FOTD – May 30 – A Good Day for Fuchsia
The squirrels have gotten rather possessive of the feeders and the birds have had to go elsewhere for food. I’m not worried. There’s plenty for them to eat and if the squirrels don’t give up their siege, I’ll have to take down the feeders.
Meanwhile, it is a good day for fuchsia. Not this year’s fuchsia because the birds and squirrels trashed them. I should have known better. Maybe they will revive, but I’m not optimistic.
So we’ll go back to the fuchsias of days gone by and dream of a fuchsia future.
Categories: cee's photo challenge, Flower of the day, Flowers, fuchsia, Gallery, Marilyn Armstrong, Photography
Beautiful captures.
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Amazing! I can never seem to grow these.
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You need shade with dappled sun and you have to water them a lot, like almost every day.
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Yeah that has always been my problem. Too much light or not enough water.
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This is not going to be an epic year for fuchsias. Between the doves and the squirrels, the poor thing has been mangled.
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Do doves and squirrels like to eat them?
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They are almost royal in stature….
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A well-grown fuchsia is a glorious thing. Unfortunately, the squirrels and birds have been clambering through it and broken off a lot of it. I don’t know if it will recover. My son is optimistic. I hope he’s right.
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Hopefully they’ll just think they were being pruned….
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Sorry about the squirrels and their torment, but these are certainly beautiful photos.
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The critters don’t care about flowers. It just looks like a nice, bushy place to sit. Unfortunately, it breaks all the branches.
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Yeah, it’s a pain in the petuty for sure.
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I should have known better.
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I like those little red balls the best.. such potential.
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It reminded me of a Christmas tree 🙂
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reminded me or oriental ornaments
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Both 🙂
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Squirrels over here are hyperactive too. Probably family time.
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They are also rodents, so they have to eat all the time to keep their teeth from overgrowing their jaws. I don’t mind sharing with them but they do try and take over the joint.
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Animal survival instincts.
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And for squirrels, they really do have to keep eating. It’s perilous in the wild wood.
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That’s true.
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