Still here

The Red Squirrels started cutting the ripening filberts down. Time to step-up my game in knocking back the numbers. The orange cap is filled with peanut butter. The distance between where the trap is mounted and the top of the support seems to be an important variable. It needs to be close enough that the squirrel has his hind feet gripping the top of the support but far enough away that the squirrel is reaching a little bit to get to the bait. This one is set with 2" between the top of the support and the top wire of the #110 body-grip trap.

Burning yard-waste 

It may be counter-intuitive, but burning yard-waste is not a bad way to use hot weather. It is not very aerobic. I got rid of some of the "ugly" wood that was going to be more work turning into firewood than it was worth.

Does a bear poop in the woods? 

I am not qualified to answer that question, but I can verify that raccoons will poop in the grass. You can see the mulberry seeds speckling his/her poop.

Tomato chicanery

I may have been scammed on some "heirloom" tomato seed that I bought over the internet.

The Rose de Bern is supposed to be very round and free of cracks. Of the two that set fruit, one matches that description and the other does not.

The Federle is supposed to be a long, sausage shaped tomato. The young fruit are very round and not showing any interest in elongating.

It is too early to tell for sure, but I am beginning to have my doubts.