileen at 

Viewing Nature With Eileen 

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Let"s Talk About The Garden

Today, I would like to bore you with the details about this years garden.

My gardens are usually picturesque, filled with the flowers, produce and lots of herbs.

I have been known to brag about my green thumb and share some of the over abundance it produces.

However this year...different story.

I have never planted mint, I have heard mint will take over your garden.

I am here to tell you that basil can also do that.

One tiny plant, turned into this...

I planted 2, here they are in their infancy.

I have these lovely garden markers but this year all I really needed was a marker for my basil.

I have so much basil, I could supply all of New Jersey with it.

So day after day, I cut it back...

rinse it, soak it...

then lay it out to dry.

I've done this 5 times and still there's more.

 - these leaves are huge -

I did not get one tomato, not one.

We watered every day, fertilized at the right intervals, talked to them and still, they did nothing!

I have a total of 5 bags like this, all in the freezer, with lots more to process.

The pot on the right is a beautiful tomato plant that got huge and produced 2 green tomatoes.

Both disappeared.

Next up...a photo dump of pictures I took at various times during the summer, but never shared here.

Red Clover

Butterfly Bush

Black Eyed Susan

Hydrangea 

Red Clover

Coreopsis - Tickseed

Red Clover

Evening Primrose

Vincas

Black Eyed Susan

Knockout Rose

Garden Cosmos

2 Cosmos & Common Zinnia