When you can't get flowers to grow, and all else fails - why not just plant a chicken? Mama Rhode Island Red is as pretty as any flower! The truth is, I kept trying to grow flowers in that wagon this year, but the chickens have had other ideas. They've been completely fascinated with it, digging up first the seeds I had planted, and then later almost all the little … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
It’s the Simple Summer Things
I have to say that we are enjoying summer very much around here. Other than one "heat wave", which here in New England means three or more days of above 90 degree temperatures, and another one possibly on the way now, our weather has been beautiful. The days have been warm but comfortable, and mostly sunny. The excessive rain finally slowed down and things are drying up. At … [Read more...]
New Blooms on the Farm
Things are really blooming on the farm! It seems our wet spring really was good for everything. Not only are we seeing some new flowers this year, some of the ones we've seen in past summers in small amounts have really multiplied! These blossoms up behind the barn garden are favorites of the bees. While there's always been plants there, I don't remember getting blossoms … [Read more...]
You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth
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...]
A Surprise on the Farm
Soooo…..this happened! It took me a while to get this video, because whenever I got close with the camera, this Araucana chicken would refuse to crow, as you can see in the later part of the video. Starting far away was the only way to get it, and I included some of the other clips, just so you could see what a beauty he is! We talked about it from time to time, but we … [Read more...]
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