Reading Holms is very entreating. Sex lives of dragon flies are talked about in book .
Introduction:
She pitied city people
She took a quiz and learned how far away from nature.
Her oak tree can make a certain amount of acorns
She took care of nature of her yard (like catching mice)
the lawn is a hatch wood patch work
a lawn needs more water than it usually gets
Unless mowed regularly, the grass will die
lawn ias a chemically supportive grass farm.
***new lawns are growing by 1 million acres a year
talk about crows…..only 1/2 of crows survive
birds are measured in biomass
hummingbird heartbeat slows down from 1,000 beats per second to150bps
bird use right eyebrow to help navigate. Eye tapping
sugar sensitive brain (Like red)
reddest cardinal attracts for female birds
birds are cheats!
Crows are in the pear tree
crows love pears
peanuts are irresistible ***
birds are on the lookout for predators
Walk of West Nile virus p. 32 and how a mosquito will affect sparrows
is west Nile from a terrorist p. 33-34
different insects travel on different parts of the yard
issues with pollinators could be chemicals. Maybe it needs to be done by hand p. 40
bumble beams economics P. 40 Honeybees have taken over the native bees
In North America there are about 600 types of ants p. 48
there is mating day???? P.48 most type ants.
insects are very versatile
pesticides destroys everything p.49
chapter 3 Lawn of many waters p.51
water ran down the street (the ground was frozen)
talk about human water needs p.51
rain has stopped on the ground
animal can teach us people about managing water
pee needs to be more concentrated.
the author bought a bird bath P. 52
the author feeds a chip Munck
he (Cheeky) can hold 150 seeds he has become a friend
trust of a wild animal. 54
birds look of surface water p. 55
crow uses the bird bath to create food
with concrete the soil is being cheated of the moisture p. 56
soil needs to be put into soil microbes ***HOW?
people use 100 gallons a day???
talking about bedrock and natural water
Chapter 4
Author wants all native creation on her yard P. 70
talk about squirrels with a stumpy ail/or foot (squirrel named stumpy)
squirrels are easy to study
squirrels can bite out the embryo of an acorn. (fertilization) of evolution p. 72-3
squirrels’ memory is about 95% P. 74 (from finding buried acorns)
shooting deer for low-income people. Save trucking cost! p.84 could be cougars
Chapter 5 Earthmovers
Cheeky has a seed cup
Like earthworms but causes issues in forest. Even zebra mussel p. 90
leaves need to be a year old because it has to much cellulose to digest p.91
Roots need water and oxygen, without them, they will die p.98
Much nitrogen has been developed
to much nitrogen makes the soil to much acidey
forest suck up nitrogen
earthworms hurt farms
lawn soils holds more worms and host more microbes that break down pollutants.
Chapter 6
crows use plant medicine
Freedom lawn is like a Darwin lawn P. 103
lawn came as pasture and landscape
by 1600 people brought livestock, and the native grasses were overrun. Many native grasses were annuals and found these grasses were not as nutritious as the grass back home.
Soon came the Kentuckey bluegrass
Washingtom and Jefferson had plants brought from across the pond
immigrants brought plants with them
The US spends more money on turf care P. 108
freedom lawn is sustainable P. 108 “It’s a movement”
pasture to grass farm and now back to pasture
There is a freedom lawn at the white house p. 109
Urban ecology people seem to like to watch P.111
Reagon like squirrels
maybe less spraying does lead to less spraying needs. P. 113
stay away from chemical dependency
Cheeky is caring 38 seeds per cheek. p. 114
There is always plant warfare
abused grass grows slower
thought lawn is an oxygen hog
pasture and grassland sock away much more carbon p. 118
Xeriscaping (like a cartoon) P.126 where is dry on top, but the soil beneath is well watered. Fossil fuel, or water (the issues)
you have to plant water before you plant plants
plants that produce food (p.128)
capture street water p.129
chapter 7
talk of the history of here yard p. 134-5 (talk of the wolf (historic) roaming around the yard)
climate change creates a food change problem with the change of the tundra?
lobster was used for fertilizer in garden p. 143
yard was scheduled to be a suburb (mid 1800s) p.148
most animal became extinct.
the word was diversity P.149
wolves lived with Indians
Chapter 8
Nature is complicated P.153
talking about Lime disease
milkweed can be poisonous p.156
cut at 60%
plants can “shout” P.158
could be to rebuff if vaper in air p.158
trees will win some battles p.158-9
nitrogen can cause acid rain P.161
In the city trees have to let out moisture to cool down P.162
dollar analysis p.164 pollution and beauty
trees are also for the animals p.165
Author misses Cheeky p.166
blaming their weather from power plants in the mid-west yah-right :(! p. 170 smokestacks?
Suburban air carries its signature smell p. 171
bird get more milage per calorie at night. p.174
birds use voice to pick mates and for territory
Chapter 10 the 13 coldest days of year
talk of air war, pine branches, seasonal storms p. 182
living outdoor is economically better than migrating
slow migration of heat P. 184
tree squirrel matting method p.187 matting bout.
Black bears do not hibernate, but woodchucks do
menu for food for the birds was discussed p.193
perennial plants need to withstand the cold
quicker is kinder for getting rid of birds p.205
sparrow stuff themselves with grain. p.206
Zebra mussel in great lakes in 1988 p.206
did not like purple loosestrife
DNA blaster to be developed p.209
bamboo blaster would be helicopter based
talk of wild scaping P.213
invader weeds plants cost more than $123 billion per year p.217 like for invading crop land. herbicide, this also includes rats. 1.5 billion for grass insects p.213
complexity is resistant to disease and need diversity.
talk of ecosystems P.219
value of nature from different countries
weeds have limits (like us)
Chapter 12
author pissed off a hive of bee’s gab hive in a bag
she concentrated on the yoga breathing to not get stung
talk about weatherizing her house p.235 Wants the big picture
talk about heat island more problem in the summer (heat bubble)98 tons of plant meat=1 gallon. Huh? p.244
MG Buds book club 
Smiley Face Score:
😊 😊 😊 😊 I scored the book a 3 until I wrote my synopsis. It then became a 4
Keyword: Ecosystems
Reason:
This book really did not have anything documented about planting and growing. Though it had some talking points that are listed below:
1. Her oak tree can make a certain amount of acorns
2. For the yard unless mowed regularly the grass will die
3. The lawn is a chemically supportive grass farm
4. **new lawns are growing by 1 million acres a year
5. hummingbird heartbeat slows down from 1,000 beats per second to150bps
6. birds are measured in biomass
7. bird use right eyebrow to help navigate. Eye tapping
8. reddest cardinal attracts for female birds
9. peanuts are irresistible *** for some crows
10. Walk of West Nile virus p. 32 and how a mosquito will affect sparrows
11. is west Nile from a terrorist p. 33-34
12. bumble beams economics P. 40 Honeybees have taken over the native bees
13. pesticides destroy everything p.49
14. Talk about human water needs p.51
15. animal can teach us people about managing water
16. ee needs to be more concentrated.
17. the author feeds a chip Munck
18. trust of a wild animal. 54
19. soil needs to be put into soil microbes ***HOW?
20. people use 100 gallons a day???
21. Author wants all native creation on her yard P. 70
22. talk about squirrels with a stumpy tail/or foot (squirrel named stumpy)
23. squirrels’ memory is about 95% P. 74 (from finding buried acorns)
24. shooting deer for low-income people. Save trucking cost! p.84 could be cougars
25. Cheeky has a seed cup
26. Like earthworms causing issues in forest. Even zebra mussel in Greatlakes. 90
27. leaves need to be a year old because it has to much cellulose to digest p.91
28. Roots need water and oxygen, without them, they will die p.98
29. Much nitrogen has been developed to much nitrogen makes the soil to much acidy
30. lawn soils holds more worms and host more microbes that break down pollutants. Crows use plant medicine
31. Freedom lawn is like a Darwin lawn P. 103 lawn came as pasture and landscape
32. by 1600 people brought livestock, and the native grasses were overrun. Many native grasses were annuals and found these grasses were not as nutritious as the grass back home.
33. Washington and Jefferson had plants brought from across the pond
34. immigrants brought plants with them
35. The US spends more money on turf care P. 108
36. freedom lawn is sustainable P. 108 “It’s a movement”
37. pasture to grass farm and now back to pasture. There is a freedom lawn at the white house p. 109
38. Reagon like squirrels
39. maybe less spraying does lead to less spraying needs. P. 113
40. Cheeky is caring 38 seeds per cheek. p. 114
41. abused grass grows slower
42. thought that the lawn is an oxygen hog
43. pasture and grassland sock away much more carbon p. 118
44. Xeriscaping (like a cartoon) P.126 where is dry on top, but the soil beneath is well watered. Fossil fuel, or water (the issues)
45. you have to plant water before you plant plants
46. capture street water p.129
47. climate change creates a food change problem with the change of the tundra?
48. lobster was used for fertilizer in garden p. 143
49. documents show that her yard was scheduled to be a suburb (mid 1800s) p.148
50. Nature is complicated P.153
51. plants can “shout” about harm coming their way P.158could be to rebuff if vaper in air p.158 trees will win some battles p.158-9 nitrogen can cause acid rain P.161
52. In the city trees have to let out moisture to cool down P.162
53. trees are also for the animals p.165
54. blaming their weather from power plants in the mid-west yah-right :(! p. 170 smokestacks?
55. Suburban air carries its signature smell p. 171
56. bird get more milage per calorie at night. p.174 birds use voice to pick mates and for territory
57. living outdoor is economically better than migrating if you are a animal
58. tree squirrel matting method p.187 matting bout.
59. Black bears do not hibernate, but woodchucks do
60. perennial plants need to withstand the cold
61. quicker is kinder for getting rid of birds p.205
62. did not like purple loosestrife
63. DNA blaster to be developed p.209 bamboo blaster would be helicopter based
64. invader weeds plants cost more than $123 billion per year p.217 like for invading crop land. herbicide, this also includes rats. 1.5 billion for grass insects p.213
65. weeds have limits (like us)
66. author pissed off a hive of bee’s gab hive in a bag she concentrated on the yoga breathing to not get stung
67. talk about weatherizing her house p.235 Wants the big picture
68. talk about heat island more problem in the summer (heat bubble),98 tons of plant meat=1 gallon. Huh? p.244
Conclusion: I enjoyed reading about the Freedom Yard, with me working on turf during the summer at a golf course while going to college. The book also lightly talked about climate change and purple loosestrife (pretty plant). Matting for small mammals was discussed along with the bamboo airborne blaster (I thought that was neat). Gave info. on the cost of “invaders” and gave general “stats” of what seems to be important to her yard. I don’t really know what it really means to look at the yard hundreds of years ago. With the evolution (just think of population) of the earth (with climate change) are we looking for “what it was”, and can we return to such a state? Complexity😉
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