That's awesome to hear, and I'm very glad the raspberry has begun to reward you for it!
What kind of ducks are you raising? We raise muscovies, ourselves. Please feel welcome to share about them over in !Animals and Pets
You got it right, softwoods are the better choice for rooting with hormone, be sure to keep it misted as well. If it's got larger leaves, don't be afraid to cut them perpendicular to the main vein to reduce water loss.
Don't give up, it'll happen! I've only grown a few honeysuckle varieties but they're fairly amenable to layering, if you've got the mother plant available to work with. If there's a honeysuckle species in particular, let me know and I'll check my books for you (it's Dirr's Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation usually)
I sure did! Plants I can kinda figure out but insects are tougher to key out. Luckily iNat gives a number of options so I can go through and match what I'm noticing, which makes me feel like I'm contributing even more
Just don't compare mine to Marth's ...
Defense attorney is technically correct, they didn't conspire against the Democrats on the bus because they thought some different Democrats were on it instead. 
I love how #498 looks like she's going so fast she kicked up cartoon-esque dust clouds
thank you!
[Image description: a tree frog smaller than a U.S. dime pauses momentarily on the tip of my finger before resuming their day]
Don't ask me how I spotted it, because I genuinely can't answer that.
[Image description: an image from the movie Dazed and Confused with text that reads "'This summer is too hot'. Me: 'Have you ever planted trees?' 'No.' Me: 'Be a lot cooler if you did'"
[Image description: four zucchinis, each larger than garden shears, are on my dining table and are fated to become relish]
"It" being that part of the season when you've got to check cucurbits twice a day (for us, at least)
[Image description: a fritillary butterfly rests briefly on my hand]
Just hanging out at the sun goes down and this little friend stopped by. There are a ton of them thanks to our Monarda fistulosa in several gardens around the property
It's been a flurry of activity this week - we've been hosting a friend who's here to build out his photography portfolio. As part of that, there were a number of chores and tasks I had to delay in order for him to get some of the shots he was looking for, followed by mad dashes of activity and pausing for shots while in the doing. He ended up with some ~1200 photos and maybe an hour or two of drone footage:
(I am the blue/gray dot)
I definitely tend to see the work left to do in the gardens instead of what's been accomplished unless I'm showing things to people, so let me just say this:
I'm really impressed by the work you're putting in for your gardens, and how they're coming along!
What's growing on with you all?
[Image description: three ducklings are out for a walk with one of the mother ducks]
In counter-clockwise order: Niji, Una, Karen, and Trés Chic.
One of our hens, Greensleeves, is still sitting on a clutch of eggs and we saw two more chicks beginning to hatch this morning. We're really hopeful for them to finish their hatch well and be up and about soon.
[Image description: a gray tree frog, Hyla versicolor, has gray and white camouflage which looks like birch bark. It is easy to see against the background of my hand and nearly impossible to spot when hiding in foliage]
[Image description: several bison are grazing in a paddock, but the young calfs are camera shy]
We took our friend to another farm in town today - they raise bison and mangalitsa pigs, and also do music and live theatre on the weekends. Their calves and yearlings were in the nearby pen and we were invited to go say hello from a slight distance.
Yes, like this: