Hi (Furry)furriends💗
…Rise and Shine…
Stippie…
it’s finally Summer…
and since she came to our Country
we had to do a lot again
in the garden…
…first we started with our Pear tree…
you won’t believe what the ants did…
they laid their eggs
in effurry part of our Pear tree…
and not just a few…
we found big, huge, small…
in short
an overdose of each kind of eggs…🙈
so we had to empty it all out…
and gave them a furresh dive
into the …err…sea…
but because all the roots of the tree
were full of eggs too
Granny had a lot of work
to get them clean again…
she didn’t want to lose her Pear tree
that she raised from when she was
just a little girl ♪♫♪…tree…
and so beautiful in bloom this year…
that we thought
she will finally give us some eggs…err…pears…
but unfortunately the ants
…and not to forget
the weather…
…had other plans fot her…
so now Granny is trying effurrything
to keep her safe and alife…
like Apple…once our appletree…
now in the hands of the ants and the lice too…
it was getting even worse
because effurrything that Granny did
lead to nothing…
because the rain didn’t stop
and the ants either…
and when it finally got better
and the leaves started to bloom properly again
…after the daily care…
all the new branches fell off the tree…
and so we’re back from where we started…
she looks better now…
but there’s still a lot daily work to do
because the ants are still busy
milking the few lices that are still in it…
so we have to be very observant
to take action immediately
so that the lice don’t multiply again…
and in that case
…more ants…
and despite how terrible Apple is feeling
she did her best to give a few new born apples…
…see…
…she was full in bloom before this all started…
and so sad that Granny had to take them away from her
but she told her
that she needs all her strenghts now
to get better…
and that she can try again next year…
it’s really hard work out here…
we spend hours in the garden to fix these problems…
…without poisoned stuff…
we know that we can do it without it…
it only takes a little a lot more time
and thus more patience…
but it’s not all doom and gloom…
look at this…
the clematis is full in bloom now…
without creatures that cling to her…
and we hung the curtains…
because it’s finally hot out here…
…almost 38℃ (102F) in the garden…
…the whole week…
…and we all love it…
…except Grandpaw…
we also had ONE strawberry…
and after we ate it
she now has two in the making…🍓
and we had only ONE raspberry
…none of the other plants didn’t grew well enough…
but Summer isn’t over yet
so maybe there’s hope for more…
and look at our French Geranium…
…nice huh…
and she’s doing well…
she keeps her eyes on effurrything😸
and our Hypericum is full in bloom too…
to attrack the one and only Bumble Bee this year…
not really…
there were two more yesterday morning…
but far too little this year…
we hope they’ll come later this week…
and the Butterflies too…
because we only had two of them
…so far…
and we need more activity here outside
because otherwise Granny has to entertain us
for the rest of Summer…😹
and now look
who’s having a Spa…
talking about a Spa…
we were a guest teaser
in last week’s teaser
with a picture of Spa Belgium…
click on the badge if you like to see it…
now it’s time for this week’s poem
for our furriends
Angel Sammy and Teddy…
on this picture
“There’s a whole invasion
of countless ants in nation
fixated on just one goal
milking lice to rock and roll
the trees have to pay the price
for the honey filled lice
sugared and sweet
like it was a treat
in this Summer heat
and if we weren’t there
taking care
of our beloved trees
and with our expertise
to bring them to their knees
they still would hanging around
piled together like a crowd
without making any sound
just a bunch of ants and lice
on their way to Paradise.”
We’re
T H A N K F U L
that we have it all under control
…now…
but it sure needs daily care…
…and with a little magic touch…🧙♀️
it will all work out fine
in the end…
look who’s taking care of her youngster too…
✨that’s magic huh✨
📚Have a Happy Sunday my furriends📚
🙏Stay Safe Healthy and Yourselfie🙏
– D o u b l e P A W K I S S E S –
🐾😽💞
E N J O Y ! !
😸😸
Angelswhisper2011 
Jul 03, 2024 @ 07:05:09
You have a lovely garden, no wonder all the ants want to live there 🙂
Jul 02, 2024 @ 08:27:31
Oh, dear, how awful to have your trees invaded and tortured by those lice and ants. I do hope its all going to be good now,and that next year you might have a nice crop from them.
Jul 02, 2024 @ 01:05:02
Oh, those pesky ants and lice! Gardens are a lot of work and your garden is beautiful. I am glad you rescued the pear tree! Purrs and hugs!😽
Jul 01, 2024 @ 19:26:59
A garden is a lot of work, glad you all are always helping. I have ants and lice too , I noticed on my tree, I need you two to help me too in my garden… 🙂
Your garden looks amazing with so many different plants in it!
Jul 01, 2024 @ 17:42:30
Wonderful poetry, guys. We have to say we’re with your Grandpaw on the temperatures. We don’t like that much heat either. So sorry the ants continue to bring misery to the trees. We hope you are able to rid them from your garden organically.
Jul 01, 2024 @ 08:16:34
Wow, Granny, your flowers look so beautiful. You’ve got a lovely place to sit and have a cup of tea with the two kitties. LOL to you all.
Jul 01, 2024 @ 08:15:12
maybe the ants mistaked the plants with the pants? is only one letter… ;o))))
Jul 01, 2024 @ 00:58:02
You two are amazing gardeners and so observant too. I’m glad you are getting things under control, that’s something to be thankful for indeed. That was a fun poem too. Thanks for joining Angel Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
Jul 01, 2024 @ 00:24:59
Granny sure works hard in her garden. I don’t have the patience or knack for it. Love the meerkats!
Jul 01, 2024 @ 00:23:51
Those horrid ants are a problem. I am glad Granny rescued the pear tree. Such beautiful blooms. Great job on the poem. XO
Jul 01, 2024 @ 00:19:25
Such issues in the garden! Yikes. Time and patience are things that Granny knows how to manage. Plus, she always has creative ideas to solve problems. All of the garden members will get the care that they need. That said, the garden looks incredible in spite of the misplaced critters. And you two make it all even prettier!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
Jun 30, 2024 @ 22:42:12
hope Granny can win her battle and help her trees and the rest of the garden get well. Ants invaded one of our birdfeeders, so we had to retire it til the next freeze…
Jun 30, 2024 @ 22:11:02
I do hope you get all the ants and lice gone and they stay far, far away forever and ever.
I do love your garden, you work so hard at it.
Jun 30, 2024 @ 20:33:05
Those ants and lice sound so terrible. We are sorry they are so persistent, and we hope all of Granny’s efforts will help keep them away. We do like those roses, though, and seeing you two, of course. XO
Jun 30, 2024 @ 19:54:33
Charlee: “Ants are very industrious. Mama has caught them farming on her plants more than once, too.”Chaplin: “Why does she stop them? Couldn’t she impose like a 20% harvest tax on them? Then we would eat like kings.”Charlee: “… You want to eat what the ants harvest?”Chaplin: “Why not? I eat cobwebs and whatever I find stuck to the stove after Dada is done cooking but before he has wiped up. How much worse could farmed ant produce be?”
Jun 30, 2024 @ 18:11:22
peachy N stippie, yur gardinz iz still bee ewe tee ful….N sorree de babee powderz dinna werk….haz granny tried coffee groundz ore cinnamon yet ? that can help keep em a way two ♥♥♥
Jun 30, 2024 @ 18:18:53
Oh, Tabbies, these ants like coffee, cinnamon, coins, mint and effurrything that they usually don’t like, these ones like…Kind of Die Hards…in effurry way🙈Thanks for the input🐾😽💞
Jun 30, 2024 @ 17:34:29
Wow. We’ve never had an ant investigation. That sounds horrible. Probably a good thing we haven’t had anything like that. After our human dad died, Mom and our human brother didn’t do too much outside for a few years. Including digging up the dying peach tree. Just as well. It regrew from the roots and looks better than ever.
Jun 30, 2024 @ 16:57:12
Looks as if MANY things are done really well in your garden, despite the visiting slugs and ants. Ants are everywhere this summer in our little village….sigh. They never were before.
Jun 30, 2024 @ 14:37:52
Vergat nog de spiritus te noemen met de groene zeep. Iets wat we hier in de U.S.A. niet hebben… Zeg, al enkele keren is jullie blog heel erg klein als je hem opent. Je moet het vergroten met de trackpad anders is het nauwelijks zichtbaar en/of leesbaar.
Liefs,
Mariette + Kitties
Had eerst de vogeltjes gevoerd, nadat ik de poezen eten gaf en hun vachtje borstelde…
Jun 30, 2024 @ 15:19:06
Ja, dank je wel, Mariette. We kennen het, maar gebruiken zelf geen spiritus alleen de zeep en o.a. homeopathische middelen. We begrijpen niet wat je bedoelt met de trackpad? Enig idee hoe we dat zouden moeten doen?🤔
Jun 30, 2024 @ 16:01:23
De trackpad is op mijn MacBook (kan ook een gewone muis zijn denk ik…) om groter of kleiner te maken 😉 Maar je instelling is kennelijk veranderd of gekrompen…
Jun 30, 2024 @ 18:03:21
MOL…we hebben niets veranderd, dus zal het wel gekrompen zijn😹😹
Jun 30, 2024 @ 14:36:54
Fun poem. Your garden is spectacular. That rose is so stunning. Hope you can get your garden free of the pests. Have a great week. We hope it cools down for you. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta & Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
Jun 30, 2024 @ 18:05:23
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Jun 30, 2024 @ 14:29:41
SOOOO much work in the garden but the plants who are surviving after being “invaded” look like they (with help from Granny) are winning the battle! Many of them look like they are trying VERY hard to make Granny smile after all her work to help them. We hope the rest of the summer the ants and lice and other BAD things stay away. We are sure you will see Granny smiling at the efforts of all her very hard time getting rid of the problems out there. Thank you again for the fabulous SPA photo for Teaser – it was a very popular photo for the contest!!
Lots of hugs and love, Teddy (and Mom)
Jun 30, 2024 @ 14:29:24
You have a beautiful garden – but We can see it takes a LOT of hard work from you and your Granny! But from the looks of it, it is certainly worth it! And, of course, Granny has you two to help her. Isn’t she lucky!The J-Cats
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Jun 30, 2024 @ 14:26:46
Your poor trees, those ant and lice are horrible. I admit I do use poison for the ants when they get bad. I buy ant stations which have poison in and the holes are only big enough for ants, nothing bigger. They take the poison back to their nests and soon disappear.
Jun 30, 2024 @ 13:52:01
Oh Peachy and Stippie—you all certainly have your hands full!
As for those lice, spraying with ‘groene zeep’ is still an old household thing to do. If they’re dead, the ants will no longer snack on them either.
What gorgeous roses you have and also that geranium!
Lots of success and hugs,
Mariette + Kitties
Jun 30, 2024 @ 13:19:39
Stippie, Peachy, that is a LOT of work for Granny! Those awful lice and ants…they overwhelm Granny’s fruit trees and that makes a terrible disappointing time. And I will say the rose is absolutely beautiful. Her colors are wonderfully blended.
I hope the insects stay under control. I will cross my paws that all will be well.