October 28 2007

• Watered all new plantings
• Removed Johnson grass
• Mowed trail and access to feeding area
• Relocated 7 Leopard frogs from pond near house to river
• Saw black snake with yellow stripe down the length of its back
• Found snake skin

Posted in 2007 Journal, Census, Habitat

October 20 2007

Deepened natural pond and used dirt to beef up and add berms along road

Posted in 2007 Journal, Water

October 15 2007

Planted all plants and added 2 small packages of hummer and singer mix with Natural Gardener's Hill Country Garden Mix throughout.

Posted in 2007 Journal, Habitat

October 12 2007

• Saw raccoon
• Armadillo
• Heard turkeys

Added more herbs

• 3 Lavender
• 1 Rosemary
• 1 Thyme

New plants from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center plant sale

• 2 Bushy skullcap
• Cenizo
• Sensitive pink mimosa
• Yellow bells (Esperanza)
• 2 Flame acanthas
• Rose mallow
• 4 Blue mistflower
• Gregg mistflower
• Snakeroot
• Evergreen sumac
• Canyon mock orange
• Damianta
• Salvia greggi

Posted in 2007 Journal, Census, Habitat

October 08 2007

• Saw possum
• Baby toad
• Fat frogs (from eating butterflies!)

Posted in 2007 Journal, Census