We first decided to add guinea hens to our flock two summers ago, and I wrote about some of the reasons we did so in our Post “First Line of Defense – Guinea Fowl”. One reason I didn’t list was unexpected for us, and it has turned out to be the most important one – they are very entertaining! While they can be a lot of work – they are messy when raising them in the brooder, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2019
An Exercise in Futility
Raise your hand if your dog or cat likes to "help" you make the bed!! I wonder what their motivation is? Do they just think we humans are silly for making the bed every morning (if that's what you do), just to unmake it every night? It does seem kind of like a futile exercise, doesn't it? Some mornings I might think "maybe today I'll skip making the bed", especially if … [Read more...]
Nature Friday – Fun Finds in Our Woods
When walking Luke yesterday morning, I was excited to spot a wildflower called a Painted Trillium right along one of our trails! There are different varieties of trilliums in New Hampshire, and back in the days when we used to camp and hike a lot in the White Mountains and their foothills, Trilliums were some of the first flowers we'd ever see along the trails in the … [Read more...]
Wordless Wednesday – Sunning
Thank you to our friends at Comedy Plus for hosting the Wordless Wednesday blog hop. Please visit them and other blogs through the links below! … [Read more...]
Busy Times on the Farm
If we've seemed a little MIA lately (did anyone even notice, ha ha?) - either here on the blog or in visiting our other blog friends, all is fine here, we're just very busy! Spring is our busiest time of the year here on the farm. While yard cleanup is mostly done, the early veggies are popping up, and the seedlings are growing quickly, there is still a lot more to do! We … [Read more...]
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