about kathleen may

Gardening as if I have another hundred years to live. Calling home the Rusty Patched Bumblebee. Serviceberry economy. Matriarchy now, lesbians to the centre. 12th generation canadian – give the land back. 1 in 259 people have lynch syndrome and most don’t know. Uterine cancer gave me menopause like the whales and elephants. What you pay attention to matters.

this week in the rusty patch garden

Two too-tiny moths, arachnid guardians of the garden, hummingbird favourites – in the Rusty Patch Garden

August 13, 2026

This is a garden for the Rusty-Patch Bumblebee. We are calling her home. This week, we’ll start big. Getting to know the deer individually. The squirrels are appreciating the roast pans of clean water I’ve been leaving out. The closest water source is across the street and it seems a small kindness. Everything needs habitat.…
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Two too-tiny moths, arachnid guardians of the garden, hummingbird favourites – in the Rusty Patch Garden

An unconscionable wasp, a dragonfly too big to fail, and a face only mother nature could love in the Rusty Patch Garden

A red sun, camouflaged moths, an absolute honkin’ bumblebee, and fluffy deer in the Rusty Patch Garden

Robber Flies looking bonkers, tiny green bees, a great many dragonflies, and frass in the Rusty Patch Garden

Old deer, squirrel eaters, fly feet, and the prettiest beetle you ever did see – Late June in the Rusty Patch Garden

Slowing down and noticing in the Rusty Patch Garden