Sunday, October 16, 2011. Dexter the horrible donkey is helping to thin out one of the gardens. Great cover for the wildlife. Starting a new compost pile. Took wheelbarrow loads out for early summer mulching. Bunnies can hide from hawks. I bought this pink grass in June and by September it was over 10 feet tall. Planted the grass in the middle of June, this picture was taken in July 2011.

Woodpeckers of the Winter Woods. One of the best things about winter walks in Altona Forest is being able to see woodpeckers clearly and frequently. They are often found busily tapping for insects or their larvae and will generally ignore you watching them or aiming a camera in their direction. Have you seen woodpeckers in Altona Forest? What makes a woodpecker a woodpecker? Why is a nuthatch was not part of this family? Owny is the smallest, H.