davidd's A DOLL A DAY 2023

[Alliecat]

Pictures of the flower bed burning process, or of the dangerous dolly photo process?

I don't follow enough flower bed photographers to have a sense as to the popularity of sterilization by fire.

I have not noticed a color change, other than going from red to dead.

It's not a flower bed; it's a wildflower patch.  It would be a "field" or a "meadow" if it was bigger, but it's just 1/3 of my front yard so it's a "patch" -- lots of grass, flowers, wild stuff rather than a tended "bed".  And yes, pictures of the annual burn.

As to popularity, there are those who insist you are wasting organic matter and polluting the air and killing small animals and lowering biodiversity and endangering grandma and you should never do it.... and then others who will point to centuries of indigenous land management where burning was part of a natural cycle, and clearing away dead material reduced fire risk or helped other things grow... I've never done a biodiversity census of my yard but there seems to be quite a variety of plants in that patch, and the fireweed is doing awesome this year, and it "might" kill off some ticks as well, so that's good.

So do your hummingbirds stay throughout the blooming season then?  Or maybe you don't have hawkmoths.

Your tale of Things Purchased And Made made me chuckle.  You are really good at using bits & pieces for your sets, and it's true you never know when you might need a thing, so, yeah, save it...  Because if you throw it out you'll end up needing it.  (Of course if you keep it you probably won't.)
The little TVs look fun.  I'm astonished at the demand for the "freaks" set though.  And the diorama details are also looking good.